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Weekend Lineup Presented By BetMakers: Spotlight On Santa Anita

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Weekend Lineup Presented By BetMakers: Spotlight On Santa Anita

This weekend's horse racing action focuses on Santa Anita Park. There will be four graded stakes on Saturday, headlined by the return of Big Cap winner Express Train in the Grade 2 Californian Stakes. Keeneland's closing day is on Friday. Kentucky's live racing will return to Churchill on on the Saturday. Belmont Park opened its 2022 meet on Thursday. The racing continues through opening weekend with Saturday's $100,000 Elusive Quality Stake and Sunday's $ 100,00 License Fee Staking. This weekend also marks the start of the British Classic season with the G1 2, 000 Guineas for the colts and G 1, 1000 Guines on Sunday for fillies.

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