It’s the final weekend of the Kentucky Derby Prep races, as two weeks from Saturday is The Run For The Roses itself. The Jerome Stakes at New York’s Aqueduct (5 PM ET) and the Lexington Stakes at Keeneland in Kentucky (5:10 PM ET) aren’t the biggest races, at $200,000 apiece, but they bring us to the conclusion of the prep part of the Triple Crown season. TheSportsNotebook breaks down both races…
We’ve counting down the Road To The Triple Crown here at TheSportsNotebook since January, with previews of all the biggest Derby Prep races. Now the Kentucky Derby is just a month away and the last really big day of prep race action goes Saturday. And what a day it is, with three big races going […]
The Road To The Triple Crown picks up in intensity on Saturday, as three big Kentucky Derby prep races run at three different tracks, with contenders looking to pick up the earnings they need to qualify for the Derby on the first Saturday in May. Here’s a snapshot look at the three races, all of […]