Midway Racing’s Trendsetter sprung a 32 -1 upset under jockey Kazushi Kimura in Saturday’s $400,000 Lexington Stakes (G3) at Keeneland, earning 20 Kentucky Derby qualifying points in the final qualifier for the Louisville classic May 2 at Churchill Downs.
Trained by Ben Colebrook, the Modernist gelding covered the 1 1/16 miles in 1:44.51 on the fast main track and paid $66.68 to win.
“I think it’s a big deal training at Keeneland year round, and to have a horse that knows this course and has been here,” Colebrook said. “Long on the dirt is always what he’s wanted to do, but he’s never had the chance to do it.”…