31.   The major prep races stateside did little to stamp the tag of solid Derby favorite on any horse.

32.   The Lone Star Derby, a prep race for the Kentucky Derby and other Triple Crown races, is expected to be one of the highlights.

33.   The performance at Churchill Downs was enough to make Arazi the favorite in the Kentucky Derby the following spring despite just one prep race.

34.   The Santa Anita Derby is the final major prep race in California for the Kentucky Derby.

35.   The Santa Anita Derby contributed winner Cavonnier, Alyrob, Honour and Glory, Corker and Prince of Thieves, more than any other Derby prep race.

36.   The Santa Anita Derby is one of four important Kentucky Derby prep races Saturday.

37.   The Wood was considered the most accomplished and contentious of the dozens of Derby prep races.

38.   Then they run the prep races.

39.   There are still a handful of prep races for the Derby.

40.   This is the final prep race for the Belmont, so maybe War Emblem will find his nemesis coming out of this race.