Weekend Lineup: Final Preps Offer Last Chances To Earn Derby Points - Horse Racing News
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Handicapping: Views on Keeneland, Oaklawn Races
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The road to the Kentucky Derby will run through Arkansas this weekend and TVG will be broadcasting live from Oaklawn Park with full coverage of the $1 million Arkansas Derby as the undefeated Concert Tour puts his perfect record on the line. There will also be expanded coverage of Keeneland s Spring Meet which features a pair of Grade 1 events this weekend – the $300,000 Maker s Mark Mile (G1) on Friday and the $300,000 Coolmore (G1) Jenny Wiley on Saturday.
TVG s Britney Eurton, Matt Carothers and Caton Bredar will be live from Oaklawn Park with insights and analysis throughout the thirteen-race card. The Arkansas Derby (GI) offers 100-40-20-10 qualifying points to the top four finishers and has drawn a field of six including two contenders for trainer Bob Baffert who saddled Nadal to victory in this race last year. Rebel Stakes (G2) winner Concert Tour, undefeated from three starts, is a homebred for Gary and Mary West and will have Joel Rosario aboard.
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Micheline rallied from just off the pace to win the Hillsborough under Luis Saez
Godolphin s homebred Micheline, winner of the Hillsborough (G2) at Tampa Bay Downs in her 2021 debut, and the graded stakes-winning duo of Etoile and Tamahere trained by Chad Brown headline a small but select field of six fillies and mares entered Wednesday for Saturday s 33rd running of the $300,000 Coolmore Jenny Wiley (G1) at Keeneland.
The Coolmore Jenny Wiley, run at 1 1/16 miles on the turf, will go as the 10th race on Saturday afternoon s 11-race program with a 6:03 p.m. post time. First post time is 1:05 p.m.