all in Triple Crown

After a series of qualifying stakes that stretches back to September, the final prep of them all, the $1 million Grade 1 Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park, brought down the curtain on the chase for spots in the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and left one horse standing tall as a clear-cut favorite for the May 1 opening leg of the

Trainer Ken McPeek picked up enough memories of the Grade 1 Preakness Stakes for a lifetime last year when his filly, Swiss Skydiver, beat the boys in the middle jewel of the Triple Crown.

The $200,000, Grade 3 Stonestreet Lexington Stakes Saturday at Keeneland might not be the most prominent steppingstone on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, but it consistently ranks among the most intriguing to handicap.

The long and winding road to the 2021 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, which opened last fall, comes to an end Saturday with the Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park.

Following an impressive 4 1/4-length win four weeks ago in the Grade 2 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park, Bob Baffert-trained Concert Tour leads a field of six in Saturday's $1 million Grade 1 Arkansas Derby.

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