Wood Memorial Stakes & Santa Anita Derby: Picks, race entries, analysis & LIVE horse racing news

April 5th, 2025

As we draw closer to Derby day the Road to the Kentucky Derby is heating up! While Keeneland's first set of weekend races were postponed for early this week due to severe weather moving through Kentucky, including the Blue Grass Stakes from Saturday to Tusday, we still have two key races along the Road to the Derby to look forward to — the Wood Memorial and Santa Anita Derby.

Stay with us all day as we cover all the major stakes races at Aqueduct and Santa Anita with expert picks, LIVE odds, breaking-news, promotional bonus offers, and much more.  

We'll also be here next weekend as we give our all access live coverage of the Lexington Stakes at Keeneland as the last stop on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.

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Wood Memorial Race Schedule

Distaff Stakes (G3)3:29 PM
Gazelle Stakes (G3)4:34 PM
Carter S. (G2)5:06 PM
Excelsior S. 5:38 PM
Wood Memorial Stakes6:10 PM

Santa Anita Derby Race Schedule

Echo Eddie Stakes3:30 PM
Santa Anita Oaks4:30 PM
Monrovia (G3)5:00 PM
Evening Jewel Stakes5:30 PM
Santa Anita Derby (G1)7:30 PM

 


 

Keeneland (Photo courtesy of Keeneland)

Horse Racing This Weekend: Key Races, Top Horses & Best Bets

The key horse races this week include some of the last 100 point Derby preps on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, offering some of our top horses and best bets this week, the Wood Memorial Stakes and the Santa Anita Derby with more great horse racing this weekend. 

Keenland's Blue Grass Stakes will take place on Tuesday instead of Saturday due to severe weather throughout Kentucky. But we'll still provide you with LIVE odds and more surrounding the last 100 point race of the year toward the Kentucky Derby. 

Also, this weekend we have the last pool of the Kentucky Derby Future wagers, which ends at 4:00 PM EST. 

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Fair Grounds and Turfway Park Race Results


Wood Memorial Stakes Results

Distaff Stakes (G3)Irish Maxima
Gazelle Stakes (G3)Ballerina d'Oro
Carter S. (G2)Crazy Mason
Excelsior S. Phileas Fogg
Wood Memorial StakesRodriguez

Santa Antia Dery Results

Echo Eddie StakesStyle Cat
Santa Anita OaksTenma
Monrovia (G3)Queen Maxima
Evening Jewel StakesOm N Joy
Santa Anita Derby (G1)Journalism

Road to the Kentucky Derby race results


Wood Memorial Stakes Results

Rodriguez 

Santa Anita Derby Results

Journalism


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