C Z Rocket tests distance ability in Steve Sexton Mile
Steve Sexton Mile — Race 11 (8:35 p.m. ET) The $400,000 Steve Sexton Mile (G3), the feature on a stakes-laden card at Lone Star Park on Memorial Day, lost a lot of its luster with […]
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Express Train, Fearless invade for eight-horse Oaklawn Handicap
Oaklawn H. (G2) – Race 9 (5:49 p.m. ET) Santa Anita H. (G1) runner-up Express Train and Gulfstream Park Mile S. (G2) winner Fearless head a field of eight older horses in Saturday’s $1 million […]
Mystic Guide overcomes wide trip to romp in Razorback
Perched very wide throughout Saturday’s $600,000 Razorback H. (G3), Mystic Guide showed no ill effects from that trip when drawing well clear of his rivals to win the 1 1/16-mile feature at Oaklawn Park by […]
Mystic Guide heads take two of Razorback; Amy’s Challenge, Kimari square off in Spring Fever
Razorback H. (G3) — Race 7 (4:20 p.m. ET) Mystic Guide is set to open his 2021 campaign on Saturday in the $600,000 Razorback H. (G3), two weeks after the Oaklawn Park fixture for older […]
Mystic Guide gets season-opening test in Razorback
What veterans are on display in the Razorback Handicap and Dixie Bell Stakes at Oaklawn Park this weekend? […]
Wells Bayou returns in competitive Louisiana spot
Wells Bayou, the star of the 2020 Louisiana Derby (G2), will make a long-awaited return to action in the $125,000 Louisiana Stakes (G3). […]
By My Standards looks to rebound against full cast in Clark
Coming off a decidedly sub-par performance in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, a better effort from By My Standards in Friday’s Clark Stakes would not be a surprise. […]
Five points to ponder: Arkansas Derby doubleheader
Saturday’s Arkansas Derby (G1) turned into a doubleheader when 22 horses entered, but the two divisions didn’t stack up evenly at Oaklawn Park. The first division marks the eagerly anticipated stakes debut of Charlatan, who […]
Nadal, Wells Bayou provide plenty of speed in second Arkansas Derby division
While Charlatan will be heavily favored to dominate the first split of Saturday’s $500,000 Arkansas Derby (G1), the second division of the 9-furlong Road to the Kentucky Derby prep at Oaklawn Park is relatively contentious. […]
Five points to ponder: Rebel and Jeff Ruby Steaks
Saturday’s Kentucky Derby (G1) points races, the $1 million Rebel (G2) and $250,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3), have different characteristics. The Rebel on the Oaklawn Park dirt has greater relevance for the Triple Crown trail […]