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“If and when we plan on selling her, having her graded-stakes placed would look better on her resume, too."

“We decided to put her back into training and if she did well, we’d go ahead run her and then decide whether we want to sell her or not."

“I think going long she’ll be speed. I think she’s going to be the catch-me-if-you-can type,” said trainer Brittany Russell.

Two-time Eclipse Award winning turf writer John Scheinman remembers Hall of Famer Xtra Heat, who died in December at age 24.

Easy to Bless will look to pick up black type for the first time in Saturday’s $100,000 Correction at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Multiple stakes winner Coffeewithchris and Triple Crown-eligible stakes winners Arctic Arrogance and Prince of Jericho top 24 3-year-olds nominated to the $100,000 Private Terms at Laurel Park.

John Salzman Jr., Fred Wasserloos, and Anthony Geruso’s Coffeewithchris, given a perfect trip from jockey Jaime Rodriguez, got the jump on favored Prince of Jericho and held off his rival in deep stretch to capture Saturday’s $100,000 Miracle Wood by 1 ¼ lengths at Laurel Park.

“He’s great. He’s the same horse every day. He runs and he comes out of there bouncing,” Russell said of Prince Of Jericho.

Madaket Stables’ L Street Lady, making just her third career start and first in a stakes, pressed favored Chickieness before taking over at the top of the stretch and sprinting clear to a 2 ¼-length triumph in Saturday’s $100,000 Xtra Heat at Laurel Park.

Chickieness, popular winner of the Maryland Million Lassie last fall, chases her second straight win and second in a stakes in Saturday’s $100,000 Xtra Heat.