The Golden Gate Fields spotlight centers squarely on 3-year-olds for the next month, with the $100,000 California Derby on Saturday and the Grade 3, $200,000 El Camino Real Derby, with its 17 Kentucky Derby qualifying points, on Feb. 13.
The 1 1/16-mile California Derby is expected to draw a deep field, including top local 3-year-old Mana Strike.
Mana Strike rallied from last to win the one-mile Gold Rush by 2 1/2 lengths here Dec. 5. He defeated Algenon, Marqula, and Allaboutaction, who all are expected to be back Saturday.