Saturday guide: Winter stakes & a Kentucky Derby prep
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There's a grab bag of stakes action Saturday, with a Kentucky Derby prep mixed in.
Gulfstream Park presents the Tropical Park Derby, a 1 1/16-mile stakes on turf for 3-year-olds. A full field of 12, plus one also-eligible, has entered the race. The Tropical Park Derby is race 11, post time 5:17 p.m. EST.
The Los Alamitos Futurity offers 10-5-3-2-1 points to the top five finishers, but with only six entries, there's a chance it may lose a few points should there be a scratch. Bob Baffert has three of the field, topped by Breeders' Cup Juvenile fourth-place finisher Litmus Test. Post time for the Los Al Futurity is 5 p.m. EST.
Fair Grounds hosts Louisiana Champions day, a full slate of stakes exclusively for LA-breds.
Coverage of this weekend's stakes will be on FanDuel TV.
Free past performances for this weekend's stakes are courtesy of Brisnet.
HRN Handicappers
Super Screener zooms in on Saturday's Kentucky Derby points race. See how to play the Los Alamitos Futurity here.
HorseCenter's Brian Zipse and Matt Shifman go through their top 10 horses to watch for 2026.
On the Ron Flatter Racing Pod, former California racing board member David Israel joins for a talk about the sport's past and future as well as memories of the 1984 "Miracle on Ice". Kenny Mayne also dials in to finish his epic story on the Palio de Siena. Listen here.
| No. |
Silks |
Horse / Sire |
Rating |
Trainer / Jockey |
Last Start (HRN) / Next Start |
Morn. line |
| 1 |
|
Acknowledgemeplz Bucchero |
6.05 |
Doug F. O'Neill Armando Ayuso |
1st (138), SA MSW (10/25/25-R3) 2025 Los Alamitos Futurity G2 |
7-2 |
Last Race Next Race |
1st (138), SA MSW (10/25/25-R3) 2025 Los Alamitos Futurity G2 |
| 2 |
|
Provenance Into Mischief |
6.12 |
Bob Baffert Kyle Frey |
1st (103), SA MSW (9/27/25-R5) 2025 Los Alamitos Futurity G2 |
5-1 |
Last Race Next Race |
1st (103), SA MSW (9/27/25-R5) 2025 Los Alamitos Futurity G2 |
| 3 |
|
Litmus Test Nyquist |
7.70 |
Bob Baffert Juan J. Hernandez |
4th (115), 2025 Breeders' Cup Juvenile G1 2025 Los Alamitos Futurity G2 |
4-5 |
Last Race Next Race |
4th (115), 2025 Breeders' Cup Juvenile G1 2025 Los Alamitos Futurity G2 |
| 4 |
|
Blacksmith Liam's Map |
0.00 |
Bob Baffert Kazushi Kimura |
5th (101), DMR MSW (11/22/2025-R9) 2025 Los Alamitos Futurity G2 |
5-1 |
Last Race Next Race |
5th (101), DMR MSW (11/22/2025-R9) 2025 Los Alamitos Futurity G2 |
| 5 |
|
American King American Pharoah |
0.00 |
Ruben Gomez Geovanni Franco |
4th (85), Dmr MSW (10/30/25-R3) 2025 Los Alamitos Futurity G2 |
30-1 |
Last Race Next Race |
4th (85), Dmr MSW (10/30/25-R3) 2025 Los Alamitos Futurity G2 |
| 6 |
|
Captivator Charlatan |
4.84 |
John W. Sadler Hector I. Berrios |
1st (99), Dmr MdnOC (11/8/25-R4) 2025 Los Alamitos Futurity G2 |
6-1 |
Last Race Next Race |
1st (99), Dmr MdnOC (11/8/25-R4) 2025 Los Alamitos Futurity G2 |
| No. |
Silks |
Horse / Sire |
Rating |
Trainer / Jockey |
Last Start (HRN) / Next Start |
Status |
| 1 |
|
Thundering Mosler |
0.00 |
Derek S. Ryan Yolber Torres |
9th (99), 2025 Hill Prince G3 2025 Tropical Park Derby LS |
Entered |
Last Race Next Race |
9th (99), 2025 Hill Prince G3 2025 Tropical Park Derby LS |
| 2 |
|
Discreet Dancer Tapit |
0.00 |
Antonio Sano John R. Velazquez |
8th (108), Showing Up S. 2025 Tropical Park Derby LS |
Entered |
Last Race Next Race |
8th (108), Showing Up S. 2025 Tropical Park Derby LS |
| 3 |
|
Tiz Dashing Tiz the Law |
7.53 |
Barclay Tagg Javier J. Castellano |
1st (107), 2025 Hill Prince G3 2025 Tropical Park Derby LS |
Entered |
Last Race Next Race |
1st (107), 2025 Hill Prince G3 2025 Tropical Park Derby LS |
| 4 |
|
Church and State Caravaggio |
0.00 |
Steven Owens Micah Husbands |
3rd (105), 2025 Hill Prince G3 2025 Tropical Park Derby LS |
Entered |
Last Race Next Race |
3rd (105), 2025 Hill Prince G3 2025 Tropical Park Derby LS |
| 5 |
|
Day And Age Omaha Beach |
0.00 |
Mark E. Casse Edwin Gonzalez |
7th (110), Showing Up S. 2025 Tropical Park Derby LS |
Entered |
Last Race Next Race |
7th (110), Showing Up S. 2025 Tropical Park Derby LS |
| 6 |
|
Layabout Laoban |
6.12 |
Patrick L. Biancone Junior Alvarado |
2nd (117), Showing Up S. 2025 Tropical Park Derby LS |
Entered |
Last Race Next Race |
2nd (117), Showing Up S. 2025 Tropical Park Derby LS |
| 7 |
|
Chapman's Peak Quality Road |
7.09 |
Brad H. Cox Tyler Gaffalione |
2nd (113), 2025 Commonwealth Turf Stakes G3 2025 Tropical Park Derby LS |
Entered |
Last Race Next Race |
2nd (113), 2025 Commonwealth Turf Stakes G3 2025 Tropical Park Derby LS |
| 8 |
|
Simulate Kitten's Joy |
6.73 |
William I. Mott Joe Bravo |
10th (94), 2025 Bryan Station Stakes G3 2025 Tropical Park Derby LS |
Entered |
Last Race Next Race |
10th (94), 2025 Bryan Station Stakes G3 2025 Tropical Park Derby LS |
| 9 |
|
Roar Of The Beast The Big Beast |
0.00 |
Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. Rajiv Maragh |
3rd (114), GP HCP (11/08/2025-R6) 2025 Tropical Park Derby LS |
Entered |
Last Race Next Race |
3rd (114), GP HCP (11/08/2025-R6) 2025 Tropical Park Derby LS |
| 10 |
|
Candytown Speightstown |
0.00 |
Todd A. Pletcher Edgard J. Zayas |
4th (115), Showing Up S. 2025 Tropical Park Derby LS |
Entered |
Last Race Next Race |
4th (115), Showing Up S. 2025 Tropical Park Derby LS |
| 11 |
|
Tank Adios Charlie |
6.12 |
Carlos A. David Emisael Jaramillo |
8th (79), 2025 Saranac LS 2025 Tropical Park Derby LS |
Entered |
Last Race Next Race |
8th (79), 2025 Saranac LS 2025 Tropical Park Derby LS |
| 12 |
|
Souper Forces Laoban |
0.00 |
Michael J. Trombetta Cipriano Gil |
1st (117), Showing Up S. 2025 Tropical Park Derby LS |
Entered |
Last Race Next Race |
1st (117), Showing Up S. 2025 Tropical Park Derby LS |
| 13 |
|
Mcravin Uncle Mo |
0.00 |
James J. Toner Jorge Ruiz |
2nd (107), LRL ALW (10/25/2025-R8) 2025 Tropical Park Derby LS |
Entered |
Last Race Next Race |
2nd (107), LRL ALW (10/25/2025-R8) 2025 Tropical Park Derby LS |
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