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If Secret Oath never wins another race, her fans have much to remember with a great deal happening at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort.

The New York Racing Association will host a Cross Country Pick 5 on March 11, featuring stakes from Aqueduct, Oaklawn, and Tampa Bay Downs.

Millionaire Grade 1 winner Secret Oath completed major preparations for her 4-year-old debut in the $350,000 Azeri Stakes (G2) March 11 with a swift five-furlong workout over a sloppy track Friday morning at Oaklawn for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas.

Stonestreet Stables LLC's homebred Grade 1 winner Pauline's Pearl struck for her second consecutive triumph in the $300,000 Houston Ladies Classic (G3) Saturday at Sam Houston Race Park.

Things are heating up in the racing world with the year's first American Grade I stakes on the weekend program in Florida, along with important Kentucky Derby preps in Arkansas and California.

The $3 million Pegasus World Cup highlights this weekend's live racing action, with 12 horses expected to line up for the 1 1/8-mile contest at Gulfstream Park on Saturday.

The $300,000 Houston Ladies Classic (G3) and $200,000 John B. Connally Turf Cup (G3) are the marquee events among five stakes set for the Houston Racing Festival card Saturday at Sam Houston Race Park.

Asmussen, who has won 14 Sam Houston Race Park leading trainer titles, will be seeking his fourth win in the Houston Ladies Classic.

“Sam Houston Race Park marked my first time running a string on my own,” said Calhoun. “I will never forget the crowds there on opening day!”

Derby & Oaks runners Zozos and Hidden Connection put a winning bow on their sophomore seasons