Dean's Kitten Strikes in Lane's End

Photo: Eric Patterson / Eclipse Sportswire

His accomplishments beforehand had been modest, but the 2 1/2-length victory for Dean's Kitten in the $500,000 Lane's End Stakes (gr. II) at Turfway Park March 27 pushes Ken and Sarah Ramsey's homebred right into the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) picture.

On a day when the Ramseys' Furthest Land finished last in the $10 million Dubai World Cup (UAE-I), Dean's Kitten's victory in the 1 1/8-mile Lane's End certainly should prove to be more than consoling. The $291,000 winning purse moves the son of Kitten's Joy into the top 10 among 3-year-olds in graded stakes earnings, which are used to determine the 20 qualifiers for the Kentucky Derby.

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