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Bella Ballerina, a debut sprint winner at Keeneland in October before landing the 1 1/16-mile, Grade 2 Golden Rod on Nov. 29 at Churchill, remains very much on track to make her 3-year-old debut Feb. 14 in the Rachel Alexandra.
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Liberty National might be the value play of the Grade 3, $1 million Southwest Stakes on Friday at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark. He's listed at 10-1 on the morning line for the Kentucky Derby points race, one start after finishing a troubled second as the favorite in the Gun Runner at Fair Grounds.
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Quatrocento, coming off a dominant, front-running victory in the Grade 3 Tampa Bay Stakes, may run in the Grade 3, $150,000 Canadian Turf at Gulfstream Park on Feb. 28, trainer Fausto Gutierrez said Monday.
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Kentucky Oaks hopeful Atropa won't make the Rachel Alexandra Stakes on Feb. 14, nor will she start in any other near-term race.
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Winter Storm Fern wiped out what was supposed to be the first week of the classic meet at Oaklawn Park, and so the Hot Springs, Ark., track had to rearrange its schedule in a move that puts the Grade 3, $1 million Southwest Stakes on Friday.
Bloodstock agents far and wide have been telephoning owner Keith Plaisance since Synthetic delivered a wickedly fast dirt sprint performance Saturday at Fair Grounds.
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Zany, dominant winner of the Grade 2 Demoiselle, figures to be a short-priced favorite in what is likely to be a small field for the $125,000 Suncoast Stakes for 3-year-old fillies on Saturday.
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Confessional, a son of Essential Quality trained by Brad Cox, will be first or second choice in a Sam Davis field that includes Renegade, who despite his official status as a maiden, could be favored for trainer Todd Pletcher.
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Matt Rose's analysis of the Tuesday 2/3 card at Yonkers Raceway.
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At first glance, Thursday's $86,000 feature at Gulfstream Park for 3-year-old fillies looks pretty cut and dried with Ifyousaidso and Catalonia the logical ones to beat. But when examining the past performances a little closer, the race appears to offer several alternatives to the favorites.
