2 Guys and a Crown: Rebel Stakes
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Bram Weinstein and Joe Kristufek return in 2016 to take fans step by step down the Triple Crown trail. This week's focus is Saturday’s Grade 2, $900,000 Rebel Stakes, where the winner earns 50 points toward a potential berth in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands.
Run at 1 1/16 miles, the $900,000 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark. is a 50-20-10-5 points race on the road to the Kentucky Derby.
Trainer Bob Baffert, who saddles Cupid this year, has won five on the last six editions of the Rebel (American Pharoah '15, Hoppertunity '14, Secret Circle '12, The Factor '11 and Lookin at Lucky '10), with another Hall of Famer in D. Wayne Lukas taking the other renewal during this time span (Will Take Charge '13). Besides the Baffter contingent, other recent racing superstars to win the Rebel include Curlin ('07) and Lawyer Ron ('06).
Horses to bag the Rebel/Kentucky Derby double: Smarty Jones (2004) and American Pharoah (2015).
Half of the field of 14 last raced in the locally run Southwest Stakes (Grade 3) including the top three from that race in Suddenbreakingnews, Whitmore and American Dubai. Four of last ten Rebel winners ran in the Southwest in their race prior, but the rest have exited various other events.
Joe's Rebel Picks
#4 Cupid
#10 Whitmore
#12 Suddenbreakingnews
#8 American Dubai
Joe's Rebel Wagers
$2 Exacta box 4, 8, 10, 12 = $24
$1 Exacta 4, 8 with 4, 8, 10, 12 = $6
Last Saturday Joe's wagers in the Tampa Bay Derby and San Felipe returned $282.05 on a $60 investment.
Bram's Rebel Picks
#12 Suddenbreakingnews
#4 Cupid
#1 Creator
#5 Discreetness
Bram's Rebel Wagers
$2 Exacta box 1, 4, 5, 12 = $24
$1 Exacta 1, 4 with 1, 4, 5, 12 = $6
Joe's Kentucky Derby Top 20
1. Mohaymen
2. Nyquist
3. Danzing Candy
4. Mor Spirit
5. Destin
6. Greenpointcrusader
7. Mo Tom
8. Exaggerator
9. Gun Runner
10. Suddenbreakingnews
11. Zulu
12. Outwork
13. Cupid
14. Star Hill
15. Conquest Windycity
16. Whitmore
17. Shagaf
18. Unified
19. Dazzling Gem
20. Brody's Cause
$900,000 Rebel StakesSaturday, Race 10, Oaklawn Park, 7:06 p.m. ET1 1/16 miles, 3-year-olds, dirt
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PP
Horse
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Odds
1
1
Creator
Ricardo Santana Jr.
Steven Asmussen
WinStar Farm
6-1
3
2
Ralis
Mario Gutierrez
Doug O'Neill
Reddam Racing
12-1
4
3
Cupid
Martin Garcia
Bob Baffert
Michael Tabor, Mrs. John Magnier and Derrick Smith
7-2
5
4
Discreetness
Jon Court
William Fires
Xpress Thoroughbreds
12-1
6
5
Siding Spring
Joe Rocco Jr.
Mark Casse
Gabe Grossberg
20-1
7
6
Spikes Shirl
Jesus Lopez Castanon
Dallas Stewart
Charles Fipke
30-1
1A
7
Madtap
Corey Nakatani
Steve Asmussen
Winchell Thoroughbreds
6-1
8
8
American Dubai
Chris Landeros
Rodney Richards
Richard Keith
12-1
2
9
Z Royal
Ramon Vazquez
D. Wayne Lukas
Zayat Stables
20-1
2X
10
Gray Sky
Florent Geroux
D. Wayne Lukas
Robert Baker and William Mack
20-1
9
11
Cutacorner
Alex Birzer
Jack Van Berg
Kay Stillman
30-1
10
12
Whitmore
Irad Ortiz Jr.
Ron Moquett
Robert LaPenta, Harry Rosenblum and Southern Springs Stables
7-2
11
13
Cherry Wine
Corey Lanerie
Dale Romans
William Pacella and Frank Jones Jr.
12-1
12
14
Suddenbreakingnews
Luis Quinonez
Donnie Von Hemel
Samuel Henderson
3-1