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Things are heating up in the racing world with the year's first American Grade I stakes on the weekend program in Florida, along with important Kentucky Derby preps in Arkansas and California.
Eight 3-year-olds, including trainer Brad Cox’s stakes-winning pair of Jace’s Road and Corona Bolt, are expected for the $750,000 Southwest (G3), Oaklawn’s second of four Kentucky Derby (G1) points races, set for Jan. 28 at the Hot Springs, Ark. track.
“Cody’s been a very successful trainer,” Castle said. “Knows the industry well, knows the condition book well. Very bright and I just thought it would be a very good marriage. I thought Cody would be a very good person for Cristian, vice versa, and I just wanted to focus every capacity on Ramon.”