The Azeri is the final major local prep for the $1 million Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) April 15. Probable post time for the Azeri, the ninth race, is 4:54 p.m. The Azeri headlines a 10-race program that begins at 12:35 p.m. Millionaire Grade 1 winners Clairiere and Secret Oath are among eight horses entered in the $350,000 Azeri Stakes (G2) for older fillies and mares at 1 1/16 miles Saturday at Oaklawn.

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