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2021 Derby Trail: Three Heating Up, Three Cooling Down for March 31

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 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve are not quite as strong as they were a week or two ago.

In this edition, the focus is the previous week of prep races. With the action on the Derby trail heating up, this column will now appear regularly to analyze to biggest movers approaching the first leg of the Triple Crown.

2021 Blue Grass Stakes Cheat Sheet

The road to the 2021 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve stops at picturesque Keeneland Race Course Saturday for the $800,000, Grade 2 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes.

2021 Wood Memorial Cheat Sheet

The final stop on the New York Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve is the $750,000 Wood Memorial Stakes Presented by Resorts World Casino this Saturday at Aqueduct.

2021 Runhappy Santa Anita Derby Cheat Sheet

Three of the last nine Santa Anita Derby winners went on to win the Kentucky Derby four weeks later, and though the years it has been one of the most important stops on the Triple Crown trail. Justify in 2018 won Santa Anita Park’s signature Derby prep race on his way to a sweep of the Triple Crown.

Much to Like About Improving Kentucky Derby Hopeful Known Agenda

Making the Grade, which will run through the 2021 Triple Crown races, focuses on the winners or top performers of the key races, usually from the previous weekend, who could make an impact on the Triple Crown. We’ll be taking a close look at impressive winners and evaluating their chances to win classic races based upon ability, running style, connections (owner, trainer, jockey), and pedigree.

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