Frank Fletcher Racing Operations’ Candy Man Rocket, expertly piloted by Junior Alvarado, stalked and pounced to an impressive score in Saturday’s $175,000 Runhappy (G3), a six-furlong sprint for older horses, at Belmont Park.
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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.