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2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom is set to return to racing Feb. 25 in the Tampa Bay Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs in Oldsmar after being sidelined for nearly eight months with a hairline fracture to his left hock.
Animal Kingdom will use the 11/16-mile turf race as a prep for the $10 million Dubai World Cup in late March, Team Valor chief executive officer Barry Irwin said.
Animal Kingdom hasn't raced since finishing sixth in the Belmont Stakes in June. He came out of the race on a sloppy track injured and had surgery that month. He has had six workouts since Dec. 24 in Florida.
A turf race will be easier on Animal Kingdom as he makes a comeback, trainer Graham Motion said.
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