Repole Stable’s Fierceness will seek a return to championship form in the $1 million Curlin Florida Derby (G1) presented by Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms at Xalapa Saturday at Gulfstream Park following a disappointing 2024 debut in the Feb. 3 Holy Bull (G3).

The 73rd running of the prestigious 1 1/8-mile stakes for three-year-olds will headline a 14-race program with 10 stakes, five graded, worth $2.425 million in purses. The tradition-rich Triple Crown prep will also be the anchoring leg of the Late Pick 4 (Races 11-14) with a guaranteed pool of $1 million and the Late Pick 5 (Races 10-14) with a guaranteed pool of $750,000, as well as the 20-cent Rainbow 6 (Races 9-14).

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