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Retired jockey Richard Migliore, who works as a racing analyst for the New York Racing Association, offers his expertise from the perspective of a professional rider in a new regular feature for America's Best Racing — Monday Morning Mig.

It is rare when the winding path that leads to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands gets too trampled upon without the barn of seven-time Eclipse Award winner Todd Pletcher stealing some focus along the way.

Like a train arriving on schedule, another late-blooming Pletcher trainee has emerged to make his presence known just before crunch time.

The $900,000, Grade 2 Rebel Stakes was the marquee race on March 18 at Oaklawn Park, where fans flocked to the racetrack for some great racing action and an incredible atmosphere.

Eclipse Sportswire was at Oaklawn to capture some of the best sights from the picturesque venue in Hot Springs, Ark.

On Saturday, Bridlewood Farm, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Robert LaPenta's Tapwrit soared all the way up to No. 2 on the Kentucky Derby points leaderboard after earning 50 points with an emphatic win in the Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby.

The $400,000 San Felipe Stakes on March 11 at Santa Anita Park looks like the kind of race where the top two or three betting choices from the seven-horse field should dominate, but the order in which they might finish is far from clear-cut.

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