Last Samurai seeks rare repeat in Oaklawn Handicap
Last Samurai paid $27.80 to win after upsetting the 2022 edition of the $1 million Oaklawn H. (G2), but will be a fraction of that price should he pull off a rare repeat in the […]
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Last Samurai has pace to chase in Essex
The lone graded stakes action of the week in the U.S. takes place at Oaklawn Park on Saturday when older horses travel 1 1/16 miles in the $500,000 Essex H. (G3) and six furlongs in […]
West Will Power early favorite in Razorback
A trio of Grade 2 winners with Grade 1 credentials are among field of 10 entered in the $600,000 Razorback H. (G3), the 1 1/16-mile highlight of Saturday’s card at Oaklawn Park. West Will Power, […]
Stakes newcomer faces grizzled veterans in Steve Sexton Mile
The Memorial Day program at Lone Star Park is branded “Lone Star Million Day,” but the track is going above and beyond expectations by offering $1.2 million in stakes purses for the 12-race card that […]
Letruska, Ce Ce clash in Apple Blossom; eight vie in Oaklawn ‘Cap
Apple Blossom H. (G1) — Race 5 (3:18 p.m. ET) Reigning Eclipse Award champions Letruska and Ce Ce square off Saturday at Oaklawn Park in an attempt to join a select group of mares with […]
Rated R Superstar, Bob’s Edge rally for Grade 3 scores at Oaklawn
Rated R Superstar struggled to make an impact from far back in last month’s Razorback H. (G3), but found conditions more hospitable Saturday in the $500,000 Essex H. (G3) at Oaklawn Park. Fifth in the […]
Plainsman, Thomas Shelby rematch on tap in Essex
Essex H. (G3) — Oaklawn Park Race 9 (6:10 p.m. ET) A pair of stakes for older horses, both upgraded to Grade 3 status for 2022, are the highlights on Oaklawn Park’s Saturday program this […]
Lone Rock looks to stay hot in Razorback
Razorback H. (G3) — Race 10 (5:56 p.m. ET) The $600,000 Razorback H. (G3), Saturday’s feature at Oaklawn Park, has proven a stepping stone to bigger things in recent years, most notably for Horse of […]
Rated R Superstar pays $53.80 in Fifth Season upset; Concert Tour last
As 3-2 favorite Concert Tour wilted early, it was the oldest horse in the Fifth Season – nine-year-old comebacker Rated R Superstar – who produced the strongest finish to deny Mucho at 25.90-1. […]
Knicks Go tops Prairie Meadows Cornhusker; Iowa Derby, Oaks on tap
Twice beaten since his Pegasus World Cup (G1) heroics, Knicks Go hopes to regain the winning thread in Friday night’s $300,000 Prairie Meadows Cornhusker H. (G3). […]