COAL Front stands at Red River Farms for $2,000. That was the line that stood out on the Blood-Horse report of the latest Kentucky Derby trial, the Grade 2 $1.25 million Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn last Saturday.

You’ll not get a decent NH horse bred for that here. But Coal Front’s son Coal Battle is now a leading contender for the Kentucky Derby, sitting on top of the points list with 70 ahead of the top juvenile Citizen Bull.