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The Derby Dispatch: Road to Kentucky Derby Championship Season Begins With Grade II, $400,000 Risen Star Feb 11, 2021 Kevin Kerstein
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The Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship
Series is set to kickoff Saturday in New Orleans with
a field of 13 horses that were entered in the $400,000 Risen Star presented by Lamarque Ford (Grade II) at Fair Grounds.
Over the next nine weekends,
3-year-old Thoroughbreds will continue their quest for points in select races
to secure a berth in the starting gate for the 147
Last-To-First Rally In Springboard Mile Sends Senor Buscador Onto Derby Trail Sponsored by:
Senor Buscador wins the $200,000 Springboard Mile by 5 3/4 lengths under Luis Quinonez
Senor Buscador means Lord Seeker in English. Jockey Luis Quinonez must have been saying some prayers in the early going when he was about 17 lengths behind in the field of 10 for the $200,000 Springboard Mile on Friday, Dec. 18 at Remington Park in Oklahoma City, Okla.
Senor Buscador and Quinonez made up every bit of their trailing deficit, and more, to win the Springboard, Remington Park s top 2-year-old offering and a Kentucky Derby qualifying-points race. After making the lead before mid-stretch, Senor Buscador pulled away with ease to win by 5 3/4 lengths.