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Bell's the One slated for Mardi Gras Stakes

Marcus Hersh|Jan 17, 2020

Bell-s the One wins the Raven Run Stakes at Keeneland Racecourse

Coady Photography Bell's the One is scheduled to race in the Mardi Gras Stakes on Feb. 25 at Fair Grounds, then the Grade 1 Madison on April 4 at Keeneland, where she won the Grade 2 Raven Run last October (above).

NEW ORLEANS – Bell’s the One didn’t run to her top form when she finished a well-beaten fifth Dec. 28 in the Grade 1 La Brea Stakes at Santa Anita, but she has returned to trainer Neil Pessin’s barn no worse for wear and is scheduled to race Feb. 25 at Fair Grounds in the Mardi Gras Stakes. The Mardi Gras is a 5 1/2-furlong turf sprint, and Pessin said he’s using it as a bridge to the Grade 1 Madison Stakes over seven furlongs on dirt April 4 at Keeneland. Bell’s the One turned in the best race of her career when she captured the Grade 2 Raven Run over seven furlongs this past October at Keeneland.

◗ Grade 1 Cotillion winner Street Band is scheduled to have her final work for the $300,000 Houston Ladies Classic here Tuesday. The Ladies Classic will be run Jan. 26 at Sam Houston and also will include another prominent Fair Grounds-based horse, 2019 Kentucky Oaks winner Serengeti Empress.

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