Overview

• The last major Kentucky Derby qualifying races are scheduled for Saturday, featuring the Blue Grass Stakes, Santa Anita Derby, and Wood Memorial.
• Fierceness leads the Kentucky Derby leaderboard with 136 points, followed by Catching Freedom and Forever Young.
• Bob Baffert-trained horses, including Imagination, are notable entries, despite Baffert's ban from Churchill Downs.
• The weekend's races are crucial for horses on the bubble, with only a few spots left for the Kentucky Derby starting gate.
• International racing highlights include the Japanese Classics season kickoff and significant wins by Irish-bred horses.