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Sponsored by: Mystic Guide winning the Jim Dandy at Saratoga Unbeaten Essential Quality, the countrys 2-year-old male of 2020, isnt the only stakes entrant for global power Godolphin LLC Saturday at Oaklawn. About 90 minutes before Essential Qualitys 3-year-old debut in the $750,000 Southwest Stakes (G3), Godolphin is scheduled to be represented by another homebred, Mystic Guide, in a major local event for older horses. Mystic Guide is the 9-5 program favorite for the $600,000 Razorba...

Sponsored by: Spielberg Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has captured one of Oaklawns four Kentucky Derby points races with a horse named after an Olympic gold medalist, another with a horse named after a professional tennis icon and a third with a horse named after a celebrated soccer manager. Now, its that fourth race receiving the “star” treatment. The Southern California-based Baffert, who has dominated Oaklawns Kentucky Derby prep series the last decade, will send out Spielb...

Sponsored by: Coach wins the Rags to Riches Stakes Oaklawns road to the Kentucky Oaks begins Saturday with the $200,000 Martha Washington Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at 1 mile. Probable post time for the Martha Washington, which drew a field of six, is 3:06 p.m. (Central). It goes as the fifth of nine races on the program. First post Saturday, Day 5 of the scheduled 57-day meeting, is 1 p.m. The Martha Washington will offer 17 points (10-4-2-1, respectively) to the top four finisher...

Welder Earns Third Straight Oklahoma Horse Of The Year Title Sponsored by: Trainer Teri Luneack and her star sprinter Welder at Ra-Max Farms in Claremore, Okla. Welder, the millionaire Oklahoma-bred Thoroughbred that has earned endless records racing in Oklahoma, added another award to his record book the size of the novel “War and Peace.” He has added, for the third year in a row, Oklahomas All-Breeds Horse of the Year, presented by the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission. The now ...

Sponsored by: Wicked Whisper and Joe Bravo win the Miss Preakness Stakes on Oct. 3, 2020 Wicked Whisper was poised for a championship in the fall of 2019. Now, its a career reboot and step one in 2021 is the $150,000 Pippin Stakes for older fillies and mares at 1 mile Saturday at Oaklawn. Probable post time for the Pippin, the eighth of nine races, is 4:47 p.m. (Central). First post for the second of 57 scheduled race days is 1 p.m. (Central). Wicked Whisper is the slight 3-1 program ...

Sponsored by: Caddo River headlines Fridays Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn No owner has won all four of what are now Oaklawns Kentucky Derby points races, but one will have that chance Friday when trainer Brad Cox sends out Caddo River for John Ed Anthonys Shortleaf Stable in the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes. Probable post time for the Smarty Jones, a 1-mile event that highlights Oaklawns opening-day nine-race program and goes as the eighth race, is 4:11 p.m. (Central). First post is ...

Sponsored by: David Cabrera Remington Parks leading jockey, David Cabrera, won three stakes at his home track to be voted Jockey of the Week for Dec. 14 through Dec. 20. 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 represents more than 950 active riders in the United States as well as retired and permanently disabled jockeys. Cabrera began his stakes triple during the Friday night card with train...

Sponsored by: Owner Danny Caldwell of Poteau, Okla. celebrates his 1,000th career Thoroughbred victory. Remington Parks all-time winningest owner, Danny Caldwell of Poteau, Okla., hit all kinds of milestones on Monday evening, including clinching at least a tie for top owner of the meet. He was extremely close to clinching the owner title for himself, needing one more win to eliminate Steve Asmussen going into the ninth race. Caldwells horse Hansens Mischief crossed the finish line fi...

Victor Valley College celebrates 19 criminal justice graduates Staff Reports The Victor Valley College Criminal Justice Department held two academy graduations on Thursday night, celebrating the accomplishments of 19 students who’ve committed to “protect and serve” in their chosen careers. Ten students made up the 72nd class of VVC’s Law Enforcement Module II, while the 42nd class of Module III comprised nine students. Students who successfully complete the second level modulated course...

Sponsored by: Winners circle presentation after Welder won at Remington Park for the 15th time in 20 starts Oklahomas millionaire hero of a horse, Welder, tied the all-time mark for most wins at Remington Park in Oklahoma City, Okla., on Saturday night, winning for the 15th time in his career here. Welder equaled the all-time mark in winning the $38,675 open-company allowance feature, titled the Guthrie Sprint. The race came up strong for open stakes-caliber horses as the 7-year-old g...