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Kentucky Derby News. Or not. January 2, 2020; Tiz the Law Faces Eight in Kentucky Jockey Club. Kentucky Derby Contenders - Road to the Derby schedule - Kentucky Derby Prep Replays - Kentucky Derby Radar. The process that winnows those 300+ thoroughbreds down to the best 18 is a months-long gantlet of prep races called the Road to the Kentucky Derby. The last Derby winner to take this race was…Secretariat. Kentucky Derby 2020 at Churchill Downs coverage featuring Road to the Derby, Derby Watch, point standings, PPs, news, race previews and race recaps. Affectionately known as the Run for the Roses and sitting proudly among the top horse races in the world, the Grade One Kentucky Derby is the first leg of the historical Triple Crown of racing and the 2020 event will be the 146th renewal. View the full list of “Road to the Kentucky Derby” qualifying races at left.
One of the biggest horse racing events in the United States, the Kentucky Derby will commence on September 5, 2020. While more than 300 thoroughbreds were nominated for the 2020 Kentucky Derby, only 18 in the US will actually get a starting position for the race. The first is the Kentucky Derby Prep Season with 20 races. The races leading up to the 146th Kentucky Derby were well underway before the Coronavirus pandemic led to the postponement of the race. Points available for the races range from 1-100, depending on the quality of the race and where the horse finishes.
What does that mean for the prep races? Upcoming Stakes Race: As noted above, the Jerome Stakes Jan. 1 is the first Kentucky Derby prep race of the new year. Since the date is postponed, bettors now have the luxury of time to come up with their deserving bets for the upcoming Derby.
Beginning with the Iroquois Stakes in mid-September and running through the Southwest Stakes in late-February, each race offers a 10-4-2-1 points split. And we should know a little more about the Kentucky Derby Field. Triple Crown Races - Kentucky Derby - Preakness Stakes - Belmont Stakes. A recap of Saturday's Kentucky Derby prep races. Get 2020 Kentucky Derby contenders, entries, odds, 2019 results and payouts, news, Kentucky Derby prep race schedule, Derby Trail Tracker, points standings and leaderboard, Kentucky Derby Future Wager odds, picks and tips, and more. There was originally four races on the schedule for the month, but the Vertem Futurity Trophy at Doncaster Racecourse was cancelled due to inclement weather. This weekend, three Derby prep races will be run – the Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct, the Tampa Bay Derby at Tampa Bay Downs, and the San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita. Let’s take the Gotham Stakes. 2020 George Ryder Stakes (G1) race results, race date, entries, field, video, contenders, probables, news, notes, & comments. Sackatoga Stable's Tiz the Law is taking his undefeated show on the road for the Kentucky Derby trail. The Road to the 2020 Kentucky Derby® featured three big races in October, giving audiences another early look at potential Derby contenders as the world's best two-year-olds put points up on the leaderboard.. Here are the results and the analysis from Pete Monaco.