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TODAY’S SIMULCAST SCHEDULE Gulfstream Park, 11:35 a.m.; Fair Grounds, 1 p.m.; Golden Gate, 2:45 p.m.; Santa Anita, 3 p.m.; Penn National, 5 p.m.; Turfway Park, 5:15 p.m.; Delta Downs, 5:40 p.m.; Charles Town, 6 p.m.

HONEYBEE UPDATE

Unbeaten Amy’s Challenge moved a step closer to her scheduled two-turn debut in the $200,000 Honeybee Stakes for 3-year-old fillies on March 10 at Oaklawn by working over a fast track Tuesday for trainer Mac Robertson.

Amy’s Challenge covered 6 furlongs in 1:13.80 after breezing around 1½ turns (five-eighths pole to the seven-eighths pole). It was the third work back for Amy’s Challenge since moving to 3 for 3 in the $125,000 Dixie Belle Stakes on Jan. 20, her 2018 debut and first start against females.

Jareth Loveberry has ridden Amy’s Challenge throughout her career and regularly works her, but Robertson said he had exercise rider Ernesto Lopez breeze the daughter of Artie Schiller on Tuesday morning.

“I thought it was a good work under weight,” Robertson said. “I wanted a little weight on her. She got a little tired today, but I was happy with the finish. Galloped out pretty good, kind of seen that turn.”

Amy’s Challenge skipped the $125,000 Martha Washington Stakes on Feb. 10, a mile race that is Oaklawn’s first of three major two-turn preps for the Kentucky Oaks.

Cosmic Burst, who finished third in the Martha Washington, also worked Tuesday morning, covering 5 furlongs in 1:01 for trainer Donnie K. Von Hemel.

Cosmic Burst was beaten 6¾ lengths in the Martha Washington, her 2018 debut. She had been unbeaten in three previous route races, including the $100,000 Trapeze Stakes on Dec. 17 at Remington Park to conclude her 2-year-old campaign.

“She didn’t perform the way we’ve grown accustomed to,” Von Hemel said. “Chalk it up to the track, I guess, right now.”

Cosmic Burst was racing over a sloppy track for the first time in the Martha Washington.

Martha Washington winner and scheduled Honeybee starter Red Ruby worked 5 furlongs in 1:01.80 over a good track Monday morning for trainer Kellyn Gorder.

The Honeybee, which offers 85 points to the top four finishers (5020-10-5) toward starting eligibility for the Kentucky Oaks, is the final major local prep for the $400,000 Fantasy Stakes on April 13.

PREPARING FOR REBEL

Grade 1 winner Sporting Chance returned to work Tuesday morning, covering a half-mile in :48.20 seconds after the track opened for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas.

Sporting Chance, who breezed over a fast track, is scheduled to make his next start in the $900,000 Rebel Stakes on March 17, Oaklawn’s second of four two-turn major Kentucky Derby preps.

In his 3-year-old and two-turn debut, Sporting Chance finished third in the $500,000 Southwest Stakes on Feb. 19. Lukas said he will probably breeze Sporting Chance three times in advance of the 1 1/16-mile Rebel, which will offer 85 points to the top four finishers (50-20-105) toward starting eligibility for the Kentucky Derby. Information for this report was contributed by Oaklawn media department