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The seventh race on Opening Day at Saratoga Race Course will be named in honor of US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
The congresswoman from Arizona is recovering after being shot at a constituent event Jan. 8.
''The Gabrielle Giffords,'' a maiden race for 2-year-old New York-bred fillies, is scheduled to go to post at approximately 4:21 p.m. ET on Friday and has drawn a field of 11. After the race, Giffords' husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, will make a presentation to the winning owner and trainer.
Giffords' chief of staff, Pia Carusone, is a Saratoga native.
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