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Oaklawn Report #3

Oaklawn Report #3

Apropos Easily Won the American Beauty Stakes
Apropos Easily Won the American Beauty Stakes

Three Stars of the Week

– 1st Star: Apropos (KY) – This was easily the best performance of the week, and this is also the most impressive horse of the meet so far.  Apropos came into the American Beauty off only twelve days rest, but she totally outclassed a tough field to win with ease.  She also had to overcome a tricky rail trip, and was up against several horses who had prior success at Oaklawn.  The victory makes her three for three over the Oaklawn oval so you’d have to think she will keep running here with the rest of the older filly and mare sprint races in mind.

– 2nd Star: Stealcase (KY) – It’s hard to believe Stealcase hadn’t been in the winners circle since 2012, but Sunday’s feature changed all that as he was MUCH the best winning by several lengths in an allowance race.  This was actually his second race of the meet as he finished third on opening weekend in the Fifth Season Stakes.  The win will most likely propel him back into stakes action, with races like the Essex, Razorback, and Oaklawn Handicap still on the schedule for the rest of the meet.  We’ve seen what this horse is capable when he’s at his very best, and he could be rounding into form at the right time to make a big impact at Oaklawn.

– 3rd Star: Jan’s Perfect Star (AR) – Arkansas’ best home bred returned Thursday, and had a very workman like effort in winning an allowance race by a length.  The race most likely served as a prep to the some of the bigger Arkansas bred stakes down the road at Oaklawn as she was never really asked to do much in this one.  The horse has proven she can win against open company, but with Oaklawn being the only track in Arkansas you’d have to assume they’ll take advantage of the state bred class drop in competition.

Flop of the Week

Sky America (KY) – It was up in the air whether Sky America would take to the dirt in the feature race on Friday, and it was clear she didn’t like it to well.  After winning at Keeneland on debut, and finishing third in a stakes at Woodbine, Sky America finished a well beaten sixth in a first level allowance try.  With Casse horses mostly running on the synthetics or turf during the spring/summer months, perhaps this is one to keep in mind during that time period.

Trainer Standings

Rank Trainer Name Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Total $ Win% Top3 Top3%
1 Cody Autrey 29 10 4 3 $274,979 34% 17 59%
2 Chris A. Hartman 21 6 3 2 $145,537 29% 11 52%
2 Chris   Richard 19 6 2 0 $130,250 32% 8 42%
4 Federico   Villafranco 19 5 4 4 $91,849 26% 13 68%
5 Steven M. Asmussen 28 4 5 2 $225,698 14% 11 39%
5 Brad H. Cox 20 4 3 3 $108,713 20% 10 50%
7 David R. Vance 11 4 1 1 $98,465 36% 6 55%
8 Philip A. Sims 11 3 1 2 $129,684 27% 6 55%
8 D. Wayne Lukas 25 3 2 6 $104,036 12% 11 44%
8 Roger A. Brueggemann 16 3 2 3 $90,162 19% 8 50%
8 Gary G. Hartlage 7 3 0 1 $65,935 43% 4 57%
8 Paul E. Holthus 7 3 1 0 $37,431 43% 4 57%

Jockey Standings

Rank Jockey Name Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Total $ Win% Top3 Top3%
1 Norberto   Arroyo, Jr. 50 12 8 5 $353,660 24% 25 50%
2 Ricardo   Santana, Jr. 58 8 11 5 $401,597 14% 24 41%
2 David   Mello 42 8 6 4 $144,359 19% 18 43%
4 Terry J. Thompson 48 7 6 5 $232,469 15% 18 38%
5 Alex   Birzer 54 6 6 4 $178,798 11% 16 30%
6 Channing   Hill 35 5 4 6 $238,212 14% 15 43%
6 Israel   Ocampo 35 5 5 5 $168,515 14% 15 43%
6 Ken S. Tohill 30 5 4 4 $157,734 17% 13 43%
6 Seth B. Martinez 20 5 2 3 $120,839 25% 10 50%
10 M. Clifton Berry 31 4 3 5 $164,666 13% 12 39%
10 Jon Kenton Court 40 4 6 3 $119,589 10% 13 33%
10 Joe M. Johnson 13 4 0 2 $79,091 31% 6 46%
10 Jareth   Loveberry 20 4 0 5 $58,318 20% 9 45%

Preview to Next Week

– Saturday: The Martha Washington Stakes – 3-year-old fillies – One Mile – Purse: $100,000

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