After a series of qualifying stakes that stretches back to September, the final prep of them all, the $1 million Grade 1 Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park, brought down the curtain on the chase for spots in the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and left one horse standing tall as a clear-cut favorite for the May 1 opening leg of the

The $200,000, Grade 3 Stonestreet Lexington Stakes Saturday at Keeneland might not be the most prominent steppingstone on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, but it consistently ranks among the most intriguing to handicap.