Photo: Ryan Thompson Even though the Grade 2, $1 million Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn appears chalky, the Rebel undercard does present opportunities to play against vulnerable favorites. There are three specific stakes races that look good.
Here are the three picks for those undercard races, plus a recap of the Rebel analysis and thoughts on the Beholder Mile (G1) at Santa Anita. Oaklawn Race 5: $350,000 Azeri Stakes (G2) Letruska enters the Azeri with good form and no questions about fitness. In December, Letruska won the Rampart Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream by 6¾ lengths with a 113 on TimeformUS. Then in January, she took the Houston Ladies Classic
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Sponsored by: Shedaresthedevil at Churchill Downs last fall Shedaresthedevil, a finalist for an Eclipse Award as the country s champion 3-year-old filly of 2020, will make her seasonal debut in the $350,000 Azeri Stakes (G2) for older fillies and mares Saturday at Oaklawn. Probable post time for the Azeri, which goes as the fifth of 12 races, is 2:03 p.m. (Central). The 1 1/16-mile Azeri is the final major local prep for the $1 million Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) April 17. Shedaresthedevil will be making her first start since finishing third in her first race against older horses, the $400,000 Spinster Stakes (G1) Oct. 4 at Keeneland. Shedaresthedevil had won her previous three starts, including the $1.25 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) Sept. 4 at Churchill Downs. The Kentucky Oaks, which was moved from the spring to the fall last year because of COVID-19, is the nation s biggest race for 3-year-old fillies.
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