Magnitude ran his way onto the Road to the Kentucky Derby for trainer Steve Asmussen by romping to a 9 ¾-length upset to win the $500,000 Grade 2 Fasig-Tipton Risen Star Stakes Feb. 15 at Fair Grounds.
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You’d better believe the Kentucky Derby will be a hot topic this spring in the Boston Red Sox locker room. Derby fever is contagious and two Sox players already have been bitten by the horse racing bug: Walker Buehler and Alex Bregman, both of whom signed with the team this offseason.
Was this pairing planned to share trips to the racetrack and team up on Pick 4 tickets? I’d like to think so, but even if it was just coincidence, it’s a perfect match … and it won’t be the first time the new teammates have joined forces.
Prep season for the 151st Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve is well underway, and we’re now at the point where there’s an important prep race held nearly every weekend offering qualifying points to top finishers for a spot in the first leg of the Triple Crown May 3 at Churchill Downs.
BloodHorse news editor Byron King presents his Derby Dozen with a review of leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 3.
