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Live Racing, Simulcasting and Gaming Resume on Thursday
Thursday, March 11, 2010
LIVE RACING, SIMULCASTING AND GAMING RESUME THURSDAY
GATES OPEN FOR GAMING AT 10:00 A.M.
GAMING REMAINS OPEN UNTIL 2:00 A.M. ON FRIDAY
GATES OPEN FOR LIVE RACING AND SIMULCASTING AT 11:00 A.M.
Live Racing, Simulcasting and Gaming resume on Thursday. Gates open for Gaming at 10:00 a.m. and Gaming will remain open until 2:00 a.m. on Friday. Gates open for Live Racing and Simulcasting at 11:00 a.m.
Live Racing returns on Thursday. There are 10 races, first post time at 1:30 p.m. CLASSIX carryover pool stands at $1,530. The featured ninth race is a $42,000 allowance race for…
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Lukas Stars May Shine in Three-Year-Old Stakes This Weekend
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas may be sitting in the catbird seat at Oaklawn this weekend as he send two of the stars of his heralded barn postwards as main contenders for honors in Saturday's $300,000 Rebel Stakes and $125,000 Honeybee Stakes. Both races are scheduled for a mile-and-a-sixteenth and should label the winners as among the elite from the three-year-old crop.
Heading Lukas's colts and gelding is Dublin, a son of Afleet Alex and second place finisher in the recent Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn. The chestnut runner was flying at the end of the one mile…
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Win Willy, Freedom Star Capture Co-Features on Saturday Card
Saturday, March 06, 2010
Showing a powerful move not seen since his shocking upset over Old Fashioned in the 2009 Rebel, Jer-Mar Stable's Win Willy stayed off the pace, took command by mistretch and powered to a three-and-three-quarters score over Robert Yagos' Spotsgone in Saturday's $150,000 Razorback Handicap at a mile-and-a-sixteenth. The four-year-old son of Monarchos toured the distance in 1:43 4/5 over the fast track before a crowd of 19,292 gathered in near-perfect spring racing conditions.
Confidently handled by jockey Cliff Berry, the late-running gray responded to the removal of blinkers by trainer Mac Robertson and posted a win which should set…
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Oaklawn Purses to Increase Today
Friday, March 05, 2010
Once again bucking national economic trends, Oaklawn Park announced across-the-board purse increases of approximately $10,000 per day for the second half of its 54-day racing season.
The increase of $500 in all claiming races and $2,000 in all allowance and maiden special weight races – approximately five percent - goes into effect with the races of Thursday, March 4.
Oaklawn kicked off its 2010 season offering the highest purse structure in its 106-year history, featuring maiden special weight races at $36,000 and no purses lower than $15,000. This purse increase will take Oaklawn purses to yet another record…
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Oaklawn Handicappers Hour Returns on Saturday
Friday, March 05, 2010
Once again this year fans from around the country may tune into the Resort Racing Network, which has covered Oaklawn and national racing for over three decades.
The Resort Racing Network (KVRE, 92.9 FM) presents the Oaklawn Handicappers' Hour, a one-hour interactive call-in show, presented each Saturday through Breeders' Cup, Saturday, November 6. This week the show airs from 9:07-10:00 (CST). The Oaklawn Handicappers Hour is also available at the Oaklawn website. Simply click on the "Oaklawn Handicappers Hour" link on the left hand side ot the page. Oaklawn track announcer, Terry Wallace, will co-host the show this week…
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Arky-bred Comedero Easily Scores in Mountain Valley
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Peter Redekop B. C. Ltd.'s Comedero score one for the home folks when the three-year-old Arkansas-bred son of Posse easily romped to a four-and-a-half lengths victory on Saturday in the $60,000 Mountain Valley Stakes at Oaklawn Park. Comedero's win was accomplished before an enthusiastic crowd of 17,122, gathered in springlike weather.
The six furlong test for theee-year-olds included a field of nine and Comedero, trained by Mike Stidham, was sent postward as the 19-10 favorite, off a career mark that showed three wins in four starts and an undefeated record at the six furlongs distance. Comedero never left much…
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Race for the Ages Continues to Develop
Friday, February 26, 2010
from Bloodhorse.com
Exactly six weeks from today the "Race for the Ages" is supposed to take place at Oaklawn Park. Whether or not Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta meet in the Apple Blossom remains to be seen, but we have reasons to be hopeful.
If you are wondering why there has been little promotion for the event so far, there are a couple of factors at work here. First, and most importantly, a television deal must be worked out to determine which network will carry the event. I was told by a source close to the situation today that…
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Southwest Goes to Conveyance, Spring Fever to One Smokin' Lady on Saturday
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Speed was the best friend of many runners at Oaklawn on Saturday and that was never more evident as when Zabeel Racing International's 9-5 favorite, Conveyance, scooted to the lead, then held off the late charge of Robert Baker & William Mack's Dublin to take Saturday's featured $250,000 Southwest Stakes at one mile.
Unbeaten through four starts, Conveyance came to Oaklawn off a length-and-three-quarters win in the San Rafael Stakes at Santa Anita and was ready when starter Terry Walker sprung the latch, immediately carrying jockey Martin Garcia to the lead, through a quarter in :22 3/5. With Cool…
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Borel Wins Woolf Award
Saturday, February 20, 2010
from Santa Anita
Two-time Kentucky Derby winning jockey Calvin Borel, also two-time leading rider at Oaklawn, has been named the 2010 winner of Santa Anita's George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award in a vote of his peers.
Retired Hall of Fame jockey and current racing analyst Gary Stevens, winner of the 1996 Woolf Award, made the announcement Feb. 20 from Fair Grounds in New Orleans on HRTV. Presented annually by Santa Anita since 1950, Borel will become the 61st recipient of one of racing’s most coveted awards. The Woolf Award honors and recognizes those riders whose careers and personal…
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Race of the Ages Is Back On!!
Friday, February 12, 2010
Following conversations with Jess Jackson and Jerry Moss, the Grade I $5,000,000 Apple Blossom Invitational is back on, Oaklawn President Charles J. Cella announced Thursday.
The race, which was increased to a total purse of $5,000,000 provided both Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta start, will now be held Friday, April 9, the day before the Grade I $1,000,000 Arkansas Derby, Oaklawn’s traditional closing day.
“The most important day in Arkansas sports history has now become the most important two days in Arkansas sports history,” Cella said. “This is truly a race for the ages.”
Cella reported that he…
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