Sunday, March 4, 2012

Classic draws top-notch field of 13

Here's everything I know. You Broken Down Horseplayers should knowit, too. If I could wager there's at least one horse from every major trackin the United States running tomorrow to start Arlington's 13-dayInternational Festival of Racing, I would win more bets than I'dlose.

Arlington's opening nine-race program is plenty good, featuringthe $150,000 Classic. It always has been an important eventnationally, but even better programs are likely through Sept. 1.

Every entrant in the 13-horse Classic field is a successfulstake performer. Every 3-year-old has finished first, second orthird in a stake race. The 1 1/8-mile race has so many good horsesI cannot name a …

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