The Wood Memorial Stakes at Aqueduct, the final prep race for Kentucky Derby contenders Gemologist and Alpha, was a race worthy of careful scrutiny: Video As the field raced into the first turn ...

the 8-5 favorite for the Wood, and Alpha, second choice at 5-2. Alpha, trained by Kiaran McLaughlin, carries the royal blue silks of Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin Stables. Sheikh Mohammed has been ...