$500,000, Grade 2 Fasigtipton Risen Star Stakes Saturday’s Fairgrounds is the primary Championship Collection qualifying race on Churchill Downs’ Street to the Kentucky Derby schedule, with an enhanced factors distribution, with a complete of 105 factors for the Could 2 Kentucky Derby Introduced by Woodford Reserve allotted to the highest 5 finishes on a 50-25-15-10-5 scale.
Risen Star drew eight members, together with three winners in stakes races. Paladin received the G2 Remsen Stakes in December, and Golden Tempo received the G3 Lecomte Stakes in January. The Remaining Stakes winner was Chip Honcho, who received the Gun Runner Stakes in December after which completed fourth at Lecomte. Colt Forty-Seven was the one horse among the many different 5 to have two wins, one on the dash and one on the turf, claiming the race each instances.
The opposite 4 runners are first-time winners. Universe received his debut at Saratoga Race Course final summer time, ending second within the G3 Road Sense Stakes in October and the G2 Kentucky Jockey Membership Stakes in November, however completed seventh in his most up-to-date begin, the Smarty Jones Stakes in January. Carson Road received his first race on the Fairgrounds in December after which led the best way, however completed third at Le Comte. Coating received final fall in New York after which completed fourth at Remsen, whereas High quality Mischief earned his first win at Horseshoe Indianapolis final October and just lately completed fourth at Gun Runner and fifth at Lecomte.
Winners and evaluation: golden time Paladin and Paladin are the one Risenstar offspring to have received stakes just lately, and whereas I feel Golden Tempo has extra worth as a single-win wager, I feel Paladin is extra more likely to be the previous favourite. Golden Tempo has received two profession begins, each at fairgrounds. He raced his first race within the dash on December twentieth and received at Le Comte on January seventeenth. Golden Tempo began in tenth place in each races.th He moved as much as fourth place with pole quantity 8, and at Le Comte he beat the three horses in entrance of him to earn an equal velocity determine of 85.
paladin He has additionally received each of his two profession races, though he truly completed second in his first profession begin, however was given the win after Renegade, who completed first, was disqualified. In his second race, Paladin earned an Equibase Pace Determine of 96 and defeated Renegade within the Remsen Stakes on December sixth. Renegade returned in his 3-year-old debut final Saturday, profitable the Sam F. Davis Stakes. Paladin is skilled by Chad Brown, who had latest success at Risen Star with 2024 winner Sierra Leone.
carson road He has improved within the final two races, profitable on the Fairgrounds on December 4th for an 80 equibase and scoring an 84 at Le Comte. On the Lecomte race, Carson Road was in third place from the beginning, then moved as much as second and took the lead on the three-quarter pole, rising his lead by about half a horse size firstly of the ultimate eight turns, however was unable to take care of it and completed third, only one size behind Golden Tempo. The colt ought to be again in type on Saturday and if the percentages are nearer to 15-1 at Lecomte, he might be a great single-winner and ought to be utilized in Exatus and the Trifecta as properly.
This is the remainder of the sector and essentially the most consultant Equibase velocity numbers: chip honcho (87), colt forty seven (75), courtship (85), high quality mischief (86), and universe (91).
Get candidates in precedence order.
golden time
paladin
carson road
