The decision by Fair Grounds to rearrange its stakes schedule and push
the Louisiana Derby back to March 27 did much more than simply motivate
Gulfstream management to move the Grade 1 Florida Derby up a week to
March 20 to avoid a potential head-to-head conflict between the two
races. It has also put both tracks in competition for the plethora of
outstanding 3-year-olds stabled in south Florida this winter. This is
true not only for the Florida and Louisiana derbies but also for next
Saturday's preps, the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream and the
Grade 3 Risen Star at Fair Grounds, as well.
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