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Remain Hopeful About Juvenile Derby Candidates in the Hopeful Stakes
By several hours, the Hopeful Stakes get the honor of being the
first Grade 1 of the year
for 2-year-old males. That means it gives horseplayers the first glimpse of possible 2022 Kentucky Derby contenders.
In this edition of the 117-year-old, seven-furlong sprint on Saratoga's closing day, you get 11 colts, geldings, and ridglings all trying to…