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G2 Lukas Classic Preview: Rich Strike Could Hit It Big Again This Saturday

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G2 Lukas Classic Preview: Rich Strike Could Hit It Big Again This Saturday

G2 Lukas Classic Preview: Rich Strike Could Hit It Big This Saturday.

Echo Zulu won the Dogwood Stakes at Churchill Downs on Saturday. She was one of five stakes wins for her stallion Gun Runner. The other stakes victories were from Gunite in the Harrods Creek and Sixtythreecaliber in Seneca Overnight Stake. Home Brew won Bourbon Trail St. with a 97 Brisnet Speed Rating. European Road to the Kentucky Derby will continue Saturday with Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagarere at France’s Longchamp. After dark days on Monday and Tuesday, racing will resume Wednesday for the closing week of the September Meet at 12:45 p.m. ET.

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