Wood Memorial Stakes: Will Any Contenders Follow in Secretariat's Tracks?
![Secretariat \"Racing into History\" bronze statue sculpted by artist Jocelyn Russell on display at Colonial Downs Racetrack in New Kent, Va. on August 12, 2023.](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,x_0,y_68,w_2048,h_1152/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/horse_racing_on_si/01jr1awqrjvqarae4xkz.jpg "Secretariat \\"Racing into History\\" bronze statue sculpted by artist Jocelyn Russell on display at Colonial Downs Racetrack in New Kent, Va. on August 12, 2023.")
The Wood Memorial Stakes was inaugurated in 1925 and has a long history of producing Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown Champions, the most famous of which is Secretariat. Widely considered one of, if not the, greatest racehorse of all time, Secretariat did not win the 1973 Wood Memorial Stakes (he finished 3rd). But less than a month later, he galloped to a dominant victory at the Kentucky Derby and went on to win the Belmont Stakes and Preakness Stakes, capturing the sweep of the Triple Crown.
This year's Wood Memorial Stakes at Aqueduct, New York has 100-50-25-15-10 Kentucky Derby qualifying points up for grabs with 12 horses eyeing to capture as many Road to the Derby points as possible.
Wood Memorial Stakes Odds
Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
Rodriguez | Mike Smith | Bob Baffert | 5-2 |
Captain Cook | Manuel Franco | Richard Dutrow, Jr. | 7-2 |
Tiger Twenty Four | Javier Castellano | Bill Mott | 30-1 |
My Mitole | Luis Rivera, Jr. | Carlos F. Martin | 20-1 |
Sand Devil | Jose Lezcano | Linda Rice | 8-1 |
Hill Road | Joel Rosario | Chad Brown | 9-2 |
Grande | Dylan Davis | Todd Pletcher | 5-1 |
Passion Rules | Kendrick Carmouche | Brad Cox | 12-1 |
Bear Claw Necklace | Romero Ramsay Maragh | Saffie Joseph, Jr. | 50-1 |
McAfee | Eric Cancel | Richard Dutrow, Jr. | 20-1 |
Statesman | Samuel Marin | Claude McGaughey | 15-1 |
Omaha Oma | Raul Mena | Michael Gorham | 30-1 |
Wood Memorial Stakes Race Info
- Race: Aqueduct Race 12
- Post time: 6:10 p.m. ET
- TV: FanDuel TV, FS2
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