Tipsheet: 2025 Lecomte Stakes

A huge cast of 14 sophomores will go postward in the $250,000 Lecomte S. (G3) at Fair Grounds on Saturday. The 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series contest will reward the top five finishers with qualifying points on a 20-10-6-4-2 basis.

Lecomte Stakes Picks

#13 Built
#3 Admiral Dennis
#11 Disco Time
#7 Calling Card

Lecomte Stakes Wagers

$10 exacta 13 with 3,6,7
50-cent superfecta 3,13 with 3,13 with 7,11 with all

Lecomte Stakes Contenders

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#1 INNOVATOR (10-1): Likely pacesetter in the field gets the rail and stretches out for the first time. Authentic colt from the D. Wayne Lukas shedrow graduated in his seventh start most recently and could be dangerous if he clears early on. Jaime Torres will ride.

#2 MAXIMUM PROMISE (10-1): McPeek pupil showed marked improvement in his second offering with the addition of blinkers when airing by 14 lengths at Ellis Park in August. The son of Maximum Security didn’t beat much in his maiden win, but he is still a nice prospect, nonetheless. Brian Hernandez, Jr. has the assignment.

#10 MOBETTERTHANGOOD (20-1): Intriguing McPeek pupil rallied from off the pace to defeat Empire State-bred runners at Saratoga in the summer and lands here for his 2025 debut. The son of Mo Town gives the impression of a nice prospect going forward, but this is an ambitious spot for his three-year-old unveiling. Colby Hernandez will be up.

#11 DISCO TIME (9-2): Unbeaten contender for Brad Cox has been sharp with two comfortable tallies beneath the Twin Spires to begin his career. Juddmonte homebred has recorded a handful of well-spaced drills in anticipation of his black-type bow, and the son of Not This Time might be up to the task with regular pilot Florent Geroux in the silks.

#12 JOLLY SAMURAI (20-1): Two-time stakes victor ran just evenly in the Springboard Mile S. in his latest venture and faces a deeper cast in this one. The gelded three-year-old will need a hefty leap forward to be in the mix late under Rene Diaz.

#13 BUILT (3-1): Top pick from the Catalano barn led throughout in a professional tally in the Gun Runner S. on the surface and gets the nod to move his overall win streak to three. Hard Spun colt is bred to go long, and I believe that he will not need the lead in order to succeed against this crew. Jareth Loveberry retains the mount.

#14 SEATTLE ROAD (20-1): One-run closer from the Amoss barn graduated at Fair Grounds in his 2024 finale, but the colt faces much better today and was also assigned an impossible post widest of all in the field. I feel that others are much more likely in the contest.