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Pace lone concern for closer On the Acorn

By Steve Andersen
Daily Racing Form

Friday, April 20, 2007

ARCADIA, Calif. -- Really, On the Acorn should not be in the Grade 2 San Juan Capistrano Handicap at Santa Anita on Sunday. Claimed for $40,000 last November, his presence in a graded stakes such as the $200,000 San Juan seems improbable, especially after he returned to finish ninth against $50,000 claimers last December. But a shift to Santa Anita and a move to turf marathons has energized the 6-year-old gelding, who enters the San Juan as a logical contender. With a little luck, On the Acorn ...

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