So Happy was a $12,000 weanling but a $150,000 two-year-old in training and he is on the Derby trail for trainer Mark Glatt.
Kentucky Derby
Further Ado won the Blue Grass Stakes (G1) by 11 lengths and is one of three colts for trainer Brad Cox headed to the Kentucky Derby.
A parade of longshots took the top three spots in the Grade 1 Wood Memorial, the last edition of the race to be run at Aqueduct.
A pair of Bob Baffert-trained colts headline the Santa Anita Derby Saturday evening, offering points to get into the Kentucky Derby.
The final major stakes race to be run at Aqueduct Racetrack before its permanent closing features a large field of 12 possible runners.
Speedsters Further Ado and Reagan's Honor will try and get points to have a chance to run in the Kentucky Derby in Saturday's Blue Grass.
Some lightly-raced three-year-olds take the next step to the Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park this weekend, including unbeaten Bravaro.
Woodbine's leading trainer Mark Casse won a pile of races in the last two weeks, but it was Sandman's second-place finish that was exciting.
Grab your fedoras and fascinators and join racing fans on May 4th to celebrate the 150th running of the $5 million Kentucky Derby.
The 1 ¼-mile classic for three-year-olds on May 4 at Churchill Downs gets a $2 million boost and will be the richest in history.
A final decision on whether Mage, the 2023 Kentucky Derby winner, runs back in the second jewel of the Triple Crown on May 20 comes Friday.
Ontario-bred colt by Nyquist is trained by Kevin Attard and is in post 11 in a large field in the $150,000 race that offers KY Derby points.
Trainer Dale Romans will saddle Holy Bull Stakes favourite Cyclone Mischief whom he says "is one of the best three-year-olds in the country."
The disqualification comes nearly 300 days after the 2021 Kentucky Derby; trainer Bob Baffert given 90-day suspension and $7,500 fine.
During his testimony in a hearing vs. the New York Racing Association, trainer Bob Baffert noted that the Medina Spirit case will be heard.
