Sidelines with John Clay

Sidelines with John Clay

The John Clay Podcast: Handicapping Blue Grass, Santa Anita Derby, Wood Memorial

By John Clay
Essential Quality with Luis Saez up, leaves the starting gate during the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Keeneland last November.
Essential Quality with Luis Saez up, leaves the starting gate during the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Keeneland last November. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com

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It’s one month until the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 1, 2021. Three major prep races are set for April 3. There’s the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland in Lexington, the Santa Anita Derby at Santa Anita Park in California and the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct in New York. John Clay and Ben Roberts of the Lexington Herald-Leader take a closer look at each race and talk about the Derby picture as a whole.

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This story was originally published April 1, 2021 at 6:00 PM.

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John Clay
Lexington Herald-Leader
859-472-4218
John Clay is a sports columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Central Kentucky, he covered UK football from 1987 until being named sports columnist in 2000. He has covered 20 Final Fours and 42 consecutive Kentucky Derbys. Support my work with a digital subscription
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Ben Roberts
Lexington Herald-Leader
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Ben Roberts is the University of Kentucky men’s basketball beat writer for the Lexington Herald-Leader. He has previously specialized in UK basketball recruiting coverage and created and maintained the Next Cats blog. He is a Franklin County native and first joined the Herald-Leader in 2006. Support my work with a digital subscription
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