Oaks News

Bob Baffert has won the Starlet (G2) a grand total of 11 times, including the past eight years in a row, and the Hall of Fame trainer is poised to extend that streak in Saturday’s $200,000 renewal at Los Alamitos.

As expected, the last weekend in November has seen a decent shake-up in Power Rankings for the first Friday and Saturday in May.

Champagne (G1) runner-up Talkin faces well-regarded class climbers Paladin, Renegade, and Courting in the Remsen (G2) at Aqueduct.

Godolphin’s 2-year-old homebred filly Bella Ballerina, a half-sister to 2023 Kentucky Oaks winner Pretty Mischievous, won Saturday’s Golden Rod (G2) at Churchill Downs.

A total of seven very talented two-year-old colts will run in Saturday’s $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club S. (G2) at Churchill Downs.

Stakes races for juveniles have been few and far between, and as a result, there isn’t too much happening in the rankings once again.

Explora is set to invade Churchill Downs from Southern California, where she’ll face 12 rivals in Saturday’s $400,000 Golden Rod (G2), a “Prep Season” event on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks.

Weather has played a huge part in ensuring there is little change once again in the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks Power Rankings.

Given that it’s been a light week for Derby contenders, this week’s Power Rankings will take an advanced look at one of the most exciting upcoming Derby Future Wager betting options.

The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) may not have the best record as a Kentucky Derby predictor. But it’s always a key date in assessing where the Derby contenders stand.