The Road to the Kentucky Derby continues on Wednesday with the $300,000 Indiana Derby (G3), a great betting race with 10 talented 3-year-olds in the mix. The 1 1/8-mile race will award 34 Kentucky Derby qualification points to the top four finishers on a 20-8-4-2 basis.
Steve Asmussen has been a mainstay at the top of Oaklawn Park trainer standings, that’s why it was so unusual to see the Hall of Fame trainer go winless.
Mister Winston is bred to be at his best running long, so the fact he won his debut sprinting 6 1/2 furlongs on Saturday at Gulfstream is noteworthy.