This week the Derby Trail and the Oaks Trail kick into major gear, and Picks and Ponderings will be there.  The weekend’s racing action features three-year-old preps at three different tracks: the Lecomte Stakes and Silverbulletday Stakes Saturday at Fair Grounds, the Jerome Stakes Saturday at Aqueduct, and the Smarty Jones Stakes Monday at Oaklawn Park.

This piece focuses on the pair of races in New Orleans; separate pieces will focus on New York and Hot Springs.

Head over to Picks and Ponderings, read my preview of Saturday’s three-year-old preps at Fair Grounds, and let me know your thoughts in the comments!