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And some of the Oaks horses too with 2 weeks to go to the big ones.

Meantime in Keeneland there was an upset in the Elkhorn with the win going to Verstappen 16/1 from Brendon Walsh's barn.  Favourite Red Knight was second and another mystery third.

More upsets at Oaklawn when Proxy 4/1 won the Oaklawn Handicap Gr 2 from Last Samurai and favourite Charge it finished at the wrong end of the 7-horse field.

No upsets at Santa Anita where Baffert's Defunded in the skilful hands of Juan Hernandez ran like an odds-on favourite should and held off a spirited charge from the Brazilian-bred Royal Ship.