Oaklawn Report #7

Three Stars of the Week

– 1st Star: Aireofdistinction (KY) – Even though Oaklawn only had one stakes race this week, Aireofdistinction made it count!  Race caller Frank Mirahmadi pretty much gave up on her at the top of the stretch, but out of nowhere Aireofdistinction re-rallied and took the Spring Fever by a nose over Chortle in a photo finish.  The win gives Aireofdistinction four victories in a row, and could propel her into a graded stakes try next time out.

– 2nd Star: Donoharm (KY) – Last year’s Fifth Season and Essex winner was back in the winners circle Sunday, winning an allowance race by a length and a half over Flashy Sunrise.  It’s a win that is long over due as his form hasn’t been great since those two big wins last year.  Perhaps he’s back on track now, and could possibly be pointing towards a run in the Razorback or Oaklawn Handicap next.

– 3rd Star: Unstoppable Colby (KY) – The Lukas/Zayat team has been hot this of late at Oaklawn, and the maiden special weight win by Unstoppable Colby might be the most significant.  Thursday’s mile and one-sixteenth victory came in wire to wire fashion as he turned back two hard closing rivals to win by a little less than a length.  We know he’ll be in a stakes next time out, it’s just a matter of which one they choose.  We’ll see if his second attempt to earn derby points works out better than his first.

Flop of the Week

– Broken Blues (KY) – It’s probably a little unfair that she lands in this spot, but there really wasn’t any other horse to put here this week.  Broken Blues was a disappointing favorite in a Thursday allowance race, but may have simply been a little outclassed.  We aren’t going to give her too hard of a time for that performance.

Trainer Standings

Rank	Trainer Name	Sts	1st	2nd	3rd	Total $		Win%	Top3	Top3%
1	Chris   Richard	47	17	4	3	$421,050		36%	24	51%
2	Federico   Villafranco	46	14	9	7	$280,966		30%	30	65%
3	Steven M. Asmussen	58	13	12	5	$656,279		22%	30	52%
3	Cody   Autrey	57	13	10	7	$365,496		23%	30	53%
5	Chris A. Hartman	40	10	7	4	$278,789		25%	21	53%
6	Brad H. Cox	34	7	5	6	$244,369		21%	18	53%
7	D. Wayne Lukas	50	6	6	7	$319,321		12%	19	38%
7	Ron   Moquett	56	6	8	4	$278,483		11%	18	32%
9	Philip A. Sims	29	5	4	5	$270,544		17%	14	48%
9	Randy L. Morse	39	5	7	3	$206,676		13%	15	38%
9	Scott   Becker	28	5	2	0	$169,861		18%	7	25%
9	Roger A. Brueggemann	29	5	4	3	$135,520		17%	12	41%
9	Michael E. Biehler	19	5	3	2	$121,118		26%	10	53%
9	David R. Vance	19	5	2	1	$116,452		26%	8	42%
9	J. R. Caldwell	17	5	1	6	$71,164		29%	12	71%

Jockey Standings

Rank	Jockey Name	Sts	1st	2nd	3rd	Total $		Win%	Top3	Top3%
1	Ricardo   Santana, Jr.	126	22	22	11	$1,030,654		17%	55	44%
1	Norberto   Arroyo, Jr.	118	22	17	13	$684,843		19%	52	44%
3	David   Mello	92	17	11	11	$410,456		18%	39	42%
4	Ramon A. Vazquez	81	13	12	14	$376,302		16%	39	48%
5	Terry J. Thompson	98	12	8	11	$399,362		12%	31	32%
6	Channing   Hill	75	11	8	9	$513,428		15%	28	37%
7	Luis S. Quinonez	88	10	9	11	$380,755		11%	30	34%
7	Alex   Birzer	113	10	14	11	$369,534		9%	35	31%
9	Ken S. Tohill	60	9	10	7	$295,201		15%	26	43%
9	Jareth   Loveberry	61	9	6	9	$178,070		15%	24	39%
11	M. Clifton Berry	59	8	5	11	$324,912		14%	24	41%
11	Alex   Canchari	79	8	11	12	$278,635		10%	31	39%
11	Jon Kenton Court	71	8	8	8	$239,834		11%	24	34%

Owner Standings

Rank	Owner Name	Sts	1st	2nd	3rd	Total $		Win%	Top3	Top3%
1	Danny R. Caldwell	44	13	9	7	$270,106		30%	29	66%
2	Maggi   Moss	25	10	3	2	$193,647		40%	15	60%
3	Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc.	34	7	4	3	$161,412		21%	14	41%
3	Steve   Landers	35	7	5	5	$118,459		20%	17	49%
5	William   Stiritz	28	5	2	0	$169,861		18%	7	25%
5	Ulwelling, Al and Bill	17	5	2	1	$115,518		29%	8	47%
7	Driver, James L. and Ywachetta H.	13	4	5	1	$198,137		31%	10	77%
7	Zayat Stables, LLC	12	4	1	1	$138,573		33%	6	50%
7	Dream Walkin Farms, Inc.	21	4	2	1	$83,866		19%	7	33%
10	John C. Oxley	22	3	2	4	$178,309		14%	9	41%
10	Craig   Drago	9	3	0	2	$90,975		33%	5	56%
10	Martin Brothers, Inc.	14	3	0	1	$40,571		21%	4	29%
10	N P H Stable	7	3	1	0	$37,907		43%	4	57%
10	Mongo Racing	4	3	0	1	$35,400		75%	4	100%

Preview to Next Week

– Saturday: Downthedustyroad Breeders’, 3-Year Old & Up, Filly & Mare (Arkansas Breds), 6 Furlongs, Purse: $75,000

– Sunday:  Nodouble Breeders’, 3-Year Old & Up, Colts & Geldings (Arkansas Breds), 6 Furlongs, Purse: $75,000