![]() 19 Risen Star Stakes Presented by Lamarque Ford at Fair Grounds when third in his season debut, he recovered in the Blue Grass to lead a few horses into the first of two turns. He gave his backers plenty of anxious moments over the first minute of the 1 1/8-mile contest.īreaking slowly, as he did in the Feb. Horseplayers also liked him a bunch Saturday, sending him off at 2-1 odds, just behind Smile Happy at 9-5. The victory earned him 100 qualifying points toward the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve May 7 at Churchill Downs, where he figures to be one of the popular selections with the betting public. Knifing his way through traffic under Flavien Prat, he surged through the pack to catch favored Smile Happy and pull away by 2 1/2 lengths. But this time, his talent was enough to offset poor racing luck.
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