Oaklawn Report #9

Three Stars of the Week

– 1st Star: Work All Week (IL) – All this guy does is win races!  Saturday’s Hot Springs Stakes was his first Stakes race outside of Illinois bred company, but that didn’t matter as he scored a decisive win over a fast closing Alsvid and Apprehender.  The win makes this horse an incredible nine for eleven lifetime, and a winner of six straight races.  Now that he’s passed this latest test, you’d have to think graded stakes company could be next in the Count Fleet Handicap at Oaklawn during the Racing Festival of the South.

– 2nd Star: Euphrosyne (KY) – It was a wild running of the Honeybee Stakes this Saturday, and in the end it was Euphrosyne who got the money via a disqualification of Sugar Shock.  Sugar Shock looked like she was going to be the winner deep into the stretch, but then took a severe right turn and nearly ran over Euphrosyne, which made for a clear decision for the stewards.  It was one of the more curious stretch runs in race history, and could set up for an interesting rematch later on down the road.  However for now, Euphrosyne sits atop the leader board of Oaklawn three-year old fillies.

– 3rd Star: Carve (KY) – What a comeback race for Carve!  The hard knocking honest horse had a nice 2013 running well in several graded stakes races, but Sunday’s allowance win at Oaklawn may have been his best race yet.  It’s clear the horse has improved since last uear, and you have to wonder if a race like this one could spring-board him into the Oaklawn Handicap next time out.  The waters would obviously be deeper in that one, but after his last race it’s clear that he could be ready for the challenge.

Flop of the Week

– Taris (KY) – The Maryland shipper came in hyped, and surprisingly the tote board hinted that she was more highly thought of than Florida shipper Please Explain.  Neither of the shippers were able to get the job done in the Honeybee, but Taris was by far the lesser of the two.  After seemingly having a perfect trip up front, Taris faded badly and finished sixth. Maybe the class jump was too high, or perhaps she didn’t handle the track.  Either way, it was a big disappointment for a highly thought of horse.

Trainer Standings

Rank	Trainer Name	Sts	1st	2nd	3rd	Total $		Win%	Top3	Top3%
1	Steven M. Asmussen	75	18	17	5	$904,259		24%	40	53%
1	Chris   Richard	55	18	4	6	$456,308		33%	28	51%
1	Federico   Villafranco	54	18	12	7	$348,153		33%	37	69%
4	Cody   Autrey	78	17	16	11	$476,851		22%	44	56%
5	Chris A. Hartman	54	13	10	5	$389,600		24%	28	52%
6	Brad H. Cox	41	9	5	7	$305,129		22%	21	51%
7	Ron   Moquett	65	8	8	5	$360,729		12%	21	32%
8	D. Wayne Lukas	64	7	6	10	$366,557		11%	23	36%
9	Mark E. Casse	42	6	4	7	$328,548		14%	17	40%
9	Randy L. Morse	48	6	8	3	$236,269		13%	17	35%
9	Roger A. Brueggemann	35	6	7	4	$212,813		17%	17	49%
9	David R. Vance	23	6	3	1	$145,102		26%	10	43%
9	Michael E. Biehler	23	6	3	2	$141,262		26%	11	48%
9	Joseph R. Martin	50	6	6	9	$135,697		12%	21	42%
9	J. R. Caldwell	27	6	4	6	$96,517		22%	16	59%

Jockey Standings

Rank	Jockey Name	Sts	1st	2nd	3rd	Total $		Win%	Top3	Top3%
1	Ricardo   Santana, Jr.	167	33	31	12	$1,493,095		20%	76	46%
2	Norberto   Arroyo, Jr.	163	28	25	22	$907,067		17%	75	46%
3	David   Mello	123	23	15	17	$539,475		19%	55	45%
4	Terry J. Thompson	124	15	11	15	$532,518		12%	41	33%
4	Ramon A. Vazquez	96	15	14	16	$419,302		16%	45	47%
6	Alex   Birzer	147	13	18	12	$492,490		9%	43	29%
6	Luis S. Quinonez	106	13	11	13	$462,483		12%	37	35%
8	Channing   Hill	88	12	9	10	$581,464		14%	31	35%
8	Ken S. Tohill	82	12	15	9	$419,523		15%	36	44%
10	Jon Kenton Court	96	11	10	12	$341,772		11%	33	34%

Owner Standings

Rank	Owner Name	Sts	1st	2nd	3rd	Total $		Win%	Top3	Top3%
1	Danny R. Caldwell	52	17	12	7	$337,293		33%	36	69%
2	Maggi   Moss	31	11	3	4	$215,855		35%	18	58%
3	Steve   Landers	49	10	9	8	$174,739		20%	27	55%
4	Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc.	40	8	7	3	$239,935		20%	18	45%
5	Ulwelling, Al and Bill	21	6	2	1	$135,662		29%	9	43%
6	Driver, James L. and Ywachetta H.	15	5	5	2	$238,737		33%	12	80%
6	William   Stiritz	38	5	3	1	$191,568		13%	9	24%
6	Zayat Stables, LLC	19	5	1	2	$168,488		26%	8	42%
6	Craig   Drago	13	5	0	3	$158,205		38%	8	62%
10	John C. Oxley	24	4	2	4	$216,169		17%	10	42%
10	Poindexter Thoroughbreds LLC	18	4	3	2	$106,690		22%	9	50%
10	Dream Walkin Farms, Inc.	24	4	3	2	$99,016		17%	9	38%
10	Martin Brothers, Inc.	21	4	2	2	$62,147		19%	8	38%
10	N P H Stable	10	4	1	2	$54,507		40%	7	70%

Preview to Next Week

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

– Saturday: The Razorback Handicap (Grade 3) – 4 Year Old Males and Upward – 1 1/16th miles – Purse: $200,000

– Saturday: The Azeri Handicap (Grade 3) – 4 Year Old Fillies and Mares and Upward – 1 1/16th miles – Purse: $200,000