OptixPLOT for Rebel Day March 14 at Oaklawn Park
RACE 4 The Contention and SpeedRate are of note and in play with morning-line favorite #1A MATROOH. Already a two-time winner this meet and earning solid OptixFIG in the process he will look for a […]
Silver Prospector
Nadal draws rail in eight-horse Rebel
He lost with short-priced favorites in last year’s two divisions of the race, but trainer Bob Baffert’s record in the $1 million Rebel (G2) remains impeccable with six victories since 2010. For Saturday’s renewal, the […]
Kentucky Derby Report – Four qualifiers before a week sabbatical
It was a busy weekend on the Kentucky Derby trail, with speed ruling split divisions of the Risen Star (G2), a juvenile stakes winner bouncing back in the Southwest (G3), and Bob Baffert shipping an […]
Silver Prospector rates closer and rebounds in Southwest
Racing closer to the pace than he had in last month’s Smarty Jones S., Silver Prospector rebounded from that loss and claimed his second Road to the Kentucky Derby series victory in Monday’s $750,000 Southwest […]
Five points to ponder: Southwest
Oaklawn Park’s road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) continues in Monday’s Southwest (G3). The last scoring race with the minimum 10-4-2-1 points structure, it boasts a $750,000 purse that has attracted a couple of shippers […]
OptixEQ analyzes Feb. 17 Bayakoa and Southwest at Oaklawn Park
RACE 6 – BAYAKOA (G3) A six-pack of fillies and mares to contest the first graded stakes on the Oaklawn Park holiday race card. The analysis starts with the morning line favorite #6 WHOA NELLIE […]
Gold Street facing prospect of dryer surface in Southwest
He’s a confirmed mudder, but Gold Street is facing the prospect of having to deal with a faster surface on Monday when he aims for a fourth straight victory in the $500,000 Southwest (G3) at […]
Gold Street surprise front-running winner of Smarty Jones
Trainer Steve Asmussen had the numbers in Friday’s $150,000 Smarty Jones S. with four entrants in the one-mile test for 3-year-olds on Oaklawn Park‘s opening day, and one of them, Gold Street, had the speed […]
Using Optix and Brisnet data to bet the Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn
by EMILY GULLIKSON Opening Day at Oaklawn Park presents the first stakes race for 3-year-old runners and a likely prep for many of the graded stakes (i.e. Kentucky Derby points races) later this meet. At […]
Silver Prospector tops Asmussen quartet entered in Smarty Jones
Oaklawn Park opens its 2020 season Friday in the best position in its 100-plus year history, and no better reflection of that is the opening-day $150,000 Smarty Jones, which has seemingly attracted one of its […]