All-weather runners will get a highly useful prep for the March 21 Jeff Ruby Steaks and pick up some Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve qualifying points in the process through Saturday’s John Battaglia Memorial Stakes at Turfway Park.
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2026 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles: Southwest Stakes Winner Silent Tactic
Welcome to Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we take a look each week at a recent winner on the Road to the Derby schedule that offers qualifying points for the 1 ¼-mile Derby May 2, 2026, at Churchill Downs.
Paladin Overtakes Chip Honcho to Win Risen Star, Tops Derby Leaderboard
Paladin showed why many consider him to be a leading contender for the May 2 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve by running down free-running leader Chip Honcho to win the $495,000 Grade 2 Fasig-Tipton Risen
Forever Young Holds Off Nysos for Repeat $20 Million Saudi Cup Victory
Japanese superstar Forever Young won the world's richest race, the Group 1 $20 million Saudi Cup, for the second straight year, defeating American runner-up Nysos Feb. 14 at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.