Oaklawn Report #8

Three Stars of the Week

– 1st Star: Valid Commander (AR)  – The Nodouble Breeders’ Stakes was the only stakes race carded this weekend at Oaklawn, and it was Valid Commander who made the most of his opportunity to shine.  He was able to take advantage of a fast speed duel out front between Humble Smarty and Mallet, and got the perfect stalking trip to win by a length at odds of 8-1.  Even though this was an Arkansas Bred Stakes race, the time was fairly fast so perhaps Valid Commander could be finding his groove.  The win was his second in a row, and first stakes win of his career.

– 2nd Star: Back Forty (KY) – Thursday’s feature allowance race could have been the toughest race of the week, but Back Forty was able to handle the field nicely to win by three-quarters of a length over Frederico.  Back Forty has now won three of six races at Oaklawn, which easily looks to be his favorite track.  Look for him in another Oaklawn allowance next time out, or perhaps a small stakes at Delaware where he also excels.

– 3rd Star: Adrianne G (KY) – After finishing fourth in a Stakes last time out at the Fair Grounds, Adrianne G returned to allowance company at Oaklawn Saturday was victorious for the third time in four starts.  She held a perfect stalking position early on, and was able drive clear with ease in the stretch to win by a little over one and half lengths.  The win could propel her into Stakes company again next time out.

Flop of the Week

– Bull Dozer (FL) – The local fan favorite couldn’t put on a show for all his fans on Thursday, as he was the well beaten heavy favorite in the feature allowance race.  The track was playing strangely on Thursday which could have caused some problems.  You can bet he’ll regroup and will probably be backed pretty well next time out.

Trainer Standings

Rank	Trainer Name	Sts	1st	2nd	3rd	Total $		Win%	Top3	Top3%
1	Chris   Richard	49	17	4	4	$422,970		35%	25	51%
2	Steven M. Asmussen	65	16	13	5	$728,199		25%	34	52%
2	Federico   Villafranco	50	16	11	7	$319,766		32%	34	68%
4	Cody   Autrey	67	15	12	9	$400,691		22%	36	54%
5	Chris A. Hartman	47	11	8	5	$299,522		23%	24	51%
6	Brad H. Cox	35	8	5	6	$257,569		23%	19	54%
7	Ron   Moquett	62	7	8	5	$322,827		11%	20	32%
8	D. Wayne Lukas	56	6	6	10	$336,541		11%	22	39%
8	David R. Vance	22	6	3	1	$137,602		27%	10	45%
8	J. R. Caldwell	21	6	3	6	$91,084		29%	15	71%

Jockey Standings

Rank	Jockey Name	Sts	1st	2nd	3rd	Total $		Win%	Top3	Top3%
1	Ricardo   Santana, Jr.	146	27	24	12	$1,202,368		18%	63	43%
2	Norberto   Arroyo, Jr.	137	25	20	17	$774,538		18%	62	45%
3	David   Mello	106	20	13	12	$465,051		19%	45	42%
4	Terry J. Thompson	109	14	10	13	$471,354		13%	37	34%
5	Ramon A. Vazquez	82	13	12	14	$376,374		16%	39	48%
6	Channing   Hill	79	11	8	9	$515,234		14%	28	35%
6	Luis S. Quinonez	96	11	11	13	$416,695		11%	35	36%
6	Alex   Birzer	127	11	15	12	$400,931		9%	38	30%
9	Alex   Canchari	85	10	12	12	$353,575		12%	34	40%
9	Ken S. Tohill	71	10	12	9	$323,045		14%	31	44%
9	Jareth   Loveberry	74	10	9	9	$210,610		14%	28	38%

Owner Standings

Rank	Owner Name	Sts	1st	2nd	3rd	Total $		Win%	Top3	Top3%
1	Danny R. Caldwell	48	15	11	7	$308,906		31%	33	69%
2	Maggi   Moss	27	10	3	3	$195,567		37%	16	59%
3	Steve   Landers	42	9	7	7	$151,779		21%	23	55%
4	Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc.	36	7	6	3	$171,012		19%	16	44%
5	William   Stiritz	31	5	2	0	$171,071		16%	7	23%
5	Zayat Stables, LLC	15	5	1	2	$161,773		33%	8	53%
5	Ulwelling, Al and Bill	19	5	2	1	$115,852		26%	8	42%
8	John C. Oxley	23	4	2	4	$214,309		17%	10	43%
8	Driver, James L. and Ywachetta H.	13	4	5	1	$198,137		31%	10	77%
8	Dream Walkin Farms, Inc.	23	4	3	2	$97,666		17%	9	39%

Preview to Next Week

– Saturday: The Honeybee Stakes (Grade 3) – 3 Year Old Fillies – 1 1/16th Miles – Purse: $150,000

– Saturday: The Hot Springs Stakes – 4 Year Olds and Upward – Six Furlongs – Purse: $100,000