Ky. Derby prep guide: Odds, PPs, more for Los Al Futurity
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Jon Putman / Eclipse Sportswire
Valuable points for Kentucky Derby 2025 will be on the line in Saturday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Los Alamitos. Gaming, 1 of 3 runners entered by Bob Baffert, towers over this five-horse field on paper, but this race will be run on dirt at 1 1/16 miles, a distance at which he has not yet won.
Post time for the Los Alamitos Futurity, the eighth of nine races, is 6:54 p.m. EST. FanDuel TV will show it live.
Check out Horse Racing Nation’s free past performances page for downloadable PPs for the Los Al Futurity and more, courtesy of our partners at Brisnet.
We also have Super Screener picks and analysis for the Los Al Futurity as well as recent top speed figures for each contender.
Best speed figures
| No. | Horse | Morn. line | Beyer | TimeformUS | HRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaming | 2-5 | 95 | 112 | 98 |
| 2 | Mellencamp | 15-1 | 79 | 107 | 95 |
| 3 | Getaway Car | 3-1 | 89 | 108 | 93 |
| 4 | Rank | 15-1 | 77 | 103 | 92 |
| 5 | Journalism | 6-1 | 82 | 103 | 96 |
Looking at the pace
A moderate pace is expected for the Los Alamitos Futurity with long shot Mellencamp ahead of Baffert stablemates Getaway Car and Gaming.
Pace projector appears courtesy of TimeformUS.
HRN picks
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Ashley Tamulonis and Laurie Ross went head to head handicapping the Los Alamitos Futurity, and both sided with Gaming on top while disagreeing on who will round out the exacta.
Ed DeRosa has fair odds for the Holiday Cheer Stakes on Saturday at Turfway Park, part of the inaugural synthetic championships at the Florence, Ky., oval. He is most intrigued by Senbei, Mo Stash and Run Carson following the defection of Patches O’Houlihan.
J. Keeler Johnson’s latest Horses to Watch column offers three runners to consider across the country this Saturday.
Former Pro Bowl quarterback Jake Delhomme joined the Ron Flatter Racing Pod to discuss a pair of horses he has running on Louisiana Champions day at Fair Grounds.
| Post | Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | Morn. Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Gaming Game Winner |
7.20 | 2-5 | ||
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| 2 |
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Mellencamp Constitution |
0.00 | 15-1 | ||
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| 3 |
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Getaway Car Curlin |
6.96 | 3-1 | ||
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| 4 |
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Rank Honor A. P. |
0.00 | 15-1 | ||
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| 5 |
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Journalism Curlin |
6.06 | 6-1 | ||
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