2013 Kentucky Derby preps – Blue Grass Stakes, Arkansas Derby and Point standings
This is the last weekend in the 2013 Kentucky Derby prep race schedule where major wins could change which horses are entered in the Derby. The Toyota Blue Grass Stakes and the Arkansas Derby will both be run on Saturday.
We have listed the races and horses below. We also listed the current standings. Keep in mind that the point system being used this weekend is 100 for 1st, 40 for 2nd, 20 for 3 and 10 for 4th.
TOYOTA BLUE GRASS at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, 1 1/8 M, Race 10, Post Time is 5:40 p.m. EDT. TV: NBC has one and a half hour show 4:30 to 6 PM Eastern Time, (TVG and HRTV), Radio: HRRN on Sirius 93.
# Horse Jockey Trainer Morning Line odds
1. Dynamic Sky Joel Rosario Mark Casse 10-1
2. My Name Is Michael Shaun Bridgmohan Bill Mott 15-1
3. Undrafted Corey Nakatani Wesley Ward 10-1
4. Java’s War Julien Leparoux Ken McPeek 4-1
5. Palace Malice Garrett Gomez Todd Pletcher 8-1
6. Channel Isle Joe Rocco Jr. D. Wayne Lukas 30-1
7. Uncaptured Miguel Mena Mark Casse 7-2
8. Charming Kitten Joe Bravo Todd Pletcher 10-1
9. Tesseron Alan Garcia Josie Carroll 50-1
10. Footbridge Corey Lanerie Eoin Harty 20-1
11. Balance the Books Javier Castellano Chad Brown 15-1
12. West Hills Giant Jose Espinoza John Terranova II 20-1
13. Rydilluc Edgar Prado Gary Contessa 4-1
14. Fear the Kitten Rosie Napravnik Mike Maker 30-1
AE 15. Divine Ambition James Graham Darrin Miller 50-1
ARKANSAS DERBY, 1 1/8 M, Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Race 10, Post Time is 6:28 p.m. TV: NBC Sports Network has 6 to 7 PM one hour show (Eastern Time), (TVG and HRTV), Radio: HRRN on Sirius 93.
# Horse Jockey Trainer Morning Line
1. Carve Ricardo Santana Jr. Steve Asmussen 20-1
2. War Academy Mike Smith Bob Baffert 2-1
3. Divine Ambition James Graham Darrin Miller 20-1
4. Falling Sky Martin Garcia John Terranova II 10-1
5. Den’s Legacy Robby Albarado Bob Baffert 6-1
6. Heaven’s Runway Israel Ocampo Joe Martin 30-1
7. Texas Bling Calvin Borel Danele Durham 20-1
8. Frac Daddy Victor Lebron Ken McPeek 15-1
9. Overanalyze Rafael Bejarano Todd Pletcher 4-1
10. Oxbow Gary Stevens D. Wayne Lukas 5-2
ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY TOP 30
# Horse Points Trainer Money earned counting to Derby
1. Orb 150 Shug McGaughey III $840,000
2. Verrazano 150 Todd Pletcher $810,000
3. Goldencents 129 Doug O’Neill $1,208,000
4. Revolutionary 110 Todd Pletcher $720,000
5. Lines of Battle 100 Aidan O’Brien $1,261,089
6. Vyjack 70 Rudy Rodriguez $505,000
7. Will Take Charge 60 D. Wayne Lukas $512,971
8. Itsmyluckyday 50 Eddie Plesa Jr. $593,600
9. Govenor Charlie 50 Bob Baffert $400,000
10. Black Onyx 50 Kelly Breen $317,130
11. Normandy Invasion 44 Chad Brown $258,000
12. Mylute 42 Tom Amoss $363,365
13. Oxbow 36 D. Wayne Lukas $316,000
14. Uncaptured 30 Mark Casse $394,674
15. Super Ninety Nine 30 Bob Baffert $308,000
16. Java’s War 22 Ken McPeek $201,772
17. Merit Man 20 Bob Hess Jr. $357,500
18. Den’s Legacy 20 Bob Baffert $325,000
19. Falling Sky 20 John Terranova II $157,500
20. Departing 20 Al Stall Jr. $130,000
21. Code West 20 Bob Baffert $90,000
22. West Hills Giant 20 John Terranova II $89,000
23. Tiz a Minister 20 Paul Aguirre $81,000
24. Golden Soul 14 Dallas Stewart $84,000
25. Dynamic Sky 13 Mark Casse $289,168
26. Overanalyze 10 Todd Pletcher $308,381
27. Power Broker 10 Bob Baffert $245,000
28. Mr Palmer 10 Bill Mott $110,000
29. Abraham 10 Todd Pletcher $96,000
30. Elnaawi 10 Kiaran McLaughlin $70,000