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By Rick Francis —- OAKLAWN PARK Race 7) Grade 2 Azeri Stakes F&M 1&16th Miles Post Time 4:21 CDT 5) Elate (Mott/Ortiz, J.) multiple Grade 1 winner makes her first start since a hard knocking second last August in the G1 Personal Ensign. Her style suggests she may...

By Rick Francis —- Race 11) Grade 3 Honey Fox Stakes F&M 1 Mile Turf Post Time 4:30 EST 1) Precieuse – making her North American debut last August at Saratoga, Irish-bred 5-year-old engaged in a deep stretch duel only to come up a neck short; rested’s for...

By Rick Francis —- Race 4) Grade 3 Palm Beach Stakes 3yo 1&1/16th Miles Turf Post Time 1pm EST 5) A Thread of Blue – has won 3-of-4, two straight here; hot trainer/jockey team. 6) Louder Than Bombs – runner-up to aforementioned in the Dania Beach; jock...

By Rick Francis —- FAIR GROUNDS Race 2) Colonel Power Stakes 4yo & up 5&1/2 Furlongs (TURF) Post Time 12:58 CST 8) Savage Battle – (Scherer/Bravo); pulled away last out to win his second of three Fair Grounds starts. 4) Chaos Theory –...

By Rick Francis —- FAIR GROUNDS Race 9) Grade 3 Mineshaft Handicap 4yo & up 1&1/16th Miles Post Time 4:25 CST 2) Harlan Punch – (Cox/Geroux); missed by a neck two back but then dug in to win the Louisiana late last month; form is on the upswing. 5) Lone...

By Rick Francis —- SANTA ANITA Race 6) 1&1/16th Mile. Robert B. Lewis S. LEWIS S.. Grade III. Purse $150,000 FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS.Post Time: 5:53/ 4:53/ 3:53/( 2:53) ADVANCED FORECAST: Light Rain, High 58, Low 46 A field of six 3-year-olds will set down to do battle...

By Rick Francis —- Saturday Feb. 2nd Aqueduct Race 9) 1&1/8th Mile. Withers S. Grade III. Purse $250,000 FOR THREE YEAR OLDS. Post Time: ( 4:30)/ 3:30/ 2:30/ 1:30 1) Tax – Gargan/Alvarado (M/L 2-1); though he raced wide in the G2 Remsen, he wasn’t going to...

Pick-4 & Pick-5 Selections forth coming.

By Rick Francis —- Gulfstream Park Race 11) 13/16th Mile. (Turf) Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational S. Grade I. Purse $7,000,000 THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD 1) Magic Wand – (O’Brien/Lordan) M/L 9-2; field’s lone filly weakened late last out in the...

By Rick Francis —- FAIR GROUNDS Race 11) Silverbulletday Stakes 3yo Fillies 1 Mile 70/yds Post Time 5:20 CST 1) Fun Finder – McPeek/Hernandez, Jr. B (M/L 12-1); coasted home for maiden score last out at Gulfstream; she’s going to be pushed hard and early today....