Equibase Analysis: Tapit's Conquest, 'Other Brad Cox,' Rates On Top Of 14-Strong Risen Star - Horse Racing News
Tapit’s Conquest has yet to run in a stakes but appears to have the most potential to improve and make his mark in the division.
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Tapit’s Conquest has yet to run in a stakes but appears to have the most potential to improve and make his mark in the division.
On Saturday, February 18, Louisiana Derby Preview Day at Fair Grounds Race will feature a pair of key 3-year-old stakes -- the $400,000 Risen Star Stakes (G2), which was extended from 1 1/16 to 1 1/8 miles three years ago, and the $300,000 Rachel Alexandra Stakes (G2), for fillies to be contested at 1 1/16 miles.
Except for the names and a few other changes, borrowing from a Neil Diamond song, the story was the same on Saturday as in the 2015 Rebel Stakes.
HOT SPRINGS -- Except for the names and a few other changes, the story was the same one Saturday as in the 2015 Rebel Stakes.
Zedan Racing Stables LLC’s Arabian Knight came into Saturday’s $750,000 Southwest Stakes (G3) as one of the most highly touted 3-year-olds in the country and lived up to the hype with a dominating 5 ½-length victory at Oaklawn Park before an on-track crowd of 27,000.