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Kentucky Derby (G1) points can be won on March 22nd in two missions: The $ 777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) in the Turfway Park in Florence, Ky, the 1 1/8 miles on the wallpaper surface and the 1 million US dollar Louisiana Derby (G2) on fair terrain In Recent Orleans, LA at 1 1/8 miles on dirt.
These two racing cards are loaded with operations, including the Bourbonette Oaks and Fair Grounds Oaks (G2), which Kentucky Oaks (G1) offer points.
Canadian horses are shown on both tracks. In particular, Josie Carroll the discola boy will begin ' He doesn't joke In Jeff Ruby, who in the hope that the switch brings back to the synthetic dirt to shape the Kentucky Branen stallion foal. The son of the practical joke won the gray stakes of the Gray Stakes in Woodbine on Tapeta last year, but was well beaten in the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes in class 2 on November 30th and on February 1st in Gulfstream in Gulfstream.
On the Louisiana derby card, trainer and co-owner Gail Cox begins Dancin in Da'nile In class 2 at 1 1/8 miles in the Muniz Muniz Stakes. The 300,000 dollar race is the 10th on the map. Ontario-breeder Dancin in Da'nile in 2024 was an improvement runner with two wins at the grass in Woodbine, including a fourth place in the Singenspiel-Stakes in class 3.
Rafael HernandezAlready with 20 wins in 2025, Jeff Ruby will not joke. Carroll begins too Megalodon In the 250,000 US dollar Rushaway Stakes, 8 on Saturday in Turfway. The by Medaglia d'Oro from Medaglia d'Oro from his first victory on February 22nd 6 1/2 Furlongs in Turfway. Hernandez won that day and will drive again.
As for the Jeff Ruby Steaks (6:25 p.m. Eastern):
Poster (Munning), poster, Remsen Stakes of last year (class II) winner and California BurritoJohn Battaglia Memorial Victor heads a competitive field of 12 3-year-olds and an also approved. The race offers qualification points on a scale of 100-5-25-15-10 for the five best finisher to get a place in the 5 million US dollar derby in Kentucky presented by Woodford Reserve (GI).
Poster, a Homebred for Godolphin, trained by Eoin Harty, completed his two -year season with a determined victory in the Remsen in the aqueduct. The Colt was a faster third place in Sam F. Davis in Tampa Bay Downs and landed behind the Tampa Bay Derby (Giii. The Hall of Fame driver John Velazquez will be in the iron from Post No. 9.
California Burrito, owned by Aaron and Victoria Haberman and Tommy Drury Jr., secured his place in Jeff Ruby Steaks with a brave victory in John Battaglia Memorial and held the preferred baby Max. The son of Army Maule dominated at his previous start and rolled in Turfway to a win of 7 ¼ in length. Irving Moncada will have the call from Post 3.
On fair terrain:
With the favorites of the morning lines both in the 1 million dollar-twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (G2) and $ 400,000 FASIG-TIPTON FAIR Grounds Oaks (G2) is a coach Brad Cox in a good position to repeat last year's success.
COX has entered two in this year's local derby, which will win for its share in the 200 Derby Qualifying Points Up.
Although Winstar Farms and CHC Incs's John Hancock is the favorite of the Louisiana Derby Morning Line, with 7-2 it is lukewarm. It makes sense because the unbeaten constitution Colt has only driven twice. On the other hand, his stare date Immediate repetition (maximum security) Has five foundation races and spices and was a 6-1 election as a 6-1 election.
“We have the feeling that both deserve a shot to get to the Kentucky Derby,” said Cox. “We were lucky enough to win this race twice and in two different ways.
John Hancock led to his first two races every time you called and has proven to be a natural gate speed. The constitution Colt also has the ability to fight, dig and fight two rounds, since he was impressive in the Almighty of Owen in the Tampa Bay Dads.
“He's a nice horse,” said Cox. “Easily driven, but he handled a mile and a sixteenth more than he tried for the first time, and we hope that he can continue to carry his speed. I think he can get the distance. There is a different speed in the race. We are attracted from the inside. We hope that he reaches a good position and free himself from the field slow.”
The immediate repetition of Gary and Mary West demonstrated that his merit from the last furio has decreased in a local allowance. Furio, who is registered for Joe Keen in the Louisiana Derby, was loosely at the top and the immediate repetition overcame what many handicapers described as a special route.
“(Immediate Repetition) had a gigantic run here last month and he came out of the race in great form,” said Cox. “It made sense to point to the Louisiana derby with the performance he put on this racetrack. I really liked it, how he looked physically since the race.
The Louisiana Derby is the final on the 12 Race card on Saturday, 6.42 p.m. Eastern.
In the fair grounds of Oaks, Godolphin's good cheer is clearly the one you can beat. The last winner of Rachel Alexandra 4: 5 in the morning line will probably be at a shorter price with open lengths.
