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Speed King, Sandman and Tiztastic, who formed the trifecta
last month in the Southwest (G3), return to the same 1 1/16 miles of Oaklawn
dirt Saturday when they face a full field of rivals in the Grade 2, $1.25
million Rebel Stakes.

For the top five finishers among the 14 3-year-olds, the
race is worth 50-25-15-10-5 qualifying points for Kentucky Derby 2025. That
makes the Rebel a virtual win-and-you’re-in for the May 3 classic.

Click here for Oaklawn entries and results.

Owned by Ted Bowman’s Triton Thoroughbreds and trained by
Ron Moquett, Speed King led at every call Jan. 25 en route to his 14-1 upset in
the Southwest. The colt by Volatile began his career with a sprint win Nov. 1
at Churchill Downs before coming in second in the Remington Springboard Mile on
Dec. 13.

Sandman closed from last place in the Southwest and lost by
just one length. The Tapit colt owned by D. J. Stables and their partners was
an allowance winner going a mile at Oaklawn in December for trainer Mark Casse.

Tiztastic, who is owned by Winchell Thoroughbreds and
Coolmore, won twice on the Kentucky Downs turf last summer. Then trainer Steve
Asmussen switched him to dirt at Churchill Downs, where the Tiz the Law colt
wound up second in the Street Sense and third in the Kentucky Jockey Club (G2)
to finish his 2-year-old campaign.

Coal Battle looks for his fourth consecutive victory, all in
stakes. After taking the Jean Lafitte in the mud at Delta Downs, the
Springboard Mile at Remington Park and last month’s Smarty Jones at Oaklawn,
this will be his first time in graded company.

Madaket Road will race for eight-time Rebel-winning trainer
Bob Baffert. He comes back from a weakening third Feb. 1 in the one-mile Robert
B. Lewis (G3). He broke his maiden on second asking Dec. 26 at Santa Anita.

Bullard goes two turns for the first time after finishing
third last month in the seven-furlong San Vicente (G2) at Santa Anita. He was
2-for-2 as a 2-year-old, winning his debut and the Bob Hope (G3) at Del Mar.

Dreaminblue broke his maiden on fourth asking with a six-furlong triumph Jan.
25 at Oaklawn, earning a 92 Beyer Speed Figure according to Daily Racing
Form.

About to make his ninth start, Innovator brings the most experience
to the Rebel. He followed his maiden victory Dec. 29 with a third-place finish
in the sloppy running of last month’s Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds.

The Rebel will be the 11th race on Saturday’s Oaklawn card.

Post	Silks	Horse / Sire	Rating	Trainer / Jockey	Last start	Status
1		Coal Battle Coal Front	6.48	Lonnie Briley Juan Vargas	1st, 2025 Smarty Jones	Entered
Last race		1st, 2025 Smarty Jones
2		Admiral Dennis Constitution	6.05	Brad Cox Florent Geroux	1st, FG Alw OC (1/20/25-R7)	Entered
Last race		1st, FG Alw OC (1/20/25-R7)
3		Sandman Tapit	6.59	Mark Casse Cristian Torres	2nd, 2025 Southwest G3	Entered
Last race		2nd, 2025 Southwest G3
4		Hypnus Into Mischief	4.79	Kenny McPeek Brian Hernandez Jr.	1st, FG MSW (1/18/25-R7)	Entered
Last race		1st, FG MSW (1/18/25-R7)
5		Madaket Road Quality Road	6.17	Bob Baffert Irad Ortiz Jr.	3rd, 2025 Robert B. Lewis G3	Entered
Last race		3rd, 2025 Robert B. Lewis G3
6		Publisher American Pharoah	0.00	Steven Asmussen Flavien Prat	6th, 2025 Southwest Stakes G3	Entered
Last race		6th, 2025 Southwest Stakes G3
7		Dreaminblue Street Boss	0.00	Randy Morse Francisco Arrieta	1st, OP MSW (1/25/25-R11)	Entered
Last race		1st, OP MSW (1/25/25-R11)
8		Innovator Authentic	6.26	D. Wayne Lukas Tyler Bacon	3rd, 2025 Lecomte G3	Entered
Last race		3rd, 2025 Lecomte G3
9		Smoken Wicked Bobby’s Wicked One	6.21	Dallas Stewart Tyler Gaffalione	1st, Louisiana Futurity	Entered
Last race		1st, Louisiana Futurity
10		Bullard Gun Runner	6.40	Michael W. McCarthy Umberto Rispoli	3rd, 2025 San Vicente G2	Entered
Last race		3rd, 2025 San Vicente G2
11		Speed King Volatile	6.77	Ron Moquett Rafael Bejarano	1st, 2025 Southwest Stakes G3	Entered
Last race		1st, 2025 Southwest Stakes G3
12		Brereton’s Baytown Upstart	0.00	Paul McEntee Joseph Bealmear	1st, Lrl Claim (2/1/25-R3)	Entered
Last race		1st, Lrl Claim (2/1/25-R3)
13		Tiztastic Tiz the Law	6.67	Steven Asmussen Jose Ortiz	3rd, 2025 Southwest G3	Entered
Last race		3rd, 2025 Southwest G3
14		Hot Gunner Exaggerator	0.00	Scott Young Harry Hernandez	1st, HOU ALW (1/19/2025-R5)	Entered
Last race		1st, HOU ALW (1/19/2025-R5)