Rockshaw Aims for Third Straight Win in Bachelor

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Rockshaw wins the Gazebo Stakes at Oaklawn

Alex and JoAnn Lieblong's Rockshaw looks to remain undefeated in 2017 when he lines up against seven 3-year-old males for the six-furlong $150,000 Bachelor Stakes at Oaklawn Park April 13.

Entering off back-to-back wins in Oaklawn sprints, the Maclean's Music   colt was a four-length winner last out in the six-furlong Gazebo Stakes March 4. One start prior, the Ron Moquette trainee took a 5 1/2-furlong allowance by 2 3/4 lengths after traveling four-wide exiting the turn. He breaks from post 3 under jockey Ricardo Santana Jr. 

After three stakes placings as a juvenile, Sagamore Farm's Recruiting Ready aims for his first stakes win when he starts from the rail under jockey Horacio Karamanos. 

Last July, the Algorithms   colt was a three-quarter length runner-up to champion juvenile Classic Empire in the Bashford Manor Stakes (G3). After a fourth in the Saratoga Special Stakes (G2), he closed out the season with thirds in the Iroquois (G3) and Buffalo Man stakes. The Horacio DePaz-trained runner had trouble after being jostled in his first start of 2017, the Mucho Macho Man Stakes at Gulfstream Park, but bounced back to win a six-furlong allowance optional claiming race at Laurel Park in March.

Looming a possible threat is Randy Patterson's Conquest Wildcat who comes off a two-length win in a six-furlong allowance optional claiming race at Oaklawn. In his past four starts, all at Oaklawn, he's run off the board once. 

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Oaklawn Park, Thursday, April 13, 2017, Race 9
  • STK
  • 6f
  • Dirt
  • $150,000
  • 3 yo
  • 5:10 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Recruiting Ready (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Horacio Karamanos 115 Horacio DePaz 5/2
2 2Conquest Wildcat (FL)Keeneland Sales Graduate Alex L. Canchari 119 Randy L. Morse 6/1
3 3Rockshaw (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Ricardo Santana, Jr. 122 Ron Moquett 6/5
4 4Jagged Warrior (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Thomas L. Pompell 115 Danny Pish 15/1
5 5Silver Bullion (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Ramon A. Vazquez 115 D. Wayne Lukas 15/1
6 6Crawford (KY) Luis Contreras 115 Steven M. Asmussen 5/1
7 7Carson Kan (FL) Joseph Rocco, Jr. 115 Ingrid Mason 20/1
8 8Smokin Now (KY) Geovanni Franco 115 Robertino Diodoro 15/1