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%