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El Real Madrid Returns in Featured Race Sunday

Fast out of the gate.El Real Madrid, James Bates’ highly touted dark brown gelding, returns to racing on Sunday at the Randall “Doc” James Racetrack after taking time off to recover from an injury that some say caused him to lose his last two races.

El Real Madrid (120) will headline a field of five of St. Croix’s top thoroughbreds in the day’s featured seventh race, a seven-and-a-half furlongs encounter for a purse of $6,000. This race should prove whether it was an injury, or the other horses were just that good.

He will be facing some tough competition in Temo’s Dream (116), coming off of a huge upset of the Virgin Islands champ, Lake Texoma, out of Tortola last race day, and Puerto Rican Emblem (118), who was a close second to Temo’s Dream in that race.

The speedy, front-running Green Sand (118) is also entered and could steal this race if allowed to relax on the lead in the early going. Rounding out the field is the talented Erie’s Run (117), who is still trying to make his mark in the territory.

The rest of the day’s card:

Race 1 N-5-6 5Furlongs
1. Midnight Indictment 118
1A. Midnight Approval 118
2. Dueces Halo 114
3. Turnbull Delight 118
4. Kings of Kings 118
5. Joe boss 114
6. Belzona Red 117
7. Love City Slew 114

Race 2 N-3-4-5 5F Furlongs
1. Gold Finger 116
2. Express To Cali 117
3. Dana’s Express 114
4. Creation Rebel 119
5. Irie Ites 118
6. Small Fortune 116
7. Fightforyourrights 117
8. War 117

Race 3 Class I-5 6 Furlongs
1. Black Machine 117
2. Mi Jesuse 117
3. Tulsa boy 116
4. Lobito 116
5. Russian Way 116
6. Gray Forbes 114
7. ITSMIDAS 116
8. According to Jesus 114

Race 4 Class I-4-5-M/F 7F
1. Apron Dance 117
2. Devil’s Revenge 118
3. Excessively Classy 114
4. Sweep Tea 114
5. Dance Mistress 115
6. YIMC Sword 118
7. Sarasota May Bell 116
8. Cool Light 117

Race 5 Class I-3-4 7 F
1. Wekiva Trail (Debut) 116
2. Halo Boudreaux 114
3. My Own Sky 116
4. Wiseman’s Choice 115
5. Ala Cat 118
6. Carson Secrets 118
7. Little boy Brew 116
8. Full house Project (Debut) 118
9. Salty Glider 116
10. Blackjack Bob 117
11. Gallant Ruler 118

Race 6 Class I1-2-3 M/F 7F
1. Wonderifiamspecial 114
1A. Flanker’s Lady 117
2. Leggy Blonde 117
3. Finish in Style 121
4. Destiny Arrival 114
5. Bold Cleo 117

Race 8 Class I-2-3 7 ½ F
1. Expect Smoke 121
1A. Starship Voyage 121
2. Cherokee Law 121
3. Rotation 120
4. Walk the Catwalk 121
5. Cherokee Neesh 114
6. Big thunder Reflec 116

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