Wood Memorial, Blue Grass Stakes, Santa Anita Derby Results: Start Times, Post Positions, ML Odds, How To Watch Live

Last week, the Florida and Arkansas Derbies took center stage. This week, the road to the Kentucky Derby continues to heat up with three of the biggest prep races – the Wood Memorial Stakes (Aqueduct), the Blue Grass Stakes (Keeneland) and the Santa Anita Derby.

Each race awards major qualifying points and features elite 3-year-olds trying to punch their ticket to Churchill Downs.

Wood Memorial entries, odds, post positions

Start spreading the news – the New York leg of the Kentucky Derby trail concludes when the 2026 Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) takes place on Saturday afternoon.

According to a Fan Duel report, this race will have another connection to New York racing history as well: it will be the final edition run at Aqueduct Racetrack before moving to the newly reconstructed Belmont Park.

The Wood Memorial is a 1 ⅛-mile dirt race. The purse is a dazzling $750,000, and there are also 100-50-25-15-10 Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifying points on offer. It virtually guarantees the top two finishers a trip to Churchill Downs, and others may make it to Louisville as well if they have run well enough in other prep races.

Heading into the Wood Memorial, Iron Horse, Napoleon Solo, and Talk to me Jimmy are the ML odds favorites. Below are the entries along with the current odds for the Wood Memorial.

The post time for the Wood Memorial is scheduled for 6:10 p.m. ET and can be seen live on FanDuel TV.

Entries, Post Positions, Trainers, Jockeys & Odds

1. Napoleon Solo – Trainer: Chad Summers – Jockey: Paco Lopez – 7/2
2. Talk to Me Jimmy – Trainer: Rudy Rodriguez – Jockey: Ruben Silvera – 6/1
3. Right to Party – Trainer: Kenny McPeek – Jockey: Christopher Elliott – 20/1
4. Steel – Trainer: Bill Mott – Jockey: Sahin Civaci – 12/1
5. Ocelli – Trainer: Whit Beckman – Jockey: Joseph Ramos – 20/1
6. Minorinconvenience – Trainer: Amelia Green – Jockey: Jamie Rodriguez – 30/1
7. Albus – Trainer: Riley Mott – Jockey: Jaime Torres – 12/1
8. Courting – Trainer: Todd Pletcher – Jockey: Kendrick Carmouche – 8/1
9. Bravaro – Trainer: Saffie Joseph Jr. – Jockey: Edwin Gonzalez – 8/1
10. Red Zone Runner – Trainer: Hugo Padilla – Jockey: Mychel Sanchez – 30/1
11. Ottinho – Trainer: Chad Brown – Jockey: Dylan Davis – 10/1
12. Buetane – Trainer: Bob Baffert – Jockey: Martin Garcia – 8/1
13. Iron Honor – Trainer: Chad Brown – Jockey: Manuel Franco – 5/2 ⭐

Estimated Post Time: 6:34 PM ET
How to Watch: FS2, FanDuel TV, NYRA Bets

Blue Grass Stakes, Santa Anita Derby

While the Wood Memorial will have the East Coast rocking, the 2026 Santa Anita Derby (G1) will take place in Arcadia, California, at Santa Anita Park, while the 2026 Blue Grass Stakes (G1) will be contested at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky.

Below is a look at the entries for both races, along with their post positions and current odds.

Blue Grass Stakes Entries, Post Positions & Odds

1. Talkin – Trainer: Danny Gargan – Jockey: Joel Rosario – 10/1
2. Class President – Trainer: Todd Pletcher – Jockey: John Velazquez – 7/2
3. Great White – Trainer: John Ennis – Jockey: Alex Achard – 15/1
4. Reagan’s Honor – Trainer: Cherie DeVaux – Jockey: Jose Ortiz – 5/2
5. Creole Chrome – Trainer: Joe Sharp – Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione – 8/1
6. Further Ado – Trainer: Brad Cox – Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr. – 8/5 ⭐
7. Ocelli – Trainer: Whit Beckman – Jockey: Joseph Ramos – 30/1
8. Moonstrocity – Trainer: Jena Antonucci – Jockey: Jose Morelos – 30/1
9. Ottinho – Trainer: Chad Brown – Jockey: Flavien Prat – 20/1

Estimated Post Time: 5:52 PM ET
How to Watch: NBC, Peacock, FanDuel TV

Santa Anita Entries, Post Positions, Trainers, Jockeys & Odds

1. Cherokee Nation – Trainer: Bob Baffert – Jockey: Florent Geroux – 5/2
2. Potente – Trainer: Bob Baffert – Jockey: Juan Hernandez – 2/1 ⭐
3. Vitruvian Man – Trainer: Doug O’Neill – Jockey: Antonio Fresu – 15/1
4. Robusta – Trainer: Doug O’Neill – Jockey: Emisael Jaramillo – 8/1
5. So Happy – Trainer: Mark Glatt – Jockey: Mike Smith – 7/2
6. Start the Ride – Trainer: Dan Blacker – Jockey: Armando Ayuso – 30/1
7. Intrepido – Trainer: Jeff Mullins – Jockey: Hector Berrios – 7/2

Estimated Post Time: 7:30 PM ET
How to Watch: NBC, Peacock, FanDuel TV

If you can’t catch any of these three big races live, don’t worry. We will have the results in the comments section as soon as they become available.