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Possible Belmont Entrant Second in Canadian Stakes; Azillion to Race in Thursday's Alydar

Tails of the Crypt, listed as a possible starter for the Belmont Stakes, finished second Saturday in the $162,750 Marine Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine. Also, another horse listed by Belmont Park as a possible starter in the third leg of the Triple Crown has been entered in Thursday's feature race at Hollywood Park –- the $75,000 Alydar Stakes.

 Sunday, May 19, 2002

Harlan's Holiday Romps in Blue Grass

Harlan's Holiday stalked the early pace then pounced in the stretch to pull clear to a 4 1/2-length win in Saturday's $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) at Keeneland.

 Saturday, April 13, 2002

Steve Haskin's Weekend Preview: What Lies Beneath

This weekend in New York, Kentucky, and Arkansas, everyone will be picking up rocks, hoping to find the one that reveals the winner of the Kentucky Derby, or at least the winners of a couple of Saturday's big stakes.

 Friday, April 12, 2002

Booklet, Harlan's Holiday Renew Rivalry in Blue Grass

The rivalry between Booklet and Harlan's Holiday will be renewed for the fourth time Saturday when the two 3-year-olds hook up again in the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) at Keeneland.

 Thursday, April 11, 2002

2002 Kentucky Derby: Battle Lines Are Formed

The Kentucky Derby picture may not be getting any clearer, but at least all the combatants are lined up for their final engagement to determine who goes on to the big battle.

 Tuesday, April 09, 2002

Easyfromthegitgo Bound for Lexington Stakes; 11 Entered for Northern Spur

Trainer Steve Asmussen said Easyfromthegitgo will have his final Kentucky Derby prep in the April 20 Coolmore Lexington Stakes (gr. II) at Keeneland. Meanwhile, 11 3-year-olds entered Wednesday's Northern Spur Stakes at Oaklawn Park, and the ever-changing list of horses probable for the April 13 Arkansas Derby (gr. II) is currently down to 10.

 Saturday, April 06, 2002

Jockeys Named to Ride Azillion, Bunk N Ted in Blue Grass

The trainers of Azillion and Bunk N Ted have decided on jockeys Corey Nakatani and Angela Owens, respectively, to guide the colts when they go postward in the April 13 Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) at Keeneland.

 Wednesday, April 03, 2002

Turfway Park Race Report: Perfect Cast

Perfect Drift gets the perfect trip under Eddie Delahoussaye in winning the Lane's End Spiral Stakes

 Saturday, March 23, 2002

Holdthehelm out of Spiral Stakes; Smith to Ride Azillion

Holdthehelm, who was scheduled to ship from California for Saturday's $500,000 Lane's End Spiral Stakes, will be forced to miss the race after popping a quarter crack.

 Tuesday, March 19, 2002

Came Home's Nuclear Scan Negative; Azillion Injures Ankle

San Rafael Stakes (gr. II) winner Came Home's precautionary nuclear scan came back clean and the 3-year-old son of Gone West resumed training Saturday morning.

 Saturday, March 16, 2002

Steve Haskin's Derby Report (2/25): Deja Vu-saichi

Yes, we have been here before. Two years ago, Japanese-owned Fusaichi Pegasus, trained by Neil Drysdale, broke his maiden sprinting in January, then won a 1 1/16-mile allowance race in February as a springboard to victories in the San Felipe, Wood Memorial, and the Kentucky Derby. Now, we have Japanese- owned Sunday Break, trained by Neil Drysdale, breaking his maiden sprinting in January, then winning a 1 1/16-mile allowance race in February.

 Monday, February 25, 2002

Sunday Break Wins Santa Anita Allowance

Sunday Break tracked pacesetting favorite Raven Power early on before edging clear of that rival late to win a $54,000 allowance race for 3-year-olds on Friday at Santa Anita.

 Friday, February 22, 2002

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 Tuesday, February 05, 2002

Pelirrojo Closes for Santa Anita Allowance Win

In an optional claiming allowance race with possible Triple Crown ramifications at Santa Anita Wednesday, Pelirrojo closed from last to nip Raven Power by a neck in the one-mile, $54,000 race.

 Wednesday, January 30, 2002

Hot Baffert Prospect Runs at Santa Anita Wednesday

True Monarch, who could turn out to be Bob Baffert's top Kentucky Derby contender, gets a chance to stretch out for the first time on Wednesday when he tackles six other 3-year-olds in a one-mile optional claiming allowance race.

 Tuesday, January 29, 2002