News Oaklawn Report #14 April 14, 2014 News Oaklawn Report #14 April 14, 2014 By: Aaron Halterman twitterfacebooklinkedinemail Share: share on facebook share on twitter share on linkedin email this article Will Take Charge Wins the Oaklawn Handicap Three Stars of the Week – 1st Star: Will Take Charge (KY) – The home town horse didn’t disappoint his 63,000+ fans when he won the Oaklawn Handicap in typical heart stopping Will Take Charge fashion! Up the back stretch there were some anxious moments as at one point he fell to last place, but at the top of the stretch he made his signature move and passed them all while holding off a late run from Revolutionary to win by a length. He also survived a lengthy inquiry for interference in the stretch, which is a topic that is still being debated today. Never the less the Oaklawn Handicap was the moment of the meet, as this horse will go down as one of the most popular horses to ever run at Oaklawn Park. – 2nd Star: Danza (KY) – What a shocker!! Danza went off at 41-1 in the Arkansas Derby, and romped to a four and a half-length victory. Jockey Joe Bravo was able to give Danza a flawless rail skimming ride, and when asked the question he simply left the others in the dust. It’s hard to say whether he can bring that kind of effort next time out in the Kentucky Derby, but if he does he could be a real threat. Trainer Todd Pletcher doesn’t have the best of records in the Derby, but this colt could be peaking for him at the right time. – 3rd Star: Close Hatches (KY) – This champion returned to Oaklawn after taking the Azeri last month, and basically ran the same exact type of race in the Apple Blossom, winning once again. There is no questioning this is one of the star older female in the group, and should be able to compete successfully against heavy hitters Princes of Sylmar and Beholder as the season goes along. Close Hatches will be pointed towards the bigger races in New York over the summer, perhaps starting off on Belmont Day. Flop of the Week – Tapiture (KY) – Considering that almost everyone thought at the very least this horse would run respectable, it was quite the surprise when Taptiure ran a flat fourth in the Arkansas Derby. He made a decent move on the turn, but was just unable to make any kind of late run down the stretch. Perhaps the added distance hurt him which is something we’ve seen with Tapit colts in the past. He’s still qualified for the Kentucky Derby, but this loss was troubling. Trainer Standings Rank Trainer Name Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Total $ Per Start $ Win% Top3 Top3% 1 Steven M. Asmussen 157 35 32 18 $1,859,450 $NaN 22% 85 54% 2 Federico Villafranco 82 25 18 8 $590,127 $NaN 30% 51 62% 3 Chris Richard 89 23 11 12 $607,695 $NaN 26% 46 52% 4 Brad H. Cox 70 18 11 13 $683,976 $NaN 26% 42 60% 4 Cody Autrey 112 18 22 19 $564,877 $NaN 16% 59 53% 6 Chris A. Hartman 91 17 18 11 $621,412 $NaN 19% 46 51% 7 Joseph R. Martin 87 13 9 15 $278,958 $NaN 15% 37 43% 8 Ron Moquett 109 12 10 8 $479,032 $NaN 11% 30 28% 9 D. Wayne Lukas 91 11 9 10 $939,788 $NaN 12% 30 33% 9 Randy L. Morse 86 11 10 10 $412,414 $NaN 13% 31 36% Jockey Standings Rank Jockey Name Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Total $ Per Start $ Win% Top3 Top3% 1 Ricardo Santana, Jr. 292 59 49 30 $2,561,193 $NaN 20% 138 47% 2 David Mello 216 35 31 26 $896,278 $NaN 16% 92 43% 3 Ramon A. Vazquez 181 32 24 22 $912,786 $NaN 18% 78 43% 4 Norberto Arroyo, Jr. 235 31 33 35 $1,169,595 $NaN 13% 99 42% 5 Jon Kenton Court 178 26 19 18 $999,460 $NaN 15% 63 35% 5 Terry J. Thompson 202 26 22 24 $942,814 $NaN 13% 72 36% 7 Luis S. Quinonez 173 22 19 17 $837,749 $NaN 13% 58 34% 8 Ken S. Tohill 172 22 31 19 $819,373 $NaN 13% 72 42% 9 M. Clifton Berry 149 21 13 18 $793,547 $NaN 14% 52 35% 10 Jareth Loveberry 197 19 23 19 $559,735 $NaN 10% 61 31% Owner Standings Rank Owner Name Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Total $ Per Start $ Win% Top3 Top3% 1 Danny R. Caldwell 80 24 18 8 $579,267 $NaN 30% 50 63% 2 Maggi Moss 53 15 8 8 $298,260 $NaN 28% 31 58% 3 Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc. 55 13 9 4 $351,710 $NaN 24% 26 47% 4 Steve Landers 68 11 12 12 $221,335 $NaN 16% 35 51% 5 Steven M. Asmussen 39 9 10 5 $163,041 $NaN 23% 24 62% 6 Ulwelling, Al and Bill 35 8 5 3 $185,314 $NaN 23% 16 46% 7 Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC 20 7 5 1 $623,626 $NaN 35% 13 65% 7 Zayat Stables, LLC 34 7 4 3 $378,337 $NaN 21% 14 41% 7 Martin Brothers, Inc. 35 7 4 2 $105,391 $NaN 20% 13 37% 10 William Stiritz 47 6 3 1 $206,856 $NaN 13% 10 21% Arkansas Derby Race Replay
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