March 6 (UPI) -- Kentucky Derby preps in California and Florida and returning 2025 champions keep horse racing rolling along as we turn the clock ahead this weekend.
All's quiet on the international front. Racing continues Friday evening in Dubai with a full, if unremarkable, slate of races, even as owners and trainers decide whether to stick with plans to contest World Cup night March 28 amid the military activity and near-paralysis of transportation.
Hoping for the best, we lead off with ...
The Road to the Roses
The 3-year-olds are back at it this weekend in the $200,000 Grade II San Felipe at Santa Anita and the $400,000 ESMARK Tampa Bay Derby, each 1 1/16 miles and worth 50 points to the winners on the Road to the Kentucky Derby leaderboard.
