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Except for a one-race experiment wearing blinkers which didn't pan out, Tenma has been the pre-eminent figure among the three-year-old fillies based in Southern California.

Tickets for Kentucky Derby Week and the entire 43-day Spring Meet at Churchill Downs go on sale Thursday at noon (all times Eastern). The 151st Spring Meet at the historic Louisville racetrack spans nine weeks from April 26-June 29.
 
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Unsurprisingly, the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis (G3) at Santa Anita on Saturday is shaping as an intramural battle among a group of three-year-olds trained by Bob Baffert, who has won the last six editions of the Lewis and 12 overall.

Disco Time hopes to succeed on the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail that his sire and maternal grandfather unfortunately never had the opportunity to pursue.

Seven horses will vie for 20-10-6-4-2 Road to the Kentucky Derby qualification points in Saturday’s Holy Bull (G3) at Gulfstream Park.

At 1 1/8 miles in distance, Saturday’s $250,000 Withers S. at Aqueduct is the longest Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifier contested thus far in 2025.

The form of last fall's Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) will be under the microscope on two fronts Saturday.

If his recent form line with Coal Battle remains a productive one, Mo Quality might prove tough to beat in the $250,000 Withers S. at Aqueduct on Saturday.

Speed King lived up to his moniker in Saturday's $1 million Southwest (G3) at Oaklawn Park, scoring in gate-to-wire fashion in the Road to the Kentucky Derby series while the betting favorites generally endured far more eventful trips.

Speed King faces an important opportunity to live up to his name Saturday in the $1 million Southwest S. (G3), Oaklawn’s second of four Kentucky Derby qualifying races.