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Dornoch Targeting Fountain of Youth on Derby Trail, Followed by Blue Grass or Wood Memorial

A few days after the third-place finisher in the Remsen Stakes posted an initial stakes victory, the highly regarded winner of that mile-and-an-eighth Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve prep is taking his first steps toward matching his full brother’s magical accomplishment.

Drum Roll Please, Brad Cox, Aqueduct, Jerome Stakes

Favored Drum Roll Please Wins Jerome Stakes, Banks Derby Points

Trainer Brad Cox made it 2-for-2 in the first two 3-year-old Kentucky Derby prep races of 2024 when Drum Roll Please took charge leaving the eighth pole and did not miss a beat in recording a 3 3/4-length victory in the $145,500 Jerome Stakes Jan. 6 at Aqueduct Racetrack.

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2024 Jerome Stakes at a Glance

The New York portion of the Road to the 2024 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve kicks off its 3-year-old stakes program with Saturday’s running of the $150,000 Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct.

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Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage Jan. 5-7

The first weekend of 2024 on the horse racing calendar is highlighted by two stakes races on Saturday, Jan.

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2024 Kentucky Derby Trail: Three Heating Up, Three Cooling Down for Jan. 3

This feature provides a capsule look at three horses who are heating up on the Triple Crown trail and three horses whose chances for the 2024 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve are not quite as strong as they were a few weeks ago.

In the second edition of this blog for the 2024 run for the roses, the focus is on the last three weeks of action as the final Derby prep races of 2023 and the first 3-year-old races of 2024 are now in the books.

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