Madaket Road

Madaket Road made his career debut as a 2-year-old in the Grade 3 Bob Hope Stakes at Del Mar on Nov. 17, 2024, and finished a respectable second. He earned his first lifetime win when entered in an appropriate maiden race on Dec. 26 at Santa Anita.

Madaket Road was back against stakes company for his 3-year-old debut in the Grade 3 $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes and finished third in a five-horse field going one mile at Santa Anita on Feb. 1, 2025. The Robert Lewis was a points race on the Road to the 2025 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve, and with his third-place finish he earned six qualifying points.

Trainer Bob Baffert shipped Madaket Road to Oaklawn Park for his second attempt in a Kentucky Derby points race, and the colt took the early lead in the Feb. 23 Rebel Stakes and held it into midstretch, finishing second to Coal Battle and ahead of post-time favorite Sandman in a game performance. He earned 25 more points toward securing a spot in Derby 151 with the effort.