Oaklawn Report #12

3 Stars of the Week:

-1st Star – Devil and a Half (AR) – It was Arkansas Breeders week at Oaklawn, which has never been known as a particular strong weekend, but Devil and a Half was clearly the star of the week.  Devil and a Half was the winner of the Arkansas Breeders Stakes an Sunday, as he held off defending champion The Mallard Man in the stretch to score impressively.

-2nd Star – Primetime Dreamer (AR) – Primtime Dreamer was an easy winner of the Rainbow Stakes on Saturday, winning by two and a half lengths.  He proved that he is easily the best 3-year-old Arkansas bred on the grounds, and might be able to take on open company and be successful at some point this year.

-3rd Star – Spadra (AR) – The Rainbow Miss was supposed to be a class test for Spadra, and she passed with flying colors.  Spadra had finished 3rd in two allowance races at Oaklawn, but put it all together on Saturday to win by a half-length.  The win gives Spadra two Arkansas Bred Stakes wins, so this looks to be a horse that will have success in state bred races at Oaklawn in the future.

Biggest Flop of the Week:

– All About Allie (AR) – Even though All About Allie was taking on the boys in the Arkansas Breeders Stakes, I thought she had a great chance to win.  Instead, she was never a factor and finished a disappointing seventh.  Now she’ll move on to face open company the rest of the season.  She does have two wins in that class, so maybe there are better days ahead for her.

Trainer Standings:

Rank	Trainer Name	Starts	1st	2nd	3rd	Earnings	Win%	Top3	Top3%
1	Allen Milligan	149	26	13	18	$544,279	17%	57	38%
2	Steven M. Asmussen	115	24	21	10	$648,594	21%	55	48%
3	Brad H. Cox	74	19	17	12	$342,430	26%	48	65%
4	Steve Hobby	72	17	13	9	$664,561	24%	39	54%
4	Joseph R. Martin	83	17	13	16	$413,180	20%	46	55%
4	Jamie Ness	58	17	14	6	$292,856	29%	37	64%
7	Chris Richard	57	15	4	8	$320,255	26%	27	47%
8	W. Bret Calhoun	61	13	6	9	$333,793	21%	28	46%
9	Donnie K. Von Hemel	69	11	12	5	$477,245	16%	28	41%
10	Ron Moquett	101	10	23	8	$357,914	10%	41	41%
10	McLean Robertson	75	10	8	4	$304,088	13%	22	29%
10	Stanley W. Roberts	92	10	12	10	$283,409	11%	32	35%
13	Ingrid Mason	49	9	8	8	$191,689	18%	25	51%
13	Timothy E. Martin	92	9	5	13	$182,728	10%	27	29%
13	Richard D. Jackson	60	9	4	8	$168,732	15%	21	35%
13	Cody Autrey	56	9	5	12	$150,611	16%	26	46%

Jockey Standings:

Rank	Jockey Name	Starts	1st	2nd	3rd	Earnings	Win%	Top3	Top3%
1	M. Clifton Berry	211	46	32	21	$1,104,213	22%	99	47%
2	Terry J. Thompson	244	44	27	28	$1,146,391	18%	99	41%
3	Alex Birzer	206	34	31	22	$757,931	17%	87	42%
4	Luis S. Quinonez	179	31	29	20	$1,053,286	17%	80	45%
5	Israel Ocampo	160	23	21	22	$614,346	14%	66	41%
6	Lindey Wade	176	20	15	26	$544,305	11%	61	35%
6	Alex Cintron	177	20	19	33	$507,407	11%	72	41%
6	Roberto Morales	162	20	10	14	$354,036	12%	44	27%
9	Ramon A. Vazquez	159	19	19	20	$484,604	12%	58	36%
10	Jon Kenton Court	159	18	22	18	$778,308	11%	58	36%
11	Carlos H. Marquez, Jr.	93	15	16	11	$438,805	16%	42	45%
11	David Mello	165	15	16	16	$365,171	9%	47	28%
13	Calvin H. Borel	89	12	15	11	$411,241	13%	38	43%
13	Ricardo Santana, Jr.	118	12	17	8	$262,232	10%	37	31%
13	Alex Canchari	154	12	10	20	$246,698	8%	42	27%

Preview to Next Week:

The Prima Donna.  For 3-year-old fillies.  6 Furlongs.  Purse $75,000.

The Bachelor.  For 3 year olds.  6 Furlongs.  Purse $75,000.