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Jan. 23, 2013

Will Take Charge won Monday's Smarty Jones. | Photo by Coady Photography/Oaklawn Park

Road to the Derby

Lukas makes statement with pair of Kentucky Derby prep wins

Oxbow and Will Take Charge have put their Hall of Fame trainer, D. Wayne Lukas, front and center on the Kentucky Derby trail after a holiday weekend in which they won 3-year-old preps at two different tracks.
Read more from Mary Rampellini | Complete list of Derby prep races | Derby points leaders

Stakes Preview

Frac Daddy looks to be Holy Bull bound

Frac Daddy may have worked his way into the Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes on Saturday at Gulfstream Park with an effortless work on Monday. The Holy Bull field is expected to be led by Eclipse Award winner Shanghai Bobby, the champion 2-year-old of 2012.
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Eclipse Awards

Wise Dan's triple play includes HOY

The big story out of last Saturday's Eclipse Awards was Wise Dan - who became the first horse since John Henry in 1981 to win three Eclipse Awards in the same year, including Horse of the Year, at the 42nd annual ceremony at Gulfstream Park.
Watch highlights from Eclipse Awards here + check out list of winners

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