Oaklawn Report #6

Three Stars of the Week

– 1st Star: Tapiture (KY) – The first major step towards Kentucky was taken Monday as Tapiture looked like the real deal winning the Southwest by four and a half lengths over Strong Mandate. Jockey Ricardo Santana was able to give him a dream trip as he broke well and saved all the ground racing along the rail the entire race. The win makes him a two-time Graded Stakes winner, and should set him up for the Rebel and Arkansas Derby as we go down the Triple Crown Trail at Oaklawn.

– 2nd Star: Don’t Tell Sophia (KY) – As expected Don’t Tell Sophia was dominant once again this Saturday. She’s winning races like a freak right now, but can she keep doing it when the competition gets a little steeper? She’s simply in a class by herself when it comes to the older fillies and mares on the Oaklawn grounds right now. However, On Fire Baby is getting closer to race which could make the Azeri Stakes very interesting in March.

– 3rd Star: Apprehender (KY) – On any other week this would have been the performance of the week! Coming off a ten month layoff Apprehender was able to put away a stellar field and win the King Cotton Stakes in an eye-popping time of 1:10 flat. Apprehender has always shown a lot of class, but showed a bit of maturity for the first time Saturday as we was able to sit behind horses and save his energy for the stretch run. The win makes it two King Cotton’s in a row for the horse, and puts him on path for the Grade 3 Count Fleet Handicap at the end of the meet.

Flop of the Week

– Win Willy (KY) – Very sad that this horse ends up here. The Oaklawn legend was dead last in the Essex Stakes Saturday, and never showed any interest the entire race. Obviously should have been retired after last year, but Win Willy has been thrown into the fire once again only this time it looks like he’s given up.

Trainer Standings

Rank	Trainer Name	Sts	1st	2nd	3rd	Total $	Win%	Top3	Top3%
1	Chris Richard	37	15	2	1	$369,381	41%	18	49%
2	Cody Autrey	46	12	8	4	$331,030	26%	24	52%
2	Federico Villafranco	39	12	5	7	$215,351	31%	24	62%
4	Chris A. Hartman	36	9	7	4	$265,289	25%	20	56%
5	Steven M. Asmussen	48	8	10	5	$537,172	17%	23	48%
6	Brad H. Cox	31	7	5	5	$240,539	23%	17	55%
7	Ron Moquett	46	6	8	4	$270,590	13%	18	39%
8	Randy L. Morse	33	5	6	3	$200,714	15%	14	42%
8	Roger A. Brueggemann	26	5	3	3	$122,220	19%	11	42%
8	David R. Vance	17	5	2	1	$115,775	29%	8	47%

Jockey Standings

Rank	Jockey Name	Sts	1st	2nd	3rd	Total $	Win%	Top3	Top3%
1	Ricardo Santana, Jr.	104	17	18	10	$885,152	16%	45	43%
1	Norberto Arroyo, Jr.	94	17	14	9	$549,543	18%	40	43%
3	David Mello	73	16	9	7	$364,809	22%	32	44%
4	Terry J. Thompson	82	11	8	9	$370,080	13%	28	34%
4	Ramon A. Vazquez	69	11	8	11	$293,421	16%	30	43%
6	Channing Hill	62	10	7	7	$477,073	16%	24	39%
7	Alex Birzer	93	9	9	10	$303,044	10%	28	30%
8	Ken S. Tohill	54	8	10	7	$281,526	15%	25	46%
9	Israel Ocampo	61	7	8	8	$259,920	11%	23	38%
9	Jareth Loveberry	48	7	4	9	$137,625	15%	20	42%

Owner Standings

Rank	Owner Name	Sts	1st	2nd	3rd	Total $	Win%	Top3	Top3%
1	Danny R. Caldwell	37	11	5	7	$204,491	30%	23	62%
2	Maggi Moss	19	8	2	1	$152,147	42%	11	58%
3	Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc.	30	7	3	3	$148,053	23%	13	43%
3	Steve Landers	27	7	4	3	$107,843	26%	14	52%
5	Driver, James L. and Ywachetta H.	12	4	4	1	$186,537	33%	9	75%
5	Dream Walkin Farms, Inc.	16	4	1	0	$76,816	25%	5	31%
7	John C. Oxley	20	3	2	3	$169,759	15%	8	40%
7	William Stiritz	22	3	2	0	$129,381	14%	5	23%
7	Ulwelling, Al and Bill	15	3	2	1	$91,818	20%	6	40%
7	Craig Drago	8	3	0	2	$90,775	38%	5	63%
7	N P H Stable	7	3	1	0	$37,907	43%	4	57%