With a win in Saturday’s Grade 2 Risen Star at the Fair Grounds, Paladin moved to the lead of the Kentucky Derby points leaderboard.
Magnitude came and went so fast we barely saw him, while Getaway Car and Caldera threw it down in New Mexico, as we update the Derby trail.
In two Triple Crown points races, Sierra Leone rallied to run down Track Phantom to win the Risen Star, while Stronghold scored in the Sunland Park Derby.
Track Phantom has won three straight, including two stakes, and will look to keep it rolling in Saturday’s Risen Star at the Fair Grounds.
Angel of Empire, the longest of three Brad Cox entrants, won the Risen Star Stakes to secure 50 Kentucky Derby points.
Epicenter posted a front-running score in the Risen Star Stakes, the first 50-point Derby trail race, to take over the points lead.
A big field, including two of the top three runners in Derby points earned, will contest Saturday’s Risen Star at the Fair Grounds, the first 50-point race.