2025 Lecomte Stakes (GIII) Full Race Replay - Jan. 18 - Disco Time

Overcoming a troubled start and a wide trip, Disco Time came flying late to run down Built and Innovator in the final strides of the $250,000 Lecomte Stakes (G3) on “Road to the Derby Day” at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. With Saturday's valiant win, the Juddmonte homebred earned 20 points toward a spot in the starting gates for the 151st Kentucky Derby.
In his first time stretching out to two turns, the Brad Cox trainee covered 1 1/16 miles in 1:47.07 over a “sloppy sealed” main track. Winning by a neck, the son of Not This Time outfinished the Gun Runner champion Built. Trained by New Orleans native Wayne Catalano, Built doubled his Derby qualifying points to 20.
Breaking from the outside, Disco Time bumped with an inner rival and scrambled for inside position near the back of the pack. Innovator broke sharply from the rail and secured pole position, clocking in honest opening fractions of :23.68 and :47.91. Golden Afternoon stalked in second along the rail with Built tracking in fourth to the leaders outside. Settling in tenth through the first half mile, Disco Time began to pick it up in the far turn while circling the field and was floated out at the top of the stretch. As Built made his move on Innovator and Golden Afternoon began to flatten out, Disco Time came rolling down the center of the track to get up in time over Built.

[@seadrifter8975]

Nice winner Disco time second ran good too . Built’s wheels were spinning 4 out did well to run on could be decent race re derby prep

[@imranalli4300]

disco time had to run wide lost like 4 lengths still stayed on strongly

[@chriswhereyouat]

Why do we need the winner in the title of the race?

[@markciessau7192]

Disco Time will win the Kentucky Derby

[@EasyGoer-e3z]

Based on What Exactly?