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It was as easy as it looked on paper for Braken Poppa in the Crescent City Oaks, if not shaped exactly as it looked on paper. With rail-drawn speed horse Thrill Seeker taken slightly off the pace, Braken Poppa made an easy lead and never came close to being caught, jogging to a 5 1/2-length victory in the $100,000 contest for Louisiana-bred 3-year-old fillies.
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Renegade was one of nine horses entered in the Grade 1, $1.5 million Arkansas Derby that runs next Saturday at Oaklawn Park. He will start from post 6 and was installed the 3-2 morning-line favorite following his win in the Sam F. Davis at Tampa Bay Downs.
He needed a bit of racing luck, but Guest House showed his ability to record an upset in Saturday’s Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes for Southern Hemisphere 2-year-olds at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia.
The $1 PK 8 went unhit for a 10th consecutive offering on Friday night at the Meadowlands, pushing the carryover to six figures, at $100,659.
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Atlee Bender is looking forward to the beginning of the upcoming Oak Grove meet in Kentucky, and not only for the racing.
David Aragona's TimeformUS Highlight Horse for Friday, March 21, at Aqueduct.
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Kevin Plowcha's analysis of the Monday 3/23 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
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Matt Rose's analysis of the Monday 3/23 card at Yonkers Raceway.
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East Avenue worked a half-mile Friday morning at Fair Grounds in a swift 46.80 seconds, the fastest of 117 works at the distance. He is set to make his 4-year-old debut March 28 in the $500,000 Oaklawn Mile.
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It’s 3-year-old season all over the land, especially so this week in the Fair Grounds barn of trainer Cherie DeVaux.
