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A field of eight three-year-olds will line up in the $150,000 Jerome on Saturday at Aqueduct, kicking off the 2025 Derby Trail in New York.
The Jerome is a Road to the Kentucky Derby points race with 10-5-3-2-1 qualifying points to the top five finishers in the race.
The other Derby points race to be run in New York this year are the Withers (G3) on Feb. 1, the Gotham (G3) on March 1 and the Wood Memorial (G2) on April 5.
Here are your odds courtesy of IronBet:
1 Enduring Spirit 30-1
2 Mansetti 10-1
3 Ican 8-1
4 Omaha Omaha 8-1
5 Georgia Magic 10-1
6 Cyclone State 7-2
7 Studlydoright 5-2
8 McAfee 2-1
The red hot Rick Dutrow Jr. barn started two runners in the Jerome including the 2-1 morning line favorite McAfee (2-1). The colt made his first two career starts at Churchill Downs, a debut win and a head loss versus allowance foes in his first start against winners.
The colt is a half brother to multiple Grade 1 winner Thorpedo Anna. “He’s huge. He’s a big horse and we love him,” Dutrow, Jr. said. “We were so happy with him [in defeat], he ran like a true racehorse on the inside, kept coming, just stuff you really love to see for a second-time starter.”
Dutrow will also saddle Ican (8-1), who ran second versus Alw-1 optional claimers going a mile over the Big A main track on Dec. 6.
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