Oaklawn Park

Somo Bombs: Oaklawn Park Picks for March 20, 2020

Let’s keep this heater rolling!!!! Man, Santa Anita paid on Sunday with over $100,000 taken down by the Bomb Squad from a FREE grid on Twitter where we hit the […]

News

Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week: Baffert’s World

It must be nice being Bob Baffert! The Southern California trainer was on fire last weekend, winning the Rebel Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn Park before unleashing a beast at Santa […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Nadal Aces Latest Test in Rebel

HOT SPRINGS, AR – A month removed from passing his first exam in the form of graded stakes foes, Nadal aced his latest test on Saturday, this time overcoming an off […] Read More

Race Recaps

Serengeti Empress Romps in Azeri

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Joel Politi’s Serengeti Empress shot to the lead early and never looked back, going gate to wire in absolutely romping fashion to win Saturday’s $350,000 Azeri Stakes (G2) […] Read More

Race Recaps

Night Ops Clears Away Late in Essex

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Steve Landers Racing’s Night Ops split foes gamely before getting up to and past the leader, then cleared away late to capture Saturday’s $350,000 Essex Handicap at Oaklawn […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Rebel Stakes Preview: Nadal Ready to Stretch Out in Distance

For the second straight season, the horse racing world will turn to Oaklawn Park and the $1 million Rebel Stakes (G2) for a feel-good narrative. Last year’s Rebel split into […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Racing Dudes 2020 Rebel Stakes Wagering Guide and Picks Released

Bob Baffert’s Nadal looks to stretch out for the first time and secure his spot atop the 2020 Kentucky Derby rankings in Saturday’s $1 million Rebel Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn […] Read More

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 430: Rebel Stakes Preview, Coronavirus, and FBI Raids

The Racing Dudes preview Saturday’s $1 million Rebel Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn Park, a Kentucky Derby prep race featuring Bob Baffert’s Nadal (42:34 – 54:30). The Dudes also discuss the […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Nadal “Checks All the Boxes” According to D. Wayne Lukas

HOT SPRINGS, AR – With Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas initially in tow, Nadal galloped approximately 1 1/8 miles in his first appearance over the Oaklawn surface after […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Nadal Arrives to Oaklawn Looking to Give Baffert Seventh Rebel Win

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert is No. 1 in Rebel Stakes victories, and his latest hope, Nadal, will break from post No. 1 in the […] Read More