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Those with long memories might recall a day when the Carousel Stakes, then a target for older male sprinters, carried different conditions than today's 6-furlong running at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort. Nobody then thought to see the previous year's Fantasy Stakes-winning filly or another distaffer with back-to-back stakes wins over the track
Sponsored by: Pauline's Pearl won the Fantasy by one length as the 4-5 favorite under Ricardo Santana Jr. Stonestreet Stables, LLC's Pauline's Pearl lived up to her 4-to-5 odds and secured herself a spot in the starting gate for the April 30 Kentucky Oaks (G1) with her one-length victory in Saturday's $600,000 Fantasy Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn in Hot Springs, Ark. Pauline's Pearl raced wide early in fourth place as Ava's Grace led the field of 3-year-old fillies through opening fractions of :23.11 and :46.86 for the first half mile. The heavy favorite moved within a head of the leader ...