Each week, members of the national media vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll.
The upcoming weekend in horse racing is light in terms of stakes races compared to what will follow – more than two months of heavy activity on the road to the 152nd Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve. There is one qualifying points prep scheduled: the John Battaglia Memorial Stakes held during the evening Saturday, Feb.
All-weather runners will get a highly useful prep for the March 21 Jeff Ruby Steaks and pick up some Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve qualifying points in the process through Saturday’s John Battaglia Memorial Stakes at Turfway Park.
Welcome to Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we take a look each week at a recent winner on the Road to the Derby schedule that offers qualifying points for the 1 ¼-mile Derby May 2, 2026, at Churchill Downs.
Reddam Racing homebred Pavlovian may have entered the $500,000 Sunland Park Derby as the most experienced runner in the field, but he still had much to learn.
