Kentucky Derby prep: Gaming draws rail for Southwest Stakes
Photo:
Richard Steele / Eclipse Sportswire
Grade 1 winner Gaming drew the rail post in his bid to give
trainer Bob Baffert a record-extending seventh victory Saturday in the Grade 3,
$1 million Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn.
Ten 3-year-olds were entered into the Kentucky Derby 2025 prep
that will be worth 20-10-6-4-2 qualifying points for the top five finishers.
Click here for Oaklawn entries and results.
A Game Winner colt owned by Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and
Paul Weitman, Gaming already ranks fifth in Derby qualifying. He earned a
combined 18 points from his runner-up finish in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and
third-place result in the Los Alamitos Futurity (G2).
Juan Hernández will travel from California to ride Gaming in
Saturday’s two-turn, 1 1/16-mile race.
Patch Adams, who broke his maiden with a 10 1/2-length
runaway Nov. 30 at Churchill Downs, drew post 7 for trainer Brad Cox and jockey
Flavien Prat. Sandman, a two-turn mile winner for trainer Mark Casse last month
at Oaklawn, will break from post 6 with Cristian Torres.
Mystik Dan last year joined Smarty Jones 20 years earlier as
the only horses to win both the Southwest and the Kentucky Derby.
The Southwest is carded as the 10th of 12 races Saturday at
Oaklawn. It is scheduled to start at 5:10 p.m. EST. The first post will be at
12:25 p.m.
| Post | Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last start / Next start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Gaming Game Winner |
6.82 | Entered | ||
|
Last race Next race |
||||||
| 2 |
|
Publisher American Pharoah |
0.00 |
2nd, OP MSW (12/29/2024-R10) |
Entered | |
|
Last race Next race |
2nd, OP MSW (12/29/2024-R10) |
|||||
| 3 |
|
Monet’s Magic Good Magic |
4.79 |
1st, OP Alw OC (12/29/2024-R8) |
Entered | |
|
Last race Next race |
1st, OP Alw OC (12/29/2024-R8) |
|||||
| 4 |
|
Tiztastic Tiz the Law |
6.64 | Entered | ||
|
Last race Next race |
||||||
| 5 |
|
Render Judgment Blame |
6.17 | Entered | ||
|
Last race Next race |
||||||
| 6 |
|
Sandman Tapit |
6.24 | Entered | ||
|
Last race Next race |
||||||
| 7 |
|
Patch Adams Into Mischief |
6.15 | Entered | ||
|
Last race Next race |
||||||
| 8 |
|
American Promise Justify |
5.59 |
1st, OP MSW (12/29/2024-R10) |
Entered | |
|
Last race Next race |
1st, OP MSW (12/29/2024-R10) |
|||||
| 9 |
|
Bon Temps Bravazo |
5.79 | Entered | ||
|
Last race Next race |
||||||
| 10 |
|
Speed King Volatile |
5.84 | Entered | ||
|
Last race Next race |
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