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Verifying, an early Kentucky Derby (G1) prospect for trainer Brad Cox, turned in a strong performance in allowance company Saturday at Oaklawn, kicking clear to a 5 1/4-length triumph.
This weekend’s stakes racing action comes from the likes of Aqueduct, Tampa Bay Downs, Gulfstream, Oaklawn, and Santa Anita.
“Some of these guys have made out like bandits,” the former Illinois House Speaker was allegedly recorded saying of associates who benefited from what prosecutors describe as a scheme for jobs and contracts. He’s far from the first Chicago pol to trip over a federal wire.
Under the Stars and Ganadora will stretch out to two turns and receive class relief Saturday in Santa Anita’s G3 La Canada Stakes at 1 1/16 miles.
With four horses entered, Monday’s Grade 1, $300,000 La Brea Stakes would appear to run through the Bob Baffert stable.