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2025 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles: Withers Stakes Winner Captain Cook

Welcome to Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we take a look each week at a recent winner on the Road to the Derby schedule that distributes qualifying points for the 1 ¼-mile classic race May 3, 2025, at Churchill Downs.

Kentucky Derby, Robert B. Lewis, Citizen Bull, Bob Baffert, Martin Garcia, Captain Cook, Withers, Aqueduct, Santa Anita, Manny Franco, Rick Dutrow, Burnham Square, Ian Wilkes, Gulfstream, Holy Bull, Kopion, Richard Mandella, Tenma, Edgard Zayas

Five Takeaways From Busy Weekend on Kentucky Derby Trail, Including the Champ’s Return

America’s Best Racing’s Mike Curry offers five key takeaways from a busy weekend on the path to Louisville for the 2025 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve with three races Feb. 1 that awarded the top five finishers Kentucky Derby qualifying points on a 20-10-6-4-2 basis.

Santa Anita, Citizen Bull, Robert B. Lewis Stakes, Road to the 2025 Kentucky Derby

Citizen Bull is Easy Winner in Successful 3-Year-Old Debut at Santa Anita

The champ is back.

Citizen Bull, the Eclipse Award-winning juvenile male of last year returned just as racegoers remembered seeing him through the fall of 2024 when he won the Grade 3 $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes in his 3-year-old debut on Feb. 1 at Santa Anita.

2025 Holy Bull Stakes, Burnham Square, Ian Wilkes, Gulfstream Park, Road to the Kentucky Derby

Burnham Square Rallies to Win Holy Bull Stakes

A less-than-ideal break from the gate forced jockey Edgard Zayas to change his plan of attack with Whitham Thoroughbreds' homebred Burnham Square, but the gelding persevered and rallied to capture the $265,000 Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes F

Captain Hook, Withers Stakes, Aqueduct, NYRA

Captain Cook Wins Withers Stakes at Aqueduct, Wood Memorial Likely to Be Next

Captain Cook looked the part of a Triple Crown contender as he posted a 2 1/4-length victory in the $250,000 Withers Stakes, a 1 1/8-mile test for 3-year-olds Feb. 1 at Aqueduct Racetrack. He overcame a wide trip and repelled a stretch bid from 33-1 longshot Surfside Moon to capture the Withers in his stakes debut.

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