Bob Baffert and Joel Rosario steered Game Winner for most of the winter circuit into the favorite role for the Kentucky Derby.

Game Winner dropped for the first time at his bow when nosed in the second division of the Rebel Stakes. And behind Roadster he finished second in Saturday’s trio of Derby preps from the Santa Anita Derby. Game Winner stays the favorite for the Run for the Roses of May.
Game Winner remains the favorite for the Derby, thanks a pair of convincing variables. The second place finish in the Rebel on March 16 when he had been defeated by a inch was his first race following a 4??1/2 month layoff. The place ribbon he earned SoCal on Saturday was a workout according Baffert and his team. Game Winner’s proprietor Gary West told the press at Santa Anita on Saturday afternoon the colt wasn’t meant to be on top of his game when he was re-directed into the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park and ran a strong second to Omaha Beach. And his broad trip and place finish to stable-mate Roadster in the Santa Anita Derby was measure a winning effort.
Santa Anita Park owned an afternoon of racing on Saturday. And it was needed to keep racing in California relevant. Santa Anita reopened on March 29. The trail was shut since March 5. A number 22 was attained by that since Christmas. Kentucky Derby Points (Top 5)
1. Tacitus
Bill Mott
150
2. Vekoma
George Weaver
110
3. Plus Que Parfait
Brendan Walsh
104
4. Roadster
Bob Baffert
100
5. By My Standards
Bret Calhoun
100
Baffert’s Game Winner rests in 7th place with 85 points following his second place finish in the SA Derby on Saturday

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