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[email protected] @HorseRacingKK _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ROAD TO KENTUCKY DERBY two starts of his young career following a 5 ¾-length score in CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON BEGINS the premier race at Remington Park. Jockey Luis Quinonez will have the call on Senor Buscador for trainer Todd Fincher WITH GRADE II, $400,000 RISEN STAR from post 5. Winchell Thoroughbreds’ speedy Midnight Bourbon will LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021) – The Road be in search of back-to-back victories following his one-length to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series is set to kickoff win in the $200,000 Lecomte. Trained by Hall of Famer Steve Saturday in New Orleans with a field of 13 horses that were Asmussen, Midnight Bourbon has not missed the board in entered in the $400,000 Risen Star presented by Lamarque five starts with two wins, a second and two third-place finishes. Ford (Grade II) at Fair Grounds. Joe Talamo will have the return call from post 6. Over the next nine weekends, 3-year-old Thoroughbreds One of the other horses likely to garner attention in the will continue their quest for points in select races to secure a Risen Star is Juddmonte Farms’ Lecomte third-place finisher th berth in the starting gate for the 147 running of the $3 million Mandaloun. Trained by Brad Cox, Mandaloun will add Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) on blinkers following his one-length defeat as the beaten 4-5 Saturday, May 1 at Churchill Downs.