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04-02-2006, 05:44 PM
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Barbaro `great' as he takes aim on Kentucky Derby (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=63019&subsec=2)
Lael Stables's Barbaro woke up on Sunday no worse for wear a day after scoring a hard-fought, half-length victory in the $1-million Florida Derby (G1) at <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:PlaceName>Gulfstream</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Park</st1:PlaceType>. Thoroughbred Times (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=63019&subsec=2)

Top Guns Work for Saturday's Major Stakes (http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=32845)
The stars were out in full force Sunday morning, as many of the leading Derby contenders tuned up for next Saturday's grade I Santa Anita Derby and Wood Memorial. Blood-Horse (http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=32845)

Preachin' Tops Super Day for Baffert, Pegram (http://racing.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=32841)
Preachinatthebar, a Triple Crown hopeful for trainer Bob Baffert and owner/breeder Mike Pegram two years ago before being sidelined by knee problems, won his first graded stakes race since the 2004 San Felipe Stakes (gr. II) on Saturday when victorious in Santa Anita's $110,600 Tokyo City Cup (gr. III). Blood-Horse (http://racing.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=32841)

Bandini Barely Sweats in Skip Away Win (http://racing.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=32838)
Bandini quickly took the lead and never looked back to win the $100,000 Skip Away Handicap (gr. III) comfortably as the 2-5 favorite at Gulfstream Park Saturday. Blood-Horse (http://bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=32838)

Polytrack Poster Boy Top Horse by Wins So Far This Year (http://racing.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=32843)
With only three racing days left in the Turfway Park meet, the connections of the top Thoroughbred in North America by victories are deciding what to do with the gelding, a former stakes competitor who won his sixth race of the year April 1. Blood-Horse (http://bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=32843)

Turfway Sees Polytrack Pay-Back in Off-Season (http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=32831)
Most years, Turfway Park would be winding down for the summer by now. Barns would begin to empty as horsemen moved to Keeneland for three weeks, then to Churchill Downs. Not this year. Blood-Horse (http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=32831)

Massachusetts simulcast laws expires (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=62971&subsec=1)
Laws authorizing simulcasting at Suffolk Downs expired at midnight on March 31, leaving the track with no legal authority to accept wagers on the $1-million Florida Derby (G1), a major Kentucky Derby prep, on Saturday or any other Thoroughbred races from other tracks. Thoroughbred Times (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=62971&subsec=1)

Florida Foal Dies; MRLS Safety Measures Cited (http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=32828)
A second foal has been confirmed as having died from mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS) in Florida, according to Dr. Dana Zimmel of the University of Florida's College of Veterinary Medicine. Blood-Horse (http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=32828)