Juddmonte’s Disco Time found himself in unfamiliar territory near the back of the pack in the Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds, but the favorite rallied in time to pass his first test on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.

Saturday’s Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds marks a new stage on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, with the points increasing in value to a 20-10-6-4-2 scale to the top five finishers.

Last seen swooping in the Kentucky Jockey Club (G2), Gold Square’s Instant Coffee was brimming with late energy again in Saturday’s Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds.

Pappacap serves as a barometer for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, Epicenter hopes that a similar trip yields the same result, and a couple of stakes firsters are on the learning curve.

Mandaloun could prove one of them as the Juddmonte Farms homebred tackles stakes company for the first time on Saturday in the $200,000 Lecomte Stakes (G3).