Favored Sierra Leone did not want to load in the gate when delaying the start for the Grade 1 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes April 6 at Keeneland Race Course, but once the gate finally opened, the talented colt had no reservations about racing.
Stronghold won a stretch duel against favored Imagination and emerged victorious in the $750,000 Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby April 6 at Santa Anita Park.
The top 3-year-old filly on the West Coast should emerge Saturday in the Santa Anita Oaks but that doesn’t mean the race will have major Longines Kentucky Oaks implications.
This Saturday, Aqueduct will host its signature spring race and the final stop on the New York road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve.