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Photo: Carolyn Simancik / Eclipse Sportswire It looks like the third time indeed will be the charm for the 2021 debuts of Brad Cox stars Essential Quality and Monomoy Girl. After weather-related postponements the last two weeks, Oaklawn is scheduled Saturday to hold the Grade 3 Southwest Stakes — a Kentucky Derby points prep pitching Essential Quality against Jackies Warrior, Keepmeinmind and Spielberg — and the Bayakoa (G3) on Sunday, with champion older dirt female Monomoy Girl ma...

Caddo River Demolishes Smarty Jones Rivals As Oaklawn Meet Begins Sponsored by: Caddo River serves notice with a 10 1/4-length victory in the Smarty Jones Breaking from the outside post in a field of seven, Shortleaf Stables homebred Caddo River went straight to the front under Florent Geroux, set all the fractions and pulled away to a 10 1/4-length victory in the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes on opening day of the 2021 Oaklawn meet in Hot Springs, Ark. Caddo River, trained by Brad Cox...

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 ...

Caddo River makes stakes debut in Smarty Jones Jan 17, 2021 Kellie Reilly/Brisnet.com Churchill maiden romper Caddo River shown training at Oaklawn Park in December (Coady Photography) On Friday, Oaklawn Park kicks off its racing season and series of Kentucky Derby (G1) preps. The opening day feature, the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes, serves as a stepping stone to the Feb. 15 Southwest (G3), Mar. 13 Rebel (G2), and finally the Apr. 10 Arkansas Derby (G1).  The one-mile Smarty Jones marks...

Joseph Eyes Florida Derby Preps After Allowance Win By Moonlite Strike Sponsored by: Moonlite Strike holds off Saffie Joseph Jr. stablemate Kiger at Gulfstream Park Sonata Stables Moonlite Strike is likely to embark on the Road to the Florida Derby (G1) following his gutsy victory in Thursdays featured optional claiming allowance at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla. Moonlite Strike ($4.80) withstood race-long outside pressure before prevailing by a head over Peachtree Stables ...