The Road to the Kentucky Derby enters the late stages Saturday. The final two prep races — the Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park and the Lexington at Keeneland — will set the final point standings.
Right now, the 20th horse in the Derby point standings has 32. The two favorites in the Lexington — Swipe (12) and Collected (11) — will get only 10 points with a win. They would need the help of six horses skipping the Derby to move up into the top 20.
Cupid (2-1) from the Bob Baffert barn is the Arkansas Derby favorite. He won the Rebel at Oaklawn last out. Baffert has one other Kentucky Derby horse in Mor Spirit, who just ran second in the Santa Anita Derby.
Baffert has won the Arkansas Derby twice with American Pharoah (2015) and Bodemeister (2012). Bodemeister ran second in the Kentucky Derby. American Pharoah won the Triple Crown last spring. It would be a tremendous feat for Baffert to win the Kentucky Derby two straight years. Read More>
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