OptixPLOT for Rebel Day March 14 at Oaklawn Park
RACE 4 The Contention and SpeedRate are of note and in play with morning-line favorite #1A MATROOH. Already a two-time winner this meet and earning solid OptixFIG in the process he will look for a […]
Three Technique
Nadal draws rail in eight-horse Rebel
He lost with short-priced favorites in last year’s two divisions of the race, but trainer Bob Baffert’s record in the $1 million Rebel (G2) remains impeccable with six victories since 2010. For Saturday’s renewal, the […]
Gold Street surprise front-running winner of Smarty Jones
Trainer Steve Asmussen had the numbers in Friday’s $150,000 Smarty Jones S. with four entrants in the one-mile test for 3-year-olds on Oaklawn Park‘s opening day, and one of them, Gold Street, had the speed […]
Silver Prospector tops Asmussen quartet entered in Smarty Jones
Oaklawn Park opens its 2020 season Friday in the best position in its 100-plus year history, and no better reflection of that is the opening-day $150,000 Smarty Jones, which has seemingly attracted one of its […]
2020 Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1 opens on Thanksgiving
Pool 1 of the 2020 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) will be offered this week beginning Thanksgiving Day and concluding Sunday at 6 p.m. (EST). […]
Ten not too early Kentucky Derby contenders — Part 1
by JOE KRISTUFEK When Dennis’ Moment crossed the finish line first in the Iroquois (G3) at Churchill Downs on September 14, the Road to the 2020 Kentucky Derby series was officially underway. A total of […]
Green Light Go heads Champagne; Zulu Alpha, Arklow back for Joe Hirsch Turf Classic
A smashing 3 3/4-length winner of the Saratoga Special (G2), Green Light Go skipped the Hopeful (G1) when the track came up sloppy and will return from a 56-day freshening in the $500,000 Champagne (G1) […]