Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Trainer Brad Cox has 11 colts nominated to the Louisiana Derby, a key stepping stone to the Kentucky Derby, and will start sorting the contenders from the pretenders in Saturday's Lecomte Stakes at Fair Grounds.
The Lecomte is the marquee feature on a program that also includes the Silverbulletday Stakes for potential Kentucky Oaks contenders, the Louisiana Stakes for older horses -- and a forecast for significant rain that could affect everyone's plans.
Turfway Park in northern Kentucky and Laurel Park in Maryland also have 3-year-old stakes while Aqueduct and Oaklawn Park also are in on the action.
On the world stage, the third meeting of the Dubai World Cup Carnival features the Godolphin-heavy Group 2 Zabeel Mile on the turf and the UAE 1000 Guineas at 7 furlongs on the dirt.
Also, not only is Flightline officially the "World's Best Racehorse" of 2022, but his final victory, the Breeders' Cup Classic, has been named the best race of the year. Details in News and Notes. Gee, wonder who will get the "Horse of the Year" Eclipse Award next week.