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The winter thoroughbred racing season and the continued chase for points and a spot in the 2019 Kentucky Derby kicks into high gear this Saturday at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. The Louisiana track hosts the running of the $200,000 (G3) Lecomte Stakes, and the race has drawn a field of 14. They'll be asked to run just over one mile on the Fair Grounds dirt track.

After a stop in New York City for the Jerome Stakes on New Year's Day, the road to 2019 Kentucky Derby qualification runs through southern California on Saturday. Seven three-year-old colts are expected to go to the gate at Santa Anita Race Track for the (G3) Sham Stakes. They'll be racing one mile on the Santa Anita dirt course, chasing a total purse of $100,000 and 2019 Derby qualifying points.

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The race to qualify for the 2019 Kentucky Derby picks up steam again this weekend with the running of the $250,000 (G2) Remsen Stakes at Aqueduct, which will award Derby qualifying points to the top four finishers in a 10-4-2-1 scale. In an interesting handicapping angle, several of the colts in the field will be making a switch from turf-to-dirt racing surface.