By about 7:15 PM EDT today we will hopefully have a better idea of just
who the main players will be in the Kentucky Derby, which will be run
three weeks from today. The Blue Grass at Keeneland today might not
give a great indication as it will be run over a synthetic surface for
the fifth time today. However, the Arkansas Derby features The Factor, a
speedy colt who many see as one of the two or three favorites in the
Run For the Roses. He exits a scintillating win in the Rebel where he
was allowed to coast on an uncontested lead and pulled clear late. Here
are my selections for the stakes events at Aqueduct, Oaklawn, and
Keeneland today...
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