The Jury: Expert Picks, Bets, and Fades for April 3, 2025

A trio of major qualifiers in the Road to the Kentucky Derby Challenge series, the $1.25 million Blue Grass (G1), $500,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1), and $750,000 Wood Memorial (G2), will be offered at Keeneland, Santa Anita, and Aqueduct, respectively, and the TwinSpires Jury of James Scully, Ashley Anderson, and Darin Zoccali will offer their best bets for each race.

They also provide selections for a trio of major Kentucky Oaks qualifiers: the $750,000 Ashland (G1) at Keeneland, $200,000 Gazelle (G3) at Aqueduct, and $200,000 Santa Anita Oaks (G2).

Aqueduct and Santa Anita's programs will take place Saturday. Originally scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Keeneland, the Ashland has been pushed to Monday and the Blue Grass to Tuesday due to severe weather.

As major qualifiers, the races are worth points on a 100-50-25-15-10 basis toward the Kentucky Derby and Oaks, but point values have been reduced 25% in the Santa Anita Derby (75-37.5-18.75-11.25-7.5) due to only five horses being entered.

Watch the TwinSpires Jury livestream at YouTube and TwinSpires' other social channels each week to hear full racing analysis from James, Ashley, and Darin! 

LIVE Weekend Coverage

Drop by TwinSpires this weekend for another live blog along the Road to the Kentucky covering the three major Derby preps this weekend - Wood Memorial and the Santa Anita Derby, alongside the last pool of the Kentucky Derby Future Wagers!