Albaugh Family Stables is once more on the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail, after Catching Freedom motored late to win the first scoring race in the series at Oaklawn Park, Monday’s $300,000 Smarty Jones S.

A smashing winner of the Ed Brown S. in late November, Just Steel will look to join the Kentucky Derby trail when he lines up for Monday’s $300,000 Smarty Jones S. at Oaklawn Park.

Victory Formation brought his record to a perfect 3-for-3 and joined the Road to the Kentucky Derby with a triumph in the Smarty Jones S. at Oaklawn Park.

The favorites in the three leading open stakes at Parx on Tuesday figure to be strongly backed.