2023 Lexington Stakes Contenders at Keeneland
Edited Keeneland Press Release
Updated:
April 12, 2023
Lexington is the final race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby
Disarm (Winchell Thoroughbreds), runner-up in the Grade 2 Louisiana Derby in his most recent start, will try to earn a spot in the 2023 Kentucky Derby (G1) starting gate when he heads a field of 11 3-year-olds in Saturday's 41st running of the $400,000 Stonestreet Lexington Stakes (G3) at Keeneland Racecourse.
The 1 1/16-mile test will go as the ninth race on Saturday's 11-race program with a 5:16 p.m. ET post time. First post Saturday is 1 p.m.
2023 Lexington Stakes Field & Odds
Race 9 at Keeneland on Saturday, April 15 - Post 5:16 PM
| Entry | Horse | ML Odds | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baseline Beater | 20-1 | Corey Lanerie 118 Lbs |
Neil Pessin |
| 2 | Reinvest | 30-1 | Joseph Talamo 118 Lbs |
Timothy Hamm |
| 3 | Demolition Duke | 6-1 | Flavien Prat 118 Lbs |
Brad Cox |
| 4 | Transect | 30-1 | Gerardo Corrales 118 Lbs |
Paulo Lobo |
| 5 | First Mission | 3-1 | Luis Saez 118 Lbs |
Brad Cox |
| 6 | Disarm | 7-2 | Jose Ortiz 118 Lbs |
Steven Asmussen |
| 7 | Denington | 20-1 | Brian Hernandez, Jr. 118 Lbs |
Kenneth McPeek |
| 8 | Empirestrikesfast | 4-1 | Lanfranco Dettori 118 Lbs |
William Mott |
| 9 | Prairie Hawk | 15-1 | John Velazquez 118 Lbs |
Saffie Joseph, Jr. |
| 10 | Curly Larry and Mo | 50-1 | Reylu Gutierrez 118 Lbs |
Caio Caramori |
| 11 | Arabian Lion | 7-2 | Irad Ortiz, Jr. 118 Lbs |
Bob Baffert |
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The Stonestreet Lexington is the final race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby and carries 40 points that will be awarded on a 20-8-6-4-2 basis to the first- through fifth-place finishers. The Derby is limited to the top 20 point earners and invitees that pass the entry box.
Trained by Steve Asmussen, Disarm has his 40 points from the Louisiana Derby. The current cut is 45 points.
Owning a record of 4-1-2-1, Disarm will be ridden Saturday by Jose Ortiz and exit post position six.
Also figuring to draw support is Zedan Racing Stables' Arabian Lion.
Arabian Lion, trained by Bob Baffert, will be making his first start since finishing fourth in the Robert B. Lewis (G3) at Santa Anita on Feb. 4. Runner-up in an allowance race here last fall on the Breeders' Cup undercard, Arabian Lion will be ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr. and leave from post position 11.
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