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HOT SPRINGS -- Both stakes winners Saturday at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort rode in stable silks colored like first-place ribbons at the county fair or actor Paul Newman's eyes.
A recap of the The Sentinel-Record's sports stories from the week.
Next to last in the early stages, Dixiana Farms’ homebred Hayes Strike angled five wide in early stretch and uncoiled a torrid rally to wear down the front-runners and snatch victory by a nose in the $300,000 Texas Derby on Monday at Lone Star Park.
Two-time Eclipse Award winner Brad Cox set a single-season Oaklawn record for stakes victories by a trainer when heavily favored Merlazza captured Saturday’s inaugural $150,000 Valley of the Vapors for 3-year-old fillies going one mile at the Hot Springs, Ark. track.
Angel of Empire, who previously won the Risen Star at Fair Grounds, easily won Saturday's Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park.