Live Racing, Simulcasting and Gaming Resume on Saturday
Saturday, March 20, 2010
LIVE RACING, SIMULCASTING AND GAMING RESUME SATURDAY
GATES OPEN FOR GAMING AT 10:00 A.M.
GAMING REMAINS OPEN UNTIL 4:00 A.M. ON SUNDAY
GATES OPEN FOR LIVE RACING AND SIMULCASTING AT 11:00 A.M.
FIRST POST TIME FOR LIVE RACES, 1:00 P.M.
Simulcasting and Gaming resume on Saturday. Gates open for Gaming at 10:00 a.m. and Gaming will remain open until 4:00 a.m. on Sunday. Gates open for Live Racing and Simulcasting at 11:00 a.m.
Live Racing returns on Saturday. There are 11 races, first post time at 1:00 p.m. (CDT) The co-features are the eighth race, the $60,000…
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Oaklawn Handicappers Hour Returns on Saturday; David Longinotti, Head Oaklawn Recruiter, Special Guest
Thursday, March 18, 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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Albarado Invades Oaklawn in Hopes of Stakes Sweep
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Jockey Robby Albarado, who led the jockey standings at Oaklawn in 1996-97, makes another return to Oaklawn this weekend and this time he is sitting atop a couple of strong challengers for a sweep of the Saturday afternoon stakes.
Always popular at Oaklawn, Albarado found his popularity still strong when he was named on mounts in all 11 races carded on Saturday at Oaklawn. But his most serious moves will be for trainer Steve Asmussen, when America's leading trainer legs him up on Zayat Stable's Riley Tucker in the $60,000 Hot Springs Stakes, the day's eighth race, then again…
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Apple Blossom Still on Schedule: Zenyatta Committed to Start; Rachel Alexandra Apparently Out
Monday, March 15, 2010
In spite of a statement by Jess Jackson, owner of Rachel Alexandra, indicating a withdrawl of his filly from consideration as a starter in the Apple Blossom Invitational at Oaklawn Park on Friday, April 9, the race will go on. Owners Jerry and Ann Moss have committed their undefeated superstar mare, Zenyatta, for the race which will be the headliner on the card on Friday, April 9, as part of Oaklawn's prestigious Racing Festival of the South.
Following Rachel Alexandra's defeat in Saturday's New Orleans Ladies Stakes at the Fair Grounds, owner Jackson released a statement saying " “We…
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Seats Still Available for Apple Blossom Invitational and Arkansas Derby
Monday, March 15, 2010
No fan who has a desire to witness some of the finest runners in training on Friday, April 9, and Saturday, April 10, will be turned away because of the "Sold Out" announcement concerning seating for racing events on those days.
Friday's program features the Apple Blossom Invitational, with a field which will include Zenyatta, in pursuit of her sixteenth consecutive win and the modern-day record set by Cigar, along with the Count Fleet Sprint Handicap, annually the sprint championship race of the meet at Oaklawn.
"While we are sold out of advanced-sale reserved seats, we always retain…
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