Risen Star guide: Get odds, PPs, more for Kentucky Derby prep
The first of the Kentucky Derby 2024 preps offering 50 points to the winner takes place Saturday in the Grade 2, $400,000 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds.
An important race in its own right and the local prep for the Louisiana Derby (G2), the Risen Star goes at about 7:17 p.m. EST as the 14th and final event.
We have Super Screener picks and analysis for the Risen Star as well as recent top speed figures for each contender.
You also may check out Horse Racing Nation’s free past performances page, where you may download PPs for the Risen Star and more, courtesy of our partners at Brisnet.
Risen Star best speed figures
| Post | Horse | ML | Beyer | TimeformUS | HRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tizzy Indy | 50-1 | 68 | 91 | 83 |
| 2 | Awesome Ruta | 30-1 | 78 | 95 | 85 |
| 3 | Honor Marie | 6-1 | 92 | 107 | 96 |
| 4 | Sierra Leone | 4-1 | 91 | 112 | 99 |
| 5 | Moonlight | 12-1 | 90 | 108 | 95 |
| 6 | Real Men Violin | 8-1 | 89 | 102 | 93 |
| 7 | Hall of Fame | 6-1 | 94 | 121 | 97 |
| 8 | Catching Freedom | 5-1 | 87 | 112 | 88 |
| 9 | Cardinale | 12-1 | 83 | 109 | 78 |
| 10 | Resilience | 12-1 | 80 | 103 | 86 |
| 11 | Track Phantom | 7-2 | 90 | 114 | 97 |
| 12 | Bee Dancer | 20-1 | 78 | 91 | 92 |
Looking at the pace
Hall of Fame is expected to set a fast pace in the Risen Star with Cardinale, Track Phantom and Bee Dancer all giving chase while trying to cross over from their outside posts.
Pace projector courtesy of TimeformUS.
HRN picks for the Risen Star
This week’s Super Screener is highlighting the late Pick 5 at Fair Grounds that is anchored by the Risen Star. Super Screener creator Mike Shutty believes Join the Dance has a chance to kick the sequence off at a nice price in the Albert M. Stall Memorial:"While Creative Cairo has defeated Join the Dance in their previous two meetings, form-cycle analysis indicates that Join the Dance will turn the tables on her rival here with a strong chance of running a lifetime best. She owns a quick turn of foot and also has shown an ability to run her best on off going, which is a possibility Saturday given the forecast."
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Ed DeRosa’s fair odds see the Risen Star as a wide-open affair and that bettors should watch the board before placing their bets. Awesome Ruta could outrun his 30-1 price tag.
Ashley Tamulonis and Laurie Ross went head to head handicapping the Risen Star. While they agree both Catching Freedom and Sierra Leone can hit the board, they diverged entirely on Track Phantom.
FanDuel TV racing analyst Caton Bredar joined the Ron Flatter Racing Pod to discuss the Risen Star as well as the undercard stakes at Fair Grounds on Saturday.
Here is the field for the Risen Star Stakes (G2):