Stronghold gives trainer D'Amato and jockey Fresu a spot in the Kentucky Derby
Los Angeles Times -

The field for the Kentucky Derby firmed up Saturday on the last day of major prep races and, despite some doubts, California will have a horse in the race. Stronghold needed at least a third-place finish to get in the first leg of the Triple Crown but did even better with a stirring stretch drive that propelled the 3-year-old colt to a win by a neck in the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby. The win was worth 100 qualifying points. He had to get by heavy favorite Imagination, trained by Bob Baffert and...

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