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Jan. 10, 2013

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Meet Opening

Oaklawn Park meet kicks off this Friday

Oaklawn Park's 56-date meet opens on Friday. There are also more than a dozen new jockeys settled in there. Purses are higher, and the stakes program is now worth a record $5.7 million, with increases having been made to 13 of the meet's 32 stakes.
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Watchmaker Blog

Problems with new Derby point system

DRF national handicapper Mike Watchmaker takes a close look at the new Kentucky Derby point system - and identifies its main issues.
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Santa Anita

Duo figure prominently in turf feature

The temporary rails on Santa Anita's turf course are moving to the outermost 30-foot setting for the first time at the meet. And that could bode well for Key Decision and Akkadian.
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