With the long-range goal being his third Kentucky Derby victory, trainer Doug O’Neill sends two of his contenders into the Robert B. Lewis Stakes, a Derby points prep Saturday at Santa Anita.
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Prime Factor won his career debut under wraps for trainer Todd Pletcher
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A pair of Kentucky Derby qualifying races are on tap this weekend. The 1 1/16-miles, Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes will headline a 12-race program at Gulfstream Park with five graded stakes worth $600,000 in purses while Santa Anita Park hosts the Grade 3 Robert B. Lewis Stakes. Both preps offer qualifying points for the 147th Derby on May 1 to the top four finishers on a 10-4-2-1 scale.
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Prime Factor won his career debut under wraps for trainer Todd Pletcher
WinStar Farm LLC and CHC Inc. s Prime Factor and Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable s Amount are scheduled to bring a combined total of two races of experience into Saturday s $200,000 Holy Bull (G3) at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla.
Jumping from maiden special weight company into a graded-stakes may be a lot to ask of lightly raced 3-year-olds, but their trainer, Todd Pletcher, has a history of success with late-developing colts during the winter months at Gulfstream.
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