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Horse racing notes: Taiba, Messier to duel opening day at Santa Anita

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Horse racing notes: Taiba, Messier to duel opening day at Santa Anita

Saturday's $200,000 Grade II Los Alamitos Futurity for 2-year-olds, 1.1 miles.

Taiba and Messier will race on opening day at Santa Anita. The race is the $100,000 King Glorious Stakes for 2-year-olds bred or sired in CA.

Taiba and Messier will race on the opening day of the Santa Anita meet on Dec. 26. Two 2023 Kentucky Derby hopefuls, Giant Mischief and Echo Again, will go head-to-head in Saturday's $400,000 Springboard Mile at Remington Park in Oklahoma. Santa Monica offers three turf options at sprint and route distances. The track's director of racing and racing secretary, Chris Merz, says the demand for turf racing has grown.

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