Bob Baffert will saddle multi-million-dollar purchases Brant and Potente in the 1 1/16-mile stakes, which offers 50 Kentucky Derby points to the winner.
Westwood won the recent San Pasqual for the late John Shirreffs, and Vodka Vodka could give trainer Aggie Ordonez, also the trainer of Beholder Mile entrant Om N Joy, a big day.
The 2026 Inglis Digital USA March Sale closed Tuesday displaying steady trade in the broodmare prospect market, led by the $80,000 purchase of the Grade 3-placed broodmare prospect Faith Understood.
Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine has commenced a comprehensive three-year study to improve the detection of Thoroughbred racehorse injuries based on data from horses seen at Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists next to Belmont Park.