Lexington Stakes 2015: TV Schedule, Post Positions, Contenders and More

The Coolmore Lexington Stakes (Grade 3) is the season's final race on the Kentucky Derby trail. Run over Keeneland's 1 1/16-mile dirt course, the race carries a $250,000 purse, with the winner also earning 10 points toward a spot in the Derby.

For those on the outside looking in, the Lexington represents one last chance to earn points toward a spot in the Run for the Roses. For others with less-convincing Derby aspirations, the race is a chance to tune up for one of the races on the Derby undercard, or another lesser-stakes race.

This year, given their rankings in the points standings, none of the horses running in the Lexington look like possibilities for the Derby. In fact, of the seven horses entered in this year's field, only two rank in the top 50 point earners.

That doesn't make the race any less compelling, though, as these are still some high-quality thoroughbreds running for a rather sizable purse.

So, before they load up the starting gate on Saturday, April 11, here's everything you need to know about this year's running of the Lexington.

Coolmore Lexington Stakes Info

When: Saturday, April 11 at 5:18 p.m. ET

Where: Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky

Where to Watch: Fox Sports 1

Post Positions

Position	Horse	Jockey	Trainer
1	Divining Rod	Julien Leparoux	Arnaud Delacour
2	Comfort	Javier Castellano	Todd Pletcher
3	Quimet	Jose Lezcano	Nicholas Zito
4	Tiznow R J	Robby Albarado	Steven Asmussen
5	Henry Jones	Paco Lopez	D. Wayne Lukas
6	Fame and Power	Irad Ortiz Jr.	Bob Baffert
7	Donworth	Joel Rosario	H. Grahm Motion

Race Preview

The race order was set for the Lexington on April 8, but we don't have odds yet for the Grade 3 trek. That won't stop me from schooling you all on what to expect from this race.

Jessica Morgan posted photos of Divining Rod, the favorite of the race:

The three-year-old son of Tapit has run solidly in each of his first four races (two in 2014, two in 2015), but he has been rather unlucky, running up against big-time Derby contenders in both the Sam F. Davis (Grade 3) and the Tampa Bay Derby (Grade 2).

The video above is of Divining Rod's most recent race, a second-place effort in the Tampa Bay Derby. Wiring a field that includes Carpe Diem and Ami's Flatter is no easy task, but the Tapit colt proved up to the task until the top of the stretch where he ultimately faltered.

This time out, Divining Rod should be able to have his way with the rest of the field. 

Trained by Arnaud Delacour, this young colt has great tactical speed and should be able to work on or just off the lead. This is Divining Rod's first time at Keeneland, but the transition shouldn't prove too difficult given his experience over the dirt track at Tampa Bay Downs.

He's the pick.

Behind Divining Rod, the next two picks have to be Quimet and Tiznow R J.

Quimet, a Birdstone colt, has won just one race to this point in his career—a mile-long maiden claimer back in January. Since then, he's run up against stiff competition—twice against Florida Derby winner Materiality—and has proven to be just a cut below those big-time Derby contenders.

That said, Quimet should slot well into this race. To start, he doesn't have to see Materiality again, but beyond that, he's cutting back slightly in distance from his last three efforts—one being that Florida Derby loss (depicted below)—and the move could help put the Nicholas Zito-trained colt over the hump.

Tiznow R J is the second-highest-ranking Derby contender in this field. The Tiznow colt is a one-time winner in six showings, but honestly, anything sired by Tiznow merits a close look.

This young colt has shown some class in the past, running third to International Star (the current Derby points leader) and War Story back in January, and fourth behind Firing Line, Where's the Moon, and Pain and Misery, respectively, in the Sunland Derby last month.

Tiznow R J, like Quimet, is cutting back from a 1 1/8-mile race last time out, and the move should prove beneficial.

In addition to the cutback, if there's anything Tiznow's offspring do well, it's run on dirt. That, combined with Steven Asmussen's affinity for training big-time dirt runners (see: Curlin, Rachel Alexandra and Haynesfield), should provide bettors with an intriguing option to work with at or near the top of their tickets.

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