Son of Oscar Performance is 5-for-6 in his career on turf and Tapeta and he romped in Turfway's Jeff Ruby Stakes.
150th Kentucky Derby
The Jeff Ruby has recently produced horses that have done well in the Kentucky Derby and this year's field at Turfway is a big one.
The last Louisiana Derby winner to go on to win the Kentucky Derby was Grindstone in 1996; is there a Derby star in this year's field?
Heading into a crucial three weeks for Derby and Oaks hopefuls, here is a look at some horses attracting interest.
Domestic Product won an exciting Grade 3 Tampa Bay Derby but there was no betting on the race as a tote issue was widespread in the U.S.
Three Derby stepping-stone races on the weekend had either small fields or were run in deep slop.
The Gotham Stakes (G3) has a big field but is just a one-mile race and a stepping-stone to the big Derby prep, the Wood Memorial.
A Kentucky Derby (G1) prep, the Fountain of Youth has big names from 2023 including Locked and Dornoch and sensational debut winner Speak Easy.
Son of Into Mischief was odds-on in the 12-horse field and was well polished for trainer Brad Cox and jockey Cristian Torres.
The $2.3 million son of Gun Runner splashed his way to victory in the $400,000 Risen Star Stakes against a strong field at Fair Grounds.
The $400,000 race is the feature event on a stakes-filled Saturday at Fair Grounds Race Course in Louisiana.
Iowa-bred colt was well prepared by young trainer Jose Francisco D'Angelo to win early Kentucky Derby stepping-stone stake.
Muddy tracks played a role in Derby prep upsets, while the most impressive winner in California is not Derby eligible.
A litany of stakes races throughout the US on Feb. 3 include four major early stepping-stone races to the 150th Kentucky Derby.
