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The Skidmore Stakes, run over 5 1/2 furlongs on the inner turf in Friday’s ninth race, will be an opportunity for most of the 2-year-olds entered to announce…
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Saturday’s featured race is the Grade I Coaching Club American Oaks. Run over nine lengths on the main track, it features the smallest field of the meet to date, with only four horses entered. Of those four, all eyes will likely be on undefeated Malathaat (2-5).
The filly was last seen taking the Grade I Kentucky Oaks in April in what has been so far the best of her five career races. The distance suits her, and despite the time off since the Kentucky Oaks, her workouts suggest she is ready to go today. Layoffs do not tend to be a problem for thoroughbreds trained by Todd Pletcher, so one should expect her to continue her winning ways.