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Tales from the Crib: Like the King
Apr 27, 2021
Kellie Reilly/Brisnet.com
“Babysitter” isn’t normally the kind of experience listed on the resume of a Kentucky Derby (G1) contender, but that was the reason why Like the King was purchased as a weanling. 
Like the King was bred by Roddy and Perry Harrison’s Horseshoe Racing. The small-scale stable has one stakes star, turf sprinter Change of Control, who is set for the $150,000 Unbridled Sidney S. on Thursday’s “Thurby” card at Churchill Downs. 
Roddy Harrison also raced Like the King’s dam, turf performer Like a Queen, in the twilight of her career. Originally trained by Antonio Sano, Like a Queen was just denied in the 2014 Our Dear Peggy at Gulfstream Park. She spent time in the allowance ranks but eventually dipped into claiming company. Claimed for $30,000 out of a win at Gulfstream in February 2016, Like a Queen resurfaced in Harrison’s silks on the Midwest circuit. She made her fina ....

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