Earlier this week, Paladin was installed as the individual favorite in Pool 4 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager that runs over the weekend. On Saturday, the Chad Brown colt enhanced his resume.

Remsen (G2) winner Paladin heads west from his winter base in Florida to New Orleans for the $500,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds on Saturday.

Get ready for an exciting day of racing at the Fair Grounds Risen Star Weekend! The first race is just around the corner, kicking off a full schedule of races, results, exclusive trackside coverage, expert Fair Grounds picks, special offers, and more.

Despite ending his two-year-old season on a sour note in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1), East Avenue is expected to produce a far better effort, perhaps a winning one, in the $500,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds.

After an admirable second to loose-on-the-lead stablemate Victory Formation in the Smarty Jones S. at Oaklawn Park, Angel of Empire thrived with added ground, and a contested pace, in Saturday’s Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds.

It’s apropos that the Risen Star (G2) ushers in the Kentucky Derby Championship Series, because the $400,000 prize at Fair Grounds could hardly have drawn a better cast.

Expert horse racing analyst James Scully reflects the KY Derby implications we learned from the efforts of Mandaloun and Rombauer.