Welcome to Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we take a look each week at a recent winner on the Road to the Derby schedule with races that offer qualifying points to the 1 ¼-mile classic May 2, 2026, at Churchill Downs.
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Five Key Takeaways From Impactful Weekend on Kentucky Derby, Oaks Trails
Mike Curry offers takeaways from a frenetic weekend of Longines Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve qualifying races from coast to coast.
So Happy Goes the Distance to Win Santa Anita Derby, Meaning Takes Oaks
As a son of champion sprinter Runhappy, So Happy wasn't supposed to be able to get the 1 1/8-mile distance of the Grade 1 $500,000 Santa Anita Derby, but he did, winning the race by 2 3/4 lengths.
Albus Derby Bound off Wood Memorial Win at Aqueduct, Always a Runner Takes Gazelle
Riley Mott trainee Albus won New York's definitive prep race for the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve, drawing clear in the stretch to post a 1 1/4-length victory over fast-closing 38-1 shot Right to Party in the Grade 2
