Derby hopefuls rise as top contenders boost resumes
Florida Gulfstream Park hosts the Fountain of Youth where Afleet Alex, Declan's Moon win seasonal debuts, boosting their Run to the Roses rankings to top two. High Fly rises to No. 4, while trainer Nick Zito rides four Derby hopefuls including High Fly and Noble Causeway as Spring prep races loom.
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Hallandale Beach
Fla
Florida
Arkansas
California
Afleet Alex
Declan
Moon
High Way
Gulfstream Park
S Moon
High Fly
Afleet
Alex
Oaklawn Park
Tim Ritchey
Dimo
Charlotte Weber
Vievolt
Holy Bull
Bill White
Nick
Weber
Zito
Ciut
Nick Zila
Jerry Bailey
Fountain of Youth
Bandini
Truex Wins Mexico City NASCAR Debut Sprint
Martin Truex Jr led the Telcel-Motorola 200 in Mexico City aided by a strategic early pit stop and a timely yellow flag. Kevin Harvick finished six seconds behind, with Carl Edwards third after a dramatic weekend that saw practice crashes, penalties for Fernández and Said, and a crowd of 94,229 fans.
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Mexico City
Nascar
Martin Truex Jn
Kevin Harvick
Carl Edwards
Truex
United States
Adrian Fernandez
Boris Said
Pit Road
Said
Fernandez
Edwards
Reed Sorenson
Harvick
Mexico
Robbie Weiss
Dorpe Goeters
Goeters
Michel Jourdainei
Jourdain
Robby Gordon
Gordon
Brad Parrot
Wheldon Eyes Indy Milk After Dominant Homestead Win
IRL opener at Homestead-Miami Speedway saw Wheldon dominate 158 laps of 200, extending his Indy 500 dream. The auto racing roundup notes a major crash on lap 159 injuring Danica Patrick and several others, while Fisichella wins the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Formula One.
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Victory
Homestead-Miami Speedway
van Whelton
Indy
Wheldon
Andretti Green Racing
Tony Kanaan
S-mile Oval
Kosuke Matsuura
Tomas Scheckter
Scheckter
Scott Sharp
Bryan Herta
Scott Vixon
Roger Yasukawa
Ed Carpenter
Danica Patrick
Patrick
Tor
Fisichella
Giancarlo Fisichella
Blind musher from Oregon seeks finish in Iditarod
The 20 year old legally blind musher from Bend Oregon joins 73 teams in the 1100 mile Iditarod through harsh northern terrain. She trains with Duchess a 7 year old lead dog and relies on a visual interpreter and radio guidance to navigate at night and avoid bright sun. Her goal is simply to finish and prove what she can achieve despite her disability.
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Willow
Alaska
Rachael Schoris
Bend
Ore
Noma
Sedorig
Ates
Jerry
Paul Ellering
Ellering
Sedaris
Ewoaway
Sedlaris
Helleves Ter Vison
Ivor
Ellgabdeel
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John Velazquez
Jeremy Rose
Mountain Valley
Velazquez
Declan’s Moon
Ron Ellis
Victor Espinoza
Santa Catalina
Rockport Harbor
John Servis
Stewart Eliott
Sweet Catomine
Julia Ganani
Corey Nakatani
Sanita Anita
Wee
Santa Yeabel Andan
Roman Ruler
Bob Baffert
Bailey the Skinny
Santa Anita
Greg Gilclitta
Russell Baze the Skinny
Gulfstream
Witka
Craig Dollase
Nakatani Tre
Hollywood Park
Sun Kin
Zito Sockey
Edgar Prado
Gulistream
Todd Pletener
Associated Press
Rusty Wallace
Kenny Wallace
Hermanos Rodriguez Racetrack
John Rice
Martin Truexer
WKFM
AARN
WSR
Steve Wilstein
Sedoris
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