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Sponsored by: Scarred steps to stakes company in the Oaklawn Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen has more than one-third of this years nominees (11 of 32) to the $300,000 Oaklawn Stakes. He figures to have an even bigger presence when the gates open. A field of seven, including three for Oaklawns perennial leading trainer, is entered in Saturdays Oaklawn Stakes for 3-year-olds at 1 1/8 miles. The closing-day feature of the weather-shortened 51-day meeting goes as the 11th of 12 races,...

Sponsored by: Jose Santos and girlfriend Carson McCord Jose Santos became famous for winning races as a jockey. His son wants to become famous for winning races as a jockey agent. The winning formula for Jose “Joe” Santos Jr. is to try and revolutionize the profession through strength in numbers, eventually creating a corporate-like business model. Santos, 26, represents five riders at four tracks. The bulky roster briefly reached six earlier this year and included two for most of...

Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON, April 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Army Contracting Command – Orlando awarded Gryphon Technologies Inc, a transformational leader in providing digital engineering, cloud solutions, predictive analytics and technical solutions and services to national security organizations, a $10.9M Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement to provide support on the Modular CONSOL Adapter Kit (MCAK) Naval Operational Logistics Distribution Systems (NOLDS) p...

Top Oklahoma-Bred Welder Preparing For Rare Out-Of-State Appearance At Oaklawn Park Sponsored by: Trainer Teri Luneack and her star sprinter Welder at Ra-Max Farms in Claremore, Okla. Oaklawn will run two $1 million races Saturday (Apple Blossom and Oaklawn Handicap) and have a millionaire running in an allowance event when Welder makes a rare appearance outside Oklahoma for trainer Theresa Sue Luneack and owner Ra-Max Farms LLC. Oklahoma-bred Welder is the 2-1 program favorite for t...

Ricardo Santana Voted Jockey Of The Week After Arkansas Derby Victory Sponsored by: Super Stock and Ricardo Santana Jr. race past Caddo River and Concert Tour to win the Arkansas Derby Ricardo Santana, Jr. not only won the G1 Arkansas Derby but set three milestones at Oaklawn Park, earning Jockey of the Week honors for April 5 through April 11. The award, which is voted on by a panel of racing experts, is for jockeys who are members of the Jockeys Guild, the organization which represe...

C Z Rocket Gets The Best Of Whitmore Again In Count Fleet Sprint Handicap Sponsored by: C Z Rocket defeats Whitmore in the Count Fleet Sprint Handicap Winning for the seventh time in eight races since being claimed for $40,000 last April, the 7-year-old City Zip gelding C Z Rocket defeated  sprint champion Whitmore for the second time in a row on Saturday, taking the Grade 3, $500,000 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap by two lengths at Oaklawn in Hot Springs, Ark. Ridden by Florent Geroux ...

Sponsored by: Rushie wins the G2 Pat Day Mile Southern California-based trainer Michael McCarthy will try to pad his sparkling Oaklawn resume when Rushie makes his 4-year-old debut in Saturdays $400,000 Oaklawn Mile for older horses. McCarthy, a former Todd Pletcher assistant, has won half of his eight career Oaklawn starts, including the $750,000 Oaklawn Handicap (G2) for older horses in 2018 with City of Light and last years $600,000 Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) for older fillies and...

Get our free newsletter Success! Youre on the list. Whoops! There was an error and we couldnt process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. Processing… I already get the newsletter This story is part of our State of the Arts collection: six stories that each check in on a specific segment of D.C.’s art scene, one year after the first lockdown. The postponement of wide releases in movie theaters, along with their widespread clos...

Guide to Saturdays two 2021 Kentucky Derby preps Guide to Saturdays two 2021 Kentucky Derby preps Photo: Liz Lamont / Eclipse Sportswire Moments after Greatest Honour drew off Jan. 30 to win the Holy Bull Stakes (G3), trainer Shug McGaughey remarked that “the pressure begins now.” That pressure continues Saturday at Gulfstream Park, where Greatest Honour leads a field of 10 into the $300,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2). Post time for the 1 1/16-mile event is schedule...

Champion Essential Quality Draws The Rail For 2021 Debut In Southwest Stakes Sponsored by: Essential Quality schools in the paddock at Oaklawn Park Oaklawns four-race Kentucky Derby points series, specifically the Rebel and Arkansas Derby, is littered with starters who were Eclipse Award winners at 2. A third race has finally drawn a champion, too. Godolphin LLCs Essential Quality, the countrys champion 2-year-old male, will make his 2021 debut in Saturdays $750,000 Southwest Stakes (...