2014 Derby & Oaks Trail: Six Prep Races This Weekend

2014 Derby & Oaks Trail: Six Prep Races This Weekend

Three 2014 Kentucky Derby prep races and three 2014 Kentucky Oaks prep races take place this weekend at Keeneland, Belmont Park, and Woodbine. The winner of each race will be awarded ten points on the Kentucky Derby/Oaks leader board. Second place will take home four points, third place two points, and the forth place winner will be awarded one point.

Watching and wagering on Derby prep races is a fun way to get to know the young colts and fillies on the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks Trail and prepare you for the first leg of the Triple Crown! Below are the post positions, odds, post times, and information on the six prep races happening this weekend.

KEENELAND
Keeneland will host the GI Dixiana Breeders’ Futurity for two-year-old colts on the all-weather-track on Saturday, October 5th and currently holds a field of sixteen 2014 Derby hopefuls. The Breeders’ Futurity is also a “Win and You’re In” challenge race, which awards the winner with an automatic berth into the 2013 Breeders’ Cup. The $400,000 1 1/16 mile prep race is the 8th race of the day with a 4:49 PM EDT post time.
1 Intense Holiday 8/1 DeCarlo/Pletcher
2 Kendall’s Boy 4/1 Gomez/Amoss
3 School On a Hill 20/1 Arroyo, Jr./Catalano
4 Laddie Boy 30/1 Castanon/Peery
5 Rum Point 8/1 Gutierrez/O’Neill
6 Solitary Ranger 6/1 Geroux/Catalano
7 General Jack 5/1 Garcia/Maker
8 Pontos 50/1 Schulepov/Dorochenko
9 Conquest Titan 6/1 Da Silva/Casse
10 Arctic Slope 15/1 Rocco, Jr./McPeek
11 Ready for Action 50/1 Garcia/Capuano
12 We Miss Artie 8/1 Velazquez/Pletcher
13 Smarty’s Echo 15/1 Baird/Smith
14 Tiznowforamerica 8/1 Leparoux/Albertrani
Also Eligibles:
15 Medal Count 20/1 Albarado/Romans
16 Oogeley Eye 30/1 Lanerie/Romans

Keeneland will also feature a Kentucky Oaks prep race on Friday, October 4th at 5:21 PM EDT. The $400,000 1 1/16 mile Darley Alcibiades Stakes is the 9th race of the day and draws a field of thirteen two-year-old fillies. The Alcibiades Stakes is also a 2013 Breeders’ Cup prep race awarding the winner paid automatic entry into the championship races on November 1st and 2nd.
1 Designer Legs 10/1 Bridgmohan/Stewart
2 Richies Party Girl 4/1 Velazquez/Ward SCRATCHED
3 Sweetsoutherndame 20/1 Morales/Hamm
4 Maria Maria 10/1 Torres/DiVito
5 Personal Diary 20/1 Lanerie/Oliver
6 Battlefield Angel 20/1 Hill/Catalano
7 My Conquestadory 3/1 Da Silva/Casse
8 Lil Honey Badger 15/1 Albarado/Romans
9 Harlan’s Special 12/1 Johnson/Hartlage
10 She’s Offlee Good 8/1 Leparoux/Scherer
11 Who’s in Town 6/1 Saez/Matz
12 Rosalind 6/1 Lebron/McPeek
13 Russian Night 50/1 Schulepov/Dorochenko
Updated Results: 7, 12, 6, 11, 9, 1, 5, 3, 13, 4, 8, 10

 

BELMONT PARK
Belmont Park will be popping with future 2014 Triple Crown stars with the GI Foxwoods Champagne Stakes at 5:46 PM EDT on Saturday, October 5th. The 10th race of the day draws a field of nine two-year-old colts that will run one-mile for $500,000 and ten points towards their 2014 Kentucky Derby chances. The two-year-old colt that crosses the Champagne Stakes finish line first will also win a paid entry into the 2013 Breeders’ Cup.
1 Casiguapo 20/1 Saez/Morales
2 Ride On Curlin 12/1 Solis/Gowan
3 Havana 7/2 Ortiz, Jr./Pletcher
4 Debt Ceiling 10/1 Alvarado/Robb
5 Honor Code 3/1 Castellano/McGaughey
6 Long On Value 12/1 Lezcano/Mott
7 Strong Mandate 5/2 Ortiz/Lukas
8 Grand Arrival 8/1 Napravnik/Zito
9 Intense Holiday 12/1 DeCarlo/Pletcher

Belmont Park features the GI Frizette Stakes for two-year-old fillies that are pointed towards the 2014 Kentucky Oaks. The $500,000 one-mile race awards the first place winner with ten points towards on the Kentucky Oaks leader board and also an all-expense paid entry into the 2013 Breeders’ Cup that takes place on November 1st and 2nd. The 2013 Frizette Stakes is the 9th race of the day on Saturday, October 5th with a 5:14 PM EDT post time.
1 Sweet Reason 8/5 Solis/Gyarmati
2 Artemis Agrotera 6/1 Lezcano/Hushion
3 Tea Time 6/1 Saez/Matz
4 Stopchargingmaria 3/1 Castellano/Pletcher
5 Ria Antonia 20/1 Ortiz/Englehart
6 Divided Attention 8/1 Ortiz, Jr./McLaughlin
7 Recepta 5/1 Alvarado/Toner

WOODBINE
Woodbine features a 2014 Derby prep race on Sunday, October 6, 2013. The GIII Grey Stakes is a $150,000 1 1/16 mile all-weather track race for two-year-olds on the 2014 Derby Trail. The Grey Stakes is set for 3:20 PM EDT and is the 6th race of the day.
1 Big Bazinga 12/1 Moreno/Dominguez
2 Matador 7/2 Stein/Casse
3 Give No Quarter 9/5 Husbands/Motion
4 Go Greeley 8/5 Boulanger/Ross
5 Ami’s Holiday 4/1 Contreras/Carroll

Woodbine hosts eight 2014 Kentucky Oaks hopefuls in the GIII $150,000 Mazarine Stakes on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 4:24 PM EDT. The 8th race of the day for two-year-old fillies is on a 1 1/16 mile all-weather track.
1 Madly Truly 7/2 Husbands/Casse
2 Unspurned 10/1 Stein/Attfield
3 Spanish Flower 6/1 Bahen/Frostad
4 Morant Bay 15/1 Ryan/Brooks
5 Zubi Zubi Zu 20/1 Moreno/Frostad
6 Appreciating 3/1 Boulanger/Casse
7 Tamazula 8/1 Campbell/De La Cerda
8 Llanarmon 5/2 Wilson/Attfield