Three key stops on the Road To The Kentucky Derby take place across the US this weekend.
With the 'Run for the Roses' getting ever nearer, there are just four key trials left before the race takes place on the first Saturday in May.
The Todd Pletcher-trained Renegade is currently the clubhouse leader after demolishing Silent Tactic in the Arkansas Derby last weekend and time is running out for other candidates to emerge.
We assess what might be lurking in the races being ran this weekend...
Blue Grass Stakes
Keeneland hosts the Bluegrass Stakes at 23:22 (BST) on Saturday and can be a decent pointer towards the main event next month.
In 2024, Sierra Leone won this race and finished first in the Road To The Kentucky Derby standings before going down a nose to Mystik Dan at Churchill Downs.
Heading into Saturday night, it looks as if Class President could be the one to beat after he prevailed over the aforementioned Silent Tactic in the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park at the beginning of March.
Wood Memorial Stakes
Just 12 minutes after the Blue Grass Stakes, viewers will get the chance to watch the Wood Memorial Stakes unfold at Aqueduct.
Unbeaten on two starts and 25/1 for the Kentucky Derby, Chad Brown's Iron Honor looks interesting heading into this contest and could take all the beating. He is by 2016 Derby victor Nyquist and scored at Group 3 level on his last start.
Santa Anita Derby
UK viewers will have to stay up through Saturday night to watch the Santa Anita Derby, however, given the field and its reputation; it may be worth stopping up for.
Horses will jump at 00:30 BST early on Sunday morning and chief amongst the competitors is Potente.
Trained by six-time Derby winner Bob Baffert, he is certainly in the right hands to develop into a chief principle heading to Churchill Downs and his win at this track in the San Felipe Stakes was fairly impressive.
Journalism won this race last year before a runner-up finish in the Derby was followed up with victory in both the Preakness and Haskell Stakes.
