2023 Southwest Stakes at a Glance
Once again Oaklawn Park’s Southwest Stakes will offer qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, only this year there will be more of them to go around.
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Once again Oaklawn Park’s Southwest Stakes will offer qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, only this year there will be more of them to go around.
“If he runs well, if the distance isn’t too much for him, if he gets tired – we’ll sort of see where we stand with him."
Confidence oozed from this winner and her connections.
Alex and JoAnn Lieblong’s Hot and Sultry took the lead late in the homestretch at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort on Saturday, winning the $150,000 American Beauty Stakes ahead of I'm the Boss of Me before an announced crowd of 22,500.
Alex and JoAnn Lieblong’s Hot and Sultry got up just in time to prevail as the 6-5 favorite in Saturday’s $150,000 American Beauty Stakes for older fillies and mares at Oaklawn Park before an on-track crowd of 22,500.