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Graded Kentucky Derby preps in January and early February are all G3s and are worth just 10 qualifying points each to the winners. These half-dozen early races don’t often attract
Unbeaten Mandaloun draws post 10 in Lecomte Stakes Jan 11, 2021 Kellie Reilly/Brisnet.com Mandaloun made it 2-for-2 in an allowance at Churchill Downs (Coady Photography)
Trainer Brad Cox has other Kentucky Derby (G1) hopefuls in his barn in addition to Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) hero Essential Quality, and one of them –
Mandaloun – takes his first test on the trail in Saturday’s $200,000 Lecomte Stakes (G3) at Fair Grounds.
Himself unbeaten, the Juddmonte Farms homebred attracted attention in his Keeneland debut, where he prevailed despite a troubled trip. Mandaloun backed up that favorable impression in a Churchill Downs allowance on the Nov. 28 “Stars of Tomorrow II” card. Both races were one-turn sprints, so the well-bred son of leading sire Into Mischief will try a route for the first time in the 1 1/16-mile Lecomte.