Three Derby stepping-stone races on the weekend had either small fields or were run in deep slop.
Gotham Stakes
From coast to coast, 3-year-olds are showing what they have in rich races leading up to the first Saturday in May
Speedy colts took a pair of Kentucky Derby stepping-stone races on March 5, including the undefeated Morello.
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.
Ontario-bred picks up 50 Kentucky Derby points, likely to be supplemented to US Triple Crown series following gritty win.
Ontario-bred Weyburn, a Queen's Plate hopeful, will first find his place against American colts at Aqueduct March 6.
