Steve Asmussen

Midnight Bisou Nips Escape Clause To Clinch Apple Blossom

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Two talented thoroughbreds gave the performances of their careers at Oaklawn Park on Sunday when Midnight Bisou somehow just got up by a nose to defeat a too-tough-to-lose Escape […]

Race Recaps

Mighty Mitole Masters Count Fleet Sprint Handicap

HOT SPRINGS, AR – William and Corinne Heiligbrodt’s Mitole showed that he is a mighty force in the older male sprint division when he took the field gate-to-wire in Saturday’s Count Fleet Sprint […] Read More

Kentucky Oaks

Lady Apple Kentucky-Bound After Fantasy Win

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Phoenix Thoroughbred and KatieRich Stables’ Lady Apple made her connections’ dreams of running in the Kentucky Oaks come true when she snuck through along the ral to […] Read More

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2019 Kentucky Derby Early Pace Projection: Part 1

Forget everything that you’ve learned so far on the Road to the 2019 Kentucky Derby. The 1 1/16-mile races don’t mean anything. The one-turn, 1-mile races mean even less. They […] Read More

Race Recaps

Long Range Toddy Shocks Rebel Division 1

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Willis Horton Racing’s homebred Long Range Toddy waited until just the right moment before exploding in the stretch and rallying to upset the first of two runnings of […] Read More

Race Recaps

Midnight Bisou Proves Her Quality In Azeri

HOT SPRINGS, AR – The long-awaited showdown in Saturday’s Azeri Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn Park lived up to the hype when a trio of G1 winners fought hard in the stretch before […] Read More

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Kentucky Derby Trail Tracker: Gotham a Play-In Race for Sprinters

It wasn’t supposed to be like this. When the Kentucky Derby points system was first instituted for qualification into the race in 2013, the news release read that the goal […] Read More

Race Recaps

She’s a Julie Wires G3 Bayakoa

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Trainer Steve Asmussen’s She’s a Julie made her 2019 debut in impressive fashion on Monday, taking the field of 10 fillies and mares gate to wire in the […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Southwest Stakes Preview: Gray Attempt Ready for Next Test

The second of four Oaklawn Park-based Kentucky Derby prep races is set to go this Monday with the running of the Grade 3 Southwest Stakes. A field of 11 3-year-olds will […] Read More

Race Recaps

Midnight Bisou Returns Impressively in G3 Houston Ladies Classic

HOUSTON, TX – Bloom Racing Stable, Madaket Stables, and Allen Racing’s Midnight Bisou made an impressive return to the track on Sunday when a perfectly-timed riden allowed her to get up in the […] Read More