Oaklawn Report #9

3 Stars of the Week

– 1st Star: Cyber Secret (KY) – When looking at the Razorback Handicap on paper you assumed the race was going to be very close, and it definitely did not disappoint us.  Cyber Secret came out of the battle as the winner, as he stalked the pace and was able to just put his nose in front of longshot Golden Ron at the wire.  The win was Cyber’s Secret third straight, all three coming at Oaklawn Park this meet.  Oaklawn Park owner Charles Cella is the owner of Cyber Secret, which makes the win that more special.  Cyber Secret came out of the race in good order, and the Oaklawn Handicap looks to be the next goal.

– 2nd Star: Rose to Gold (KY) – All the hype coming into the Martha Washington was on Rose to Gold and she ran an average race and finished second.  In the Honeybee last Saturday all the hype was on Kentucky Oaks future pool favorite Flashy Gray, but this time it was Rose to Gold that turned the tables winning in wire to wire fashion to pull off the upset.  Rose to Gold broke extremely well and went straight to the front, and jockey Calvin Borel didn’t have to move a muscle.  The win puts her into the Kentucky Oaks, and the Fantasy Stakes will likely be her final prep for that race.

– 3rd Star: Apropos (KY) – On a week where the racing was extremely strong at Oaklawn, it was actually an allowance race on Thursday that produced the highest Beyer speed figure.  Apropos, trained by Al Stall, dominated a first level allowance field winning by ten lengths and earing a Beyer of 101.  The win could spring-board her to the Carousel Stakes at Oaklawn towards the end of the meet.  If she can duplicate her performance in that race, the sky could be the limit for this late developing filly.

Flop of the Week

– Donoharm (KY) – There were several horses that were candidates for the “Flop of the Week” but Donoharm was the unlucky one that landed in this spot.  The Razorback Handicap came up very tough, but Donoharm simply didn’t run his race.  After looking super sharp in the two preps leading up to this one, he was never heard from last Saturday.  You certainly can’t get too down on this horse as he had won five in a row leading up to this one.  The Oaklawn Handicap could still be the end of the meet goal.

Trainer Standings

Rank	Trainer Name	Sts	1st	2nd	3rd	Total $		Win%	Top3	Top3%
1	McLean Robertson	64	18	7	13	$468,697		28%	38	59%
2	Steven M. Asmussen	76	17	14	12	$611,393		22%	43	57%
3	Chris Richard	53	16	10	6	$343,221		30%	32	60%
4	Donnie K. Von Hemel	68	12	11	11	$507,582		18%	34	50%
4	Cody Autrey	58	12	5	9	$243,499		21%	26	45%
6	Kenny P. Smith	70	11	10	9	$295,597		16%	30	43%
7	Joseph R. Martin	73	10	11	5	$254,827		14%	26	36%
7	Jamie Ness	31	10	7	1	$158,540		32%	18	58%
9	Chris A. Hartman	48	9	13	6	$288,999		19%	28	58%
9	Steve Hobby	44	9	4	7	$276,279		20%	20	45%
9	Randy L. Morse	60	9	9	11	$236,389		15%	29	48%
9	Allen Milligan	127	9	11	12	$209,628		7%	32	25%
13	Philip A. Sims	31	8	6	5	$343,394		26%	19	61%
13	Ron Moquett	86	8	6	13	$225,181		9%	27	31%
13	Brad H. Cox	24	8	1	6	$118,842		33%	15	63%

Jockey Standings

Rank	Jockey Name	Sts	1st	2nd	3rd	Total $		Win%	Top3	Top3%
1	Ricardo Santana, Jr.	149	34	16	26	$857,420		23%	76	51%
2	Robby Albarado	171	32	22	19	$962,575		19%	73	43%
3	Luis S. Quinonez	136	24	19	16	$791,466		18%	59	43%
4	Alex Birzer	164	22	21	17	$642,959		13%	60	37%
5	Terry J. Thompson	154	21	19	21	$610,521		14%	61	40%
6	M. Clifton Berry	137	19	26	16	$631,433		14%	61	45%
7	Victor Lebron	100	14	13	15	$512,801		14%	42	42%
8	Jon Kenton Court	115	13	12	17	$571,135		11%	42	37%
9	Israel Ocampo	97	12	4	13	$269,818		12%	29	30%
10	Eddie Martin, Jr.	109	11	17	22	$368,821		10%	50	46%
11	David Mello	101	10	17	8	$255,585		10%	35	35%
12	Ramon A. Vazquez	102	9	11	10	$336,360		9%	30	29%
13	Alex Cintron	52	8	9	5	$263,156		15%	22	42%
13	Alex Canchari	110	8	13	13	$201,463		7%	34	31%

Preview to Next Week

– Saturday: The Rebel Stakes (Grade 2) – 3 Year Olds – 1 1/16th miles – Purse: $600,000

– Saturday: The Azeri Stakes (Grade 3) – Fillies and Mares 4 Year Olds and Up – 1 1/16th miles – Purse: $150,000