Oaklawn Report #7

Aireofdistinction Takes the Spring Fever

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%