This feature provides a capsule look at three horses who are heating up on the Triple Crown trail and three horses whose chances for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands are not quite as strong as they were last week.

Aqueduct’s road to the Kentucky Derby will reach its penultimate stage on March 4 when 10 3-year-old colts vie for supremacy in the $400,000, Grade 3 Gotham Stakes. The 1 1/16 mile race serves as Aqueduct’s final prep for the $750,000 Grade 2 Wood Memorial, which in turn is a steppingstone to Churchill Downs and the run for the roses.