Maddy Handicap Headlines Oak Tree Card

The Oak Tree Racing Association’s 41-year history at Santa Anita Park officially will segue to a new chapter on Thursday night, and an appropriate favorite will join the traditional opening-day feature for the move across town to Hollywood Park.

Unzip Me was a terror on the downhill turf course at Santa Anita during the winter-spring meeting, winning three in a row, including a pair of stakes races. In a normal year, she would have had another chance over the distinct 6 ½-furlong configuration in the $100,000 Senator Ken Maddy Handicap (G3).

Oak Tree’s last few months have been anything but normal, and Hollywood’s course layout forced the Senator Ken Maddy to be switched to six furlongs.

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