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paladinThe winner of Saturday’s G2 Risen Star on the Fairgrounds will subsequent intention to run within the G1 Bluegrass at Keeneland.
Brown’s plans have been reported by Marcus Hirsch on Monday. every day racing kind. If he returns to Bluegrass, he can have seven weeks between the penultimate and closing prep race, and 4 weeks between Bluegrass and the Kentucky Derby.
Coach Chad Brown has but to win the Kentucky Derby, however he completed second in Sierra Leone in 2024 and Good Magic in 2018. He additionally introduced up Zandong, who ranked third in 2022. Sierra Leone, Good Magic and Zandon all received the Bluegrass and went on to compete within the Kentucky Derby.
Gun Runner’s 3-year-old son Paladin had an ideal end in his third race. Paladin, who earned 50 factors together with his Risen Star win and 10 factors with final yr’s Remsen (G2) win, is on the prime of the Kentucky Derby qualifying factors standings. Traditionally, 60 factors is sufficient for a horse to run within the Kentucky Derby. The minimal rating varies from yr to yr, however the cutoff has by no means exceeded 40 factors because the inception of the factors system.
