Super Steed swoops in Southwest stunner at 62-1
by Dick Powell Well, I don’t think we saw the winner of the 2019 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park in the $500,000 Southwest Stakes (G3). Not to knock the 62-1 winner Super Steed or […]
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Coal Front stays the distance in Razorback; She’s a Julie shows speed in Bayakoa
While the Southwest (G3) anchored the Presidents’ Day festivities at Oaklawn Park, two supporting graded stakes added depth to the card. A gutsy Coal Front overcame post 14 to capture his two-turn debut in the […]
Gray Attempt bids for fourth straight win against 10 in Southwest
Six of the eight participants in last month’s $150,000 Smarty Jones will be joined by five “new shooters” in Monday’s $500,000 Southwest (G3) at Oaklawn Park, a 1 1/16-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby series […]
Power Gal catches the speed late in Martha Washington
A stretch-out around two turns proved beneficial to the Japanese-bred Power Gal, who caught dueling leaders Marathon Queen and Taylor’s Spirit late in the $125,000 Martha Washington Stakes at Oaklawn Park on Saturday. A Road […]
Sunset Wish leads field of seven in Martha Washington
Sunset Wish, three-for-three around two turns including a decisive score over heavily favored Taylor’s Spirit in last month’s $75,000 Take Charge Brandi at Delta Downs, will attempt to make it four in a row in […]
Gray Attempt handles first distance test in Smarty Jones win
The only thing hustling more than Gray Attempt at the start of his gate-to-wire score in the Smarty Jones Stakes was his jockey Shaun Bridgmohan running to catch a plane to ride Saturday at Gulfstream […]
How to bet Oaklawn Park opening day 2019
A 9-race card at Oaklawn Park welcomes live racing back to Hot Springs, Arkansas, and before we get to today’s winners (!), I want to remind everyone of all the great tools available to handicap […]
Vertical Oak headlines deep American Beauty cast
by John Mucciolo An excellent field of 10 will travel six panels at Oaklawn Park on Saturday in the $100,000 American Beauty Stakes. Eight of the contestants are prior stakes heroines in a strong opening […]
Upcoming Stakes for January 24 – 30
The Pegasus World Cup (G1) at Gulfstream Park is the highlight of the weekend’s stakes action, but it is far from the only graded contest taking place. The $9 million extravaganza is joined this year […]
Gray Attempt tries two turns in Smarty Jones
Gray Attempt passed his initial stakes test in the December 22 Sugar Bowl at Fair Grounds, dominating the six-furlong event gate to wire, and was flattered when the runner-up and third-place finisher came back to […]