This week, the Racing Roundtable discusses a pair of Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) prep races — the Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) and Springboard Mile — plus the inaugural Synthetic Championships at Turfway Park, what caught their eye from the weekend, and they wrap up with some end-of-year reflections on racing and wagering.

Last week, three Kentucky Derby (G1) qualifiers took place over the course of four days. Many new names emerged on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.

There are two great reasons to play the Sunday card at Los Alamitos: a tournament with cash prizes and a Pick 6 carryover with a mandatory payout.

A compact field of five juveniles will run 1 1/16 miles in Saturday’s $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2).