Horse Racing

While not one of the best known race tracks in North America, on Sunday all eyes will be on Sunland Park in El Paso, Texas as the track hosts qualifying races for both the 2018 Kentucky Derby and Oaks. First up is the $200,000 Sunland Park Oaks for fillies, racing 1 1/16 miles on the dirt track.

On an excellent Saturday of racing from Fair Grounds in New Orleans, some of the best three-year-old fillies in the country will take to the track for the running of the $400,000 (G2) Fair Grounds Oaks. The winner will pick up 100 qualifying points and clinch a spot in the Kentucky Oaks on May 4.

On paper, Saturday's $1 million (G2) Louisiana Derby will be one of the most competitive races for Kentucky Derby qualifying points so far this season. The 1 1/8 mile run on the Fair Grounds dirt course has drawn a field of 10, with four of those very closely matched in the morning line odds.

It's a light schedule for 2018 Kentucky Derby qualifying this Saturday, with most of the attention focused on Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas, where they'll run the $900,000 (G2) Rebel Stakes. The race has drawn a full field of 11, with the winner picking up 50 Derby qualifying points.

Of three Kentucky Derby qualifying races to be run in Saturday, the (G2) Tampa Bay Derby sets up as the best betting race. With the scratch of two top contenders, the 1 1/16 mile run in the Tampa Bay dirt course has drawn a field of nine entries, all vying for a share of the $400,000 purse.

The road to qualify for the 2018 Kentucky Derby will see a clash of titans this Saturday in California. Currently sitting in the top 10 on the Derby qualifying leaderboard, McKinzie and Bolt d’Oro will go head-to-head in the (G2) San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita Race Track.

It's a huge weekend for 2018 Kentucky Derby qualifying, with three points races on the schedule for Saturday. In the $300,000 (G3) Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct, three contenders currently in the top 15 on the leaderboard will be battling for the 50 points that would all-but-clinch a spot in the Derby.

The best three-year-old fillies in North America are racing toward the May 3rd Kentucky Oaks, and the chase picks up this Saturday in Florida at Gulfstream Park. Eight are entered in the (G2) Davona Dale Stakes with the winner claiming 50 qualifying points and likely a spot in the Oaks starting gate.

Stakes racing returns to Gulfstream Park in Florida on Saturday as both the three-year-old colts and fillies are in action chasing qualifying points for the 2018 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks. For the colts, the (G2) Fountain Of Youth sees the 2018 debut of Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Good Magic.