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  The popular question this time of year will be…”Is it too early to think about Kentucky Derby/Oaks 150?”…the answer is “I think not”   With that in mind, let’s examine two races at The Fair Grounds in New Orleans on January 20. Because ladies are always first, we will take a look at the ultra-impressive Silverbulletday Stakes winner.   Brad Cox is a guy that knows how to win the Kentucky Oaks....

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Less than four months before the Run for the Roses, Mike Repole's Fierceness is at No. 1 after his victorious Breeders' Cup Juvenile performance at Santa Anita.

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Dave Tuley and his handicapping friends look for value at horse racing tracks from coast to coast.

Confidence Game was scheduled to be vanned back to his Fair Grounds base late Sunday afternoon, roughly 24 hours after his one-length victory over Red Route One in Oaklawn’s $1-million Rebel Stakes (G2) at 1 1/16 miles.

A colt from a family bred for success shuffled the deck on the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail when Don’t Tell My Wife Stables’ Confidence Game swept to victory in Saturday’s $1-million Rebel Stakes (G2) before a crowd of 42,000 at Oaklawn.

The Oaklawn racing department listed nine probables Sunday morning for the $1-million Rebel Stakes (G2) for 3-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles Feb. 25.