Three Breakout candidates for upcoming derby preparation races

The last three races, the 100 qualification points of Kentucky Derby (G1) to the winner, will take place on April 5th Aqueduct racing route And Santa Anita Parkand April 8th at Keeneland.

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Most racing horses who took part in these three races have already had experience on the way to the Kentucky Derby and several have combined a sequence of impressive winsmen, but some are in a operational race for their first attempt that requires a real outbreak performance to continue the path to the derby. We learn more about three of you …

1. Stateman
Hall of fame trainer Shug McGaughey often uses races in a horse’s career as learning exercises and he likes the runners slowly into his barn. Therefore it is not a shock that this purchase of 200,000 US Constitution From the ICON project of the first class winner, the Empire Maker appeared in just as many starts in 2025 and will be tested for the first time in Wood Memorial on Saturday. Both victories came by a mile and 40 meters Tampa Bay Downs And the speed figures were not very impressive at first glance, but it ended very quickly at these Tampa races (overcome considerable difficulties in his last victory) and the Wood Memorial was historically friendly to beat as. I think he is an important winning candidate about what numbers for McGaughey, who won this race in 1989 with Easy Goer and in 1998 with Coronados Quest.

2. Baeza
A purchase of 1.2 million US dollars at the Keeland September 2023, sale, Baeza Thanks to its family tree, this trio is likely to be the best known. The McKinzie Colt was produced by the Big Brown Mare Puca, the mother of 2023 Kentucky Derby winner, magician and 2024 Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Thornoch . For Baeza, this is a pretty beautiful couple half -siblings (the same dam, other father), who will give his debut in Santa Anita Derby for coach John Shirffs, who is primarily known as a trainer of Hall of Famer Zenyatta, but also a three -time winner of this race. Baeza needed three starts to achieve his first victory for the owners CRK Stable and Grandview Equine (his breeder), but he won impressive in Santa Anita on February 14th when he took a miles long with 4 3/4 length. The 104 Equibase Speed ​​Figure and 93 Beyer Speed ​​Figure show that Baeza is a high quality 3-year view, even though he is facing a difficult challenge in the Santa Anita Derby against Champion Citizen Bull San Felipe Stakes (G2) winner journalism and San Felipe runner Barnes .

3. Grande
A purchase of 300,000 US dollars by the prominent owner Mike Repole at the Keeland September 2023, sale, Grande his career debut won on January 11th Gulfstream Park At 2 1/2 lengths in a miles long and then 2 1/2 lengths in a 1 1/8 miles allowance, the race on the same route on February 27th. He is at Hall of Famer Curlin He has a Tomlinson evaluation of 410 from the graded stakes winners home, from the war front, which indicates that he should cope with a “from” wing, should New York see the rain that is forecast.