The Fair Grounds presents Road to the Derby Day on Saturday, featuring the Lecomte Stakes (G3) for 3-year-olds, plus an intriguing matchup between newly-turned 4-year-olds Mandaloun and Midnight Bourbon in the Louisiana Stakes (G3).
John Velazquez blasted out of the gate Dec. 26 on opening day at Santa Anita, winning with his first three rides and adding a stakes victory on Bob Baffert’s 3-year-old filly Kalypso in the Grade 1 La Brea.
Kentucky Derby Odds, Best Pick, Past Performances, Expert Handicapping. The excitement of the Kentucky Derby is never restricted to just the two minutes or so in which the race has run. In the weeks leading up to the annual event, contenders jump onto and off the probables lists daily and the hype builds steadily up until and through the time the gates swing open. But nothing is as exciting, likely, than the last few seconds of the race as the winner cruises down the lane to the win by daylight, or especially when he (or she) just gets up in time. The Derby outcome has been decided by less than a length on 42 occasions, but has been won by four lengths or more 23 times.
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NASA s little Mars helicopter has gotten a reprieve. Instead of wrapping up flight tests at the beginning of May, NASA is giving its Ingenuity helicopter at least an extra month to tackle tough new terrain and serve as a scout for its companion rover, Perseverance.
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