Three Derby stepping-stone races on the weekend had either small fields or were run in deep slop.
Fountain of Youth Stakes
A Kentucky Derby (G1) prep, the Fountain of Youth has big names from 2023 including Locked and Dornoch and sensational debut winner Speak Easy.
From coast to coast, 3-year-olds are showing what they have in rich races leading up to the first Saturday in May
Gulfstream Park stakes race offers 100 Kentucky Derby points and has drawn a field of nine on a stakes-laden Saturday card.
From a huge card of graded stakes races at Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita to a Derby prep in New York, it is a fun weekend for fans.