Doppelganger Looks for Second Straight in Friday Feature
At 1h25, on February 24, 2023 • By LAUREL PARK
SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Robert Masterson, Jay Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital, Catherine Donovan, Golconda Stable and Siena Farm’s Doppelganger, victorious in his return to racing last month, chases a second straight victory when live racing returns Friday to Laurel Park.
Twice graded-stakes placed and fourth behind Cyberknife in the Arkansas Derby (G1) last year, the 4-year-old Doppelganger went unraced from July until posting a 2 ½-length open allowance triumph Jan. 27 going 1 1/16 miles at Laurel in his debut for new trainer Brittany Russell.
Doppelganger is the 8-5 program favorite in Friday’s Race 5, a one-mile optional claiming allowance for 4-year-olds and up where he drew Post 3 in a field of seven. Also among the entries are Shaft’s Bullet, a nose shy of being undefeated in three starts, and Jalen Journey, promoted winner of the 2021 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (G3).
