Emerging Market will be an unusual entrant in the May 2 Kentucky Derby (G1) with but two starts.

A quartet of promising colts will attempt to make the big leap from maiden victories to a spot in the Kentucky Derby (G1) on Saturday in the $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds.

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.

Brad Cox relies solely on two-time winner Rancho Santa Fe in the 1 1/16-mile Smarty Jones, a Road to the Kentucky Derby prep.

If Further Ado is as good as he advertised when graduating third out at Keeneland last month, he'll be tough to beat Saturday in the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs.

On Sunday at Churchill Downs, Incredibolt surged from last to first to take the $200,000 Street Sense (G3) in eye-catching fashion.

The fall meet at Churchill Downs kicks off Sunday with the first of two "Stars of Tomorrow," programs devoted exclusively to two-year-olds.

Napoleon Solo wound up dominating the historic one-mile test for two-year-olds.