The second Saturday in December produced a bigger shakeup in the Rookie Rankings for next spring’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve than many racings fan might have expected.
Welcome to Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we take a look each week at a recent winner on the Road to the Derby schedule from which racehorses earn points toward qualifying for the 1 ¼-mile classic race May 2, 2026, at Churchill Downs.
It’s not often that you see a Manitoba-bred horse in a pedigree, let alone a Breeders’ Cup winner. Goldencents is that rare exception, a son of breed-shaping sire Into Mischief produced by a mare whose wins all came at the claiming ranks at Assiniboia Downs in Winnipeg.
