Feb. 27 (UPI) -- After last week's convoluted detour overseas, the Road to the Kentucky Derby returns home this weekend with big races in Arkansas, Florida and New York.
Gulfstream Park has a clutch of big turf races on tap and Oaklawn Park's rich stakes program shifts into another gear.
On the global scene, it's Super Saturday in Dubai -- think Romantic Warrior, Heart of Honor and Tuz -- and Hong Kong has the middle legs of both its Triple Crown series and Hong Kong Derby series on the same Sunday program.
The road to the roses
Three big races, each worth 50 points on the "Road to the Kentucky Derby" leaderboard, should winnow down the still-crowded field of legitimate contenders.
