Oaklawn Report #7

3 Stars of the Week

– 1st Star: All About Allie (AR) – It was the Arky Breds turn to get the spotlight, and All About Allie did not disappoint!  For the third year in a row she was the easiest of winners in the Downthedustyroad Breeders Stakes as she won by almost three lengths.  The win was her eighth lifetime win in twenty-one starts, and gave her $301,281 in total earnings.  Arkansas Breds are often times made fun of, but this one should not be.  Bankrolling that kind of money is good no matter where you are from, and hopefully All About Allie continues success throughout the season.

– 2nd Star: Humble Smarty (AR) – He’s nine years old and he’s still going strong!  On Sunday Humble Smarty won the Nodouble Breeders Stakes by a little over four lengths.  It was his third stakes win in his successful career, and his second straight win to start the season off at Oaklawn.  The Nodouble Breeders Stakes was Humble Smarty’s seventieth start of his career and his seventeenth victory.  That record speaks volumes for just how sound and consistent this horse has been.  He now has almost $500,000 in earnings, and looks to be in great form for a nice 2013 campaign.

– 3rd Star: Itsabeautifulthing (KY) – Trainer Donnie K. Von Hemel has made a habit of winning weekday features this meet, and Itsabeautifulthing continued that trend on Friday when she impressively won an allowance for older fillies and mares by one and a half lengths.  She was well behind for much of the race before displaying a solid turn of foot while swooping to contention at the top of the turn, and blowing by the competition down the lane.  The win was her fourth in ten starts, and could set her up for another try against stakes competition in the future.

Flop of the Week

– Calvin Borel – First it was the injury that kept Calvin Borel from getting win number 5,000, and now its a small slump.  Borel has been burning through his fans money the last two weeks, and is still stuck without a win at Oaklawn.  Borel will surely get his 5,000th win soon, but you’d have to say it’s a shock that he didn’t get it this week.  Entries are out for Thursday and Friday of next week with Borel named on three horses.  Surely this coming week will be kinder to the widely popular jockey.

Trainer Standings

Rank	Trainer Name	Sts	1st	2nd	3rd	Total $		Win%	Top3	Top3%
1	Chris Richard	41	16	5	5	$311,648		39%	26	63%
2	McLean Robertson	50	14	6	9	$344,139		28%	29	58%
3	Donnie K. Von Hemel	50	10	10	7	$432,516		20%	27	54%
4	Steven M. Asmussen	57	9	11	11	$366,358		16%	31	54%
4	Cody Autrey	46	9	4	5	$189,321		20%	18	39%
6	Kenny P. Smith	56	8	7	6	$224,145		14%	21	38%
6	Joseph R. Martin	54	8	8	5	$220,844		15%	21	39%
6	Allen Milligan	98	8	8	10	$178,650		8%	26	27%
9	Philip A. Sims	24	7	3	5	$294,110		29%	15	63%
9	Steve Hobby	33	7	4	4	$243,834		21%	15	45%
9	Ron Moquett	72	7	6	11	$202,535		10%	24	33%
9	Jamie Ness	24	7	5	1	$107,360		29%	13	54%
13	D. Wayne Lukas	46	6	4	7	$358,830		13%	17	37%
13	Chris A. Hartman	34	6	9	5	$193,529		18%	20	59%
13	Randy L. Morse	48	6	7	9	$187,730		13%	22	46%
16	Brad H. Cox	17	5	1	4	$80,212		29%	10	59%

Jockey Standings

Rank	Jockey Name	Sts	1st	2nd	3rd	Total $		Win%	Top3	Top3%
1	Robby Albarado	137	23	17	10	$717,121		17%	50	36%
2	Ricardo Santana, Jr.	107	20	10	21	$479,216		19%	51	48%
3	Luis S. Quinonez	99	19	17	9	$658,088		19%	45	45%
4	Alex Birzer	127	16	16	12	$477,326		13%	44	35%
4	Terry J. Thompson	117	16	14	14	$441,085		14%	44	38%
6	M. Clifton Berry	101	14	19	14	$518,182		14%	47	47%
7	Jon Kenton Court	91	11	9	15	$469,241		12%	35	38%
8	Victor Lebron	74	10	10	10	$353,360		14%	30	41%
8	Eddie Martin, Jr.	85	10	10	18	$286,773		12%	38	45%
10	Israel Ocampo	78	9	3	11	$218,119		12%	23	29%
11	Ramon A. Vazquez	74	8	8	9	$278,259		11%	25	34%
11	Alex Cintron	52	8	9	5	$263,156		15%	22	42%
13	David Mello	69	7	11	6	$185,678		10%	24	35%
13	Alex Canchari	93	7	12	12	$181,582		8%	31	33%
15	Lindey Wade	92	6	11	7	$195,130		7%	24	26%
15	Glenn W. Corbett	54	6	6	5	$184,299		11%	17	31%
15	Seth B. Martinez	24	6	3	5	$183,687		25%	14	58%
15	Malcolm Franklin	59	6	6	4	$135,732		10%	16	27%
15	John McKee	55	6	3	9	$127,124		11%	18	33%
15	Joe M. Johnson	36	6	5	4	$104,291		17%	15	42%

Preview to Next Week

Saturday: The Gazebo Stakes – 3 Year Olds – Six Furlongs – Purse: $60,000