Saturday, Feb. 17 marks an important point on the road to the 2024 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve as the prep schedule set by Churchill Downs reaches its next level.
Welcome to 2024 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we’ll take a look each week at a recent winner on the Triple Crown trail, usually from the Road to the Kentucky Derby schedule from which the racehorses earn points toward qualifying. The 1 ¼-mile Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve will be held May 4, 2024, at Churchill Downs.
The Road to the Kentucky Derby heats up this Saturday in the “Big Easy” with the $400,000, Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes, a key prep race for the run for the roses and a local steppingstone to the $1 million Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds on March 23.
In his first start as a 3-year-old and first effort in a race not contested on turf, Endlessly proved up to the challenge in the $100,000 El Camino Real Derby Feb. 10 at Golden Gate Fields.
