Oaklawn Report #12

Three Stars of the Week

– 1st Star: Goods Gone West (AR) – It was “Arkansas Bred” week at Oaklawn, and trainer Kenny Smith swept the Stakes winning the Rainbow Stakes on Saturday with Goods Gone West, and also the Rainbow Miss Stakes on Friday with Ile St. Molly.  Goods Gone West received our number one star based on his performance being a little more impressive than Ile St. Molly.  Good Gone West stalked the early pace, and then blew by them at the stretch to win by over five lengths.  The win gives him his third straight win, all coming at the 2013 Oaklawn meet.  Whether he can beat open company is a question mark, but no matter what the horse has had a solid Oaklawn season.

– 2nd Star: Ile St. Molly (AR) – As previously mentioned Ile St. Molly was the winner of the Rainbow Miss Stakes last Friday at Oaklawn.  Her win was about as easy as you can ask as she took the lead right from the start and never looked back.  The final margin was by an easy three lengths, but if felt like it could have been ten!  The victory was her second in just four starts, and might spring-board her to a date with open company later on in the year.

– 3rd Star: Vuitton (KY) – With Arkansas Bred races leading the way this weekend, the biggest open company race was an allowance sprint for older fillies and mares on Saturday.  Vuitton headed to post as the favorite, and did not disappoint as she held off a pesky Livi Makenzie to win by three-quarters of a length on the wire.  It was Vuitton’s second straight win at Oaklawn this year, to go along with a decent second in the Pippin Stakes.  There probably isn’t enough time for Vuitton to make another at the meeting, but you’d have to call her 2013 Oaklawn campaign a success.

Flop of the Week

– Lulu Wong (KY) – Lulu Wong is the second straight Chris Richard horse to make the “Flop of the Week” category, which is ironic considering the great meet he’s had.  Both this horse, and last week’s horse lost in identical ways.  Lulu Wong got off to a fast early start, took the lead, and faded badly in the stretch.  Also like last week, the track was sloppy again so that could have played a major role in the disappointing effort.

Trainer Standings

Rank	Trainer Name	Sts	1st	2nd	3rd	Total $		Win%	Top3	Top3%
1	Steven M. Asmussen	112	24	21	16	$870,889		21%	61	54%
2	McLean Robertson	91	22	9	21	$594,117		24%	52	57%
3	Chris Richard	69	21	12	6	$430,830		30%	39	57%
4	Kenny P. Smith	87	16	11	10	$435,322		18%	37	43%
5	Cody Autrey	73	15	9	10	$330,313		21%	34	47%
6	Ron Moquett	115	14	10	17	$351,285		12%	41	36%
7	Donnie K. Von Hemel	88	13	13	12	$573,458		15%	38	43%
7	Steve Hobby	63	13	9	9	$446,096		21%	31	49%
7	Jamie Ness	38	13	7	3	$208,846		34%	23	61%
10	Chris A. Hartman	63	12	16	9	$360,122		19%	37	59%
11	Joseph R. Martin	100	11	15	8	$291,611		11%	34	34%
11	Allen Milligan	166	11	13	13	$262,540		7%	37	22%
13	D. Wayne Lukas	66	10	9	9	$988,056		15%	28	42%
13	Randy L. Morse	79	10	9	15	$285,911		13%	34	43%
13	Brad H. Cox	35	10	2	8	$150,917		29%	20	57%

Jockey Standings

Rank	Jockey Name	Sts	1st	2nd	3rd	Total $		Win%	Top3	Top3%
1	Ricardo Santana, Jr.	220	52	27	39	$1,276,683		24%	118	54%
2	Robby Albarado	218	42	28	27	$1,327,577		19%	97	44%
3	Alex Birzer	223	32	25	27	$923,660		14%	84	38%
4	Luis S. Quinonez	185	28	24	19	$912,017		15%	71	38%
5	Terry J. Thompson	199	27	24	24	$757,116		14%	75	38%
6	M. Clifton Berry	196	25	34	25	$863,355		13%	84	43%
7	Victor Lebron	140	20	18	20	$711,313		14%	58	41%
8	Jon Kenton Court	145	16	15	24	$1,002,853		11%	55	38%
8	David Mello	154	16	27	9	$377,864		10%	52	34%
10	Eddie Martin, Jr.	139	15	21	26	$471,931		11%	62	45%
11	Israel Ocampo	134	13	9	17	$322,843		10%	39	29%
12	Malcolm Franklin	129	12	14	9	$327,223		9%	35	27%
13	Rosemary B. Homeister, Jr.	102	10	11	10	$306,206		10%	31	30%
14	Ramon A. Vazquez	123	9	14	11	$362,992		7%	34	28%
14	Calvin H. Borel	55	9	7	8	$326,683		16%	24	44%
14	Alex Canchari	153	9	20	16	$268,149		6%	45	29%
14	Glenn W. Corbett	108	9	11	7	$258,955		8%	27	25%

Preview to Next Week

– Saturday: The Bachelor Stakes – 3 year olds – Six furlongs – Purse: $75,000

– Sunday: Arkansas Breeders Open Division – 3 year olds and Up (Ark. Bred) – 1 1/16th Miles – Purse: $50,000