Three year old filly for Mike McCarthy tried the turf for the 1st time in her four race career in Saturday’s opener and handled it just fine. Off at 2/1 in a field of just five for the 1st allowance condition at ¾ on the sod, she was away OK from the gate and sat […]
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Led throughout in his debut, but was outrun for the early lead in start #2. He kept dropping back up the backstretch and went to the back of the pack around the turn. The jock didn’t seem too confident in him entering the stretch, but as he started to catch the others he really turned […]
Three year old gelding for George Papaprodromou made his 3rd start of his career and first around two turns in Sunday’s opener, a mile turf affair for maiden special weight sophomores. Off at 6/1 in a field of 9, he settled nicely for Desormeaux into the clubhouse turn and was 4th, three back of the […]
Three year old colt for Mike McCarthy made start #2 on Saturday at 9 furlongs on the grass in a maiden special weight. Off as the 5/2 choice in a field of 11, he broke well under Johnny V and laid 3rd into the clubhouse turn just 3 lengths back of the leaders. He stayed […]
Three year old gelding for Steve Knapp made his debut in the fifth on Saturday, a maiden special weight event at ¾ on the main for Cal breds. Off at 6/1 in a six horse field, he looked like Brickyard Ride the first quarter, zooming to the front from the four hole with quick early […]
Five year old mare for Phil D’Amato tried the 2nd allowance condition on Friday at 9 furlongs on the lawn. Off at 5/2 under leading rider Hernandez, she sat fifth down the back side in this field of 7. J.J. got her in tight between horses at the 3/8 and she had to check sharply, […]
Three year old colt for Bob Baffert made start #2 in the opener on Sunday at six and a half on the main for maiden special weights. Off at 8/1 in a field of 7, he broke alertly under J.J. and sat third down the back side three lengths off the pace. J.J. put him […]
Four year old colt for Mark Glatt tried the 1st allowance condition for Cal breds on Saturday at a mile on the main track. Bet down to the 9/5 choice in his 2nd attempt to get two turns, he passed the test nicely as J.J. came from just off the pace early, went to the […]
Two year old filly for Bob Baffert made her debut in Friday’s opener, a maiden special weight event at six and a half on the main. Off at 9/5 in a field of six, she made the running from the get go with splits of 22.47 and 45.40 for the half. However, she was pressed […]
The February 13 card at Oaklawn Park offers a deep mix of starter sprints, conditioned claimers, and Arkansas-bred events that demand disciplined race-by-race evaluation. Rather than treating this as a “picks list,” this analysis focuses on race structure, pace dynamics, class placement, and probability versus price — the same framework used inside Today’s Racing Digest. […]