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All three reigning Triple Crown race winners are scheduled to make their 4-year-old debuts in Florida this month.
Belmont winner Ruler On Ice will face Preakness winner Shackleford in the Grade 1 Donn Handicap this Saturday at Gulfstream Park; both were assigned 119 pounds for the race, two fewer than highweight Flat Out.
Later this month, trainer Graham Motion has tabbed the Grade 3 Tampa Bay Derby on grass on Feb. 25 as the return spot for Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom before he heads to Dubai in March for the World Cup.
Read on to see what these big-name 4-year-olds have been doing to prepare for their 2012 debuts, and look back on their 2011 triumphs.
Animal Kingdom
Graded Stakes Races
| Date | Track | Race | Finish | Chart | Distance | Time | BSF | Video |
| 6/11/11 | BEL | Belmont Stakes | 6th |
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1 1/2 mile | 2:30.88 | 89 |
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| 5/21/11 | PIM | Preakness | 2nd |
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1 3/16 mile | 1:56.40 | 103 |
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| 5/7/11 | CD | Kentucky Derby | 1st |
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1 1/4 mile | 2:02.00 | 103 |
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| 3/26/11 | TP | Spiral | 1st |
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1 1/8 Mile | 1:52.20 | 93 |
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Workouts
| Horse Name | Date | Track | Dist | Time | Surf | Cond. | B/H | |
| Animal Kingdom | 02/01/2012 | PMM | 5F | :59.61 | Turf | Firm | B | |
| 01/25/2012 | PMM | 5F | :59.80 | Turf | Good | B | ||
| 01/17/2012 | PMM | 4F | :53.44 | Turf | Firm | B | ||
| 01/08/2012 | FAI | 4F | :50.40 | Dirt | Fast | B | ||
| 01/02/2012 | FAI | 4F | :49.00 | Dirt | Fast | B | ||
| 12/24/2011 | FAI | 3F | :38.00 | Dirt | Fast | B |
Ruler On Ice
Graded Stakes Races
| Date | Track | Race | Finish | Chart | Distance | Time | BSF | Video |
| 11/25/11 | CD | Clark Handicap | 5th |
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1 1/8 mile | 1:48.95 | 91 |
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| 11/5/11 | CD | Breeders Cup Classic | 3rd |
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1 1/4 mile | 2:04.27 | 100 |
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| 9/24/11 | PRX | Pennsylvania Derby | 2nd |
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1 1/8 mile | 1:47.34 | 101 |
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| 8/27/11 | SAR | Travers | 4th |
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1 1/4 mile | 2:03:00 | 95 |
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| 7/31/11 | MTH | Haskell | 3rd |
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1 1/8 mile | 1:48:20 | 92 |
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| 6/11/11 | BEL | Belmont Stakes | 1st |
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1 1/2 mile | 2:30.88 | 100 |
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| 5/7/11 | PIM | Federico Tesio | 2nd |
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1 1/16 mile | 1:45.60 | 83 |
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| 3/27/11 | SUN | Sunland Derby | 3rd |
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1 1/8 mile | 1:50.80 | 86 |
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Workouts
| Horse Name | Date | Track | Dist | Time | Surf | Cond. | B/H | |
| Ruler On Ice | 02/05/2012 | PMM | 4F | :50.66 | Dirt | Fast | B | |
| 01/21/2012 | PMM | 4F | :47.03 | Dirt | Fast | B | ||
| 01/14/2012 | PMM | 4F | :47.06 | Dirt | Fast | B | ||
| 01/07/2012 | PMM | 5F | :58.23 | Dirt | Fast | B | ||
| 12/31/2011 | PMM | 4F | :49.23 | Dirt | Fast | B | ||
| 11/18/2011 | CD | 4F | :48.60 | Dirt | Fast | B |
Shackleford
Graded Stakes Races
| Date | Track | Race | Finish | Chart | Distance | Time | BSF | Video |
| 11/5/11 | CD | Breeders Cup Dirt Mile | 2nd |
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1 mile | 1:34.59 | 103 |
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| 10/01/11 | HOO | Indiana Derby | 2nd |
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1 1/16 mile | 1:43:60 | 95 |
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| 8/27/11 | SAR | Travers | 8th |
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1 1/4 mile | 2:03:00 | 68 |
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| 7/31/11 | MTH | Haskell | 2nd |
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1 1/8 mile | 1:48:20 | 96 |
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| 6/11/11 | BEL | Belmont Stakes | 5th |
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1 1/2 mile | 2:30.88 | 91 |
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| 5/21/11 | PIM | Preakness | 1st |
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1 3/16 mile | 1:56.40 | 104 |
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| 5/7/11 | CD | Kentucky Derby | 4th |
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1 1/4 mile | 2:02.00 | 97 |
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| 4/3/11 | GP | Florida Derby | 2nd |
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1 1/8 mile | 1:50.00 | 93 |
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| 2/26/11 | GP | Fountain of Youth | 5th |
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1 1/8 mile | 1:50.20 | 58 |
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Workouts
| Horse Name | Date | Track | Dist | Time | Surf | Cond. | B/H | |
| Shackleford | 02/04/2012 | GP | 5F | 1:01.40 | Dirt | Fast | B | |
| 01/28/2012 | GP | 6F | 1:12.20 | Dirt | Fast | B | ||
| 01/20/2012 | GP | 5F | :58.60 | Dirt | Fast | B | ||
| 01/13/2012 | GP | 5F | 1:01.20 | Dirt | Fast | B | ||
| 01/07/2012 | GP | 4F | :50.80 | Dirt | Fast | B |
Best Bets
FOREST MAID finished a close third after an inside-stalking trip when she went long in her first race back from a winter break. Her trainer is overdue for a photo session, and this daughter of Old Forester should be prominent again under a hot Stein. NIIGON'S PRINCESS edged out the top pick for second after setting the pace in the aforementioned May 9 race, in her first outing since Nov. 27. Note that her trainer has solid numbers second-time off bench.
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