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03/20/2015

American Pharoah Set to Return for Arkansas Derby

American Pharoah was flown back to his Southern California base Monday, but Zayat said Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has already decided to return the Eclipse Award-winning 2-year-old male to Oaklawn for his final Kentucky Derby prep “That has been t

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03/20/2015

ST. JOE BAY LIKELY FOR LOUISIANA DERBY

“The horse is doing really well and everything is great,” Miller said. “Right now we are planning on coming, but I still have not booked a rider.” Ridden last out by local jockey Florent Geroux, the speedy Florida-bred will have to find a new pilo

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03/20/2015

My Point Exactly Set for Return in Florida Derby

"Ideally, you'd like to have a race in him to tighten him up, but he's a true distance horse, he likes Gulfstream, and he's such an endurance horse I don't think it will affect him," trainer Bill Kaplan said. My Point Exactly shipped to Louisiana Downs la

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03/19/2015

WAR STORY BULLETS IN FINAL LOUISIANA DERBY WORK

“He came out of the work fine,” Amoss reported. “That’ll be our last breeze before we run. We worked him about the same amount of days out from the Risen Star and he ran well. We got on the track (Wednesday morning) when it was at its best; it was

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03/19/2015

Upstart Readies for Final Florida Derby Breeze

“I’m leaning towards Saturday, but he had a two-minute lick yesterday, a real big mile, so I might wait until Sunday,” said Violette at his winter base at Gulfstream’s satellite training facility Palm Meadows. While Violette was not in town to see

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03/19/2015

Oaklawn Barn Notes - Thursday, March 19

Trainer Ron Moquett said early Thursday morning that he would monitor the track surface before deciding when to breeze Far Right for the second time since his victory in the $300,000 Southwest Stakes (G3) Feb. 22. “I’ve read all the quotes from the De

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03/19/2015

Spiral Stakes and Bourbonette Oaks

Bourbonette Oaks - Grade 3, $150,000: 1. Urtheoneeyelove 2. Walking The Kitten 3. Don’t Leave Me 4. Right On Kitten 5. Back Flip 6. Harlan’s Destiny 7. Sweet Success 8. Flat Deposit 9. Sharla Rae 10. Sweet On Smokey 11. College Holly 12. Bossy Spiral

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03/19/2015

Spiral Stakes and Bourbonette Oaks

Bourbonette Oaks - Grade 3, $150,000: 1. Urtheoneeyelove 2. Walking The Kitten 3. Don’t Leave Me 4. Right On Kitten 5. Back Flip 6. Harlan’s Destiny 7. Sweet Success 8. Flat Deposit 9. Sharla Rae 10. Sweet On Smokey 11. College Holly 12. Bossy Spiral

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03/19/2015

Oaklawn Barn Notes - Wednesday, March 18

“If he does as well as we hope, then maybe there’s a second act,” Lieblong said. “It all depends on how he does.” In case there’s a third act, Lieblong said I Spent It was made a late Triple Crown nominee. I Spent It hasn’t started since fin

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03/19/2015

Florida Derby Day Stakes Draw 216 Nominations

The 1 1/8-mile Florida Derby for 3-year-olds drew the most nominations with 59, led by impressive Lambholm South Holy Bull (G2) winner and probable favorite Upstart, most recently disqualified from first to second for interference in the Besilu Stables Fo

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