If you analyze the recent history of the $500,000, Grade 2 Fasig-Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds, you’ll identify several recurring trends suggesting Saturday’s renewal of the 1 1/8-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve quali
2026 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles: Sam F. Davis Stakes Winner Renegade
Welcome to Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we take a look each week at a recent winner on the Road to the Derby schedule of races that offers qualifying points for the 1 ¼-mile Derby May 2, 2026, at Churchill Downs.
Plutarch Wins Robert B. Lewis Stakes in Big Step for Baffert on Derby Trail
Plutarch is still a work in progress, but the royally-bred colt took a huge step forward on Feb. 7 by winning the one-mile Grade 3 $100,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes on the dirt at Santa Anita Park.
Renegade Had it Made with Big Derby Prep Win at Tampa Bay Downs
Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher continued his supremacy in the $210,000 Sam F.
