An Oaklawn Heavy Saturday Graded Stakes Roster

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Game Winner, schooling in the Oaklawn Park paddock March 15, is scheduled to make his 2018 debut March 16 in a division of the Rebel Stakes

For each Saturday, NTRA and BloodHorse will provide a one-stop guide to the day's top stakes races in North America and beyond. Races are listed in chronological order (all times Eastern). For more detail, click the race name.

5:21 p.m.—$350,000 Azeri Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn Park (TVG)


An early showdown between some of the powerhouses in the distaff division is on tap with four grade 1 winners entered in the Azeri field. The Bill Mott-trained Elate is set to make her first start since finishing a narrow second to champion Abel Tasman in the grade 1 Personal Ensign Stakes at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 25. Among those waiting to welcome her back to the fray are reigning champion female sprinter Shamrock Rose, multiple grade 1 winner and Eclipse Award finalist Midnight Bisou, and fellow top-level victor Eskimo Kisses.


Entries: Azeri S. (G2)

Oaklawn Park, Saturday, March 16, 2019, Race 7

  • Grade II
  • 1 1/16m
  • Dirt
  • $350,000
  • 4 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
  • 4:21 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Tapa Tapa Tapa (KY) Antonio A. Gallardo 115 Timothy E. Hamm 10/1
2 2Midnight Bisou (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Mike E. Smith 119 Steven M. Asmussen 6/5
3 3Summer's Indy (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate David Cabrera 115 Karl Broberg 30/1
4 4Eskimo Kisses (KY) Alex L. Canchari 117 Kenneth G. McPeek 5/1
5 5Elate (KY) Jose L. Ortiz 117 William I. Mott 8/5
6 6Shamrock Rose (PA) David Cohen 117 Mark E. Casse 6/1

5:37 p.m.—$200,000 Inside Information Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park (TVG)

Dorothy Alexander Matz's Tequilita is scheduled to seek her second graded stakes success of the 2018-2019 Championship Meet at Gulfstream Park in the seven-furlong Inside Information. The 5-year-old daughter of Union Rags  will shoot for her third overall graded stakes victory at Gulfstream and may well be making her final career start before starting her broodmare career.


Entries: Inside Information S. (G2)

Gulfstream Park, Saturday, March 16, 2019, Race 11

  • Grade II
  • 7f
  • Dirt
  • $200,000
  • 4 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
  • 5:37 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Jala Jala (MEX) Emisael Jaramillo 122 Antonio Sano 6/1
2 2America's Tale (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. 122 Bernard S. Flint 10/1
3 3Pacific Gale (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Chris Landeros 118 John C. Kimmel 8/1
4 4Cairenn (FL) Javier Castellano 122 H. Graham Motion 8/1
5 5Pink Sands (KY) Tyler Gaffalione 118 Claude R. McGaughey III 4/1
6 6Tequilita (KY) Luis Saez 124 Michael R. Matz 5/2
7 7Razorback Lady (AR) Julien R. Leparoux 118 Patrick L. Biancone 15/1
8 8Teresa Z (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Joe Bravo 124 Anthony R. Margotta, Jr. 3/1

5:57 p.m.—Division 1 $750,000 Rebel Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn (TVG, FS2)

With the grade 2 San Felipe Stakes being canceled because of the temporary suspension of racing at Santa Anita Park, Oaklawn stepped up to split the Rebel Stakes into two divisions to accommodate the number of horses re-routed to Arkansas. The first division of the 1 1/16-mile test features the first of two expected heavy favorites from the barn of Hall of Famer Bob Baffert in unbeaten Improbable. The son of City Zip breaks from the outside post in the field of nine in his first competitive outing since winning the grade 1 Los Alamitos CashCall Futurity Dec. 8 and figures to be tested by the likes of California Cup Derby winner Galilean. 


Entries: Rebel S. (G2)

Oaklawn Park, Saturday, March 16, 2019, Race 8

  • Grade II
  • 1 1/16m
  • Dirt
  • $750,000
  • 3 yo
  • 4:57 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Extra Hope (KY) Mike E. Smith 117 Richard E. Mandella 6/1
2 2Long Range Toddy (KY) Jon Kenton Court 119 Steven M. Asmussen 10/1
3 3Corruze (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Stewart Elliott 117 Chris A. Hartman 30/1
4 4Easy Shot (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Richard E. Eramia 117 J. Keith Desormeaux 15/1
5 5Proud Nation (KY) David Cabrera 117 Joe Sharp 50/1
6 6Ninth Street (KY) Ricardo Santana, Jr. 117 Steven M. Asmussen 50/1
7 7Classy John (LA) David Cohen 117 Dallas Stewart 15/1
8 8Galilean (CA) Flavien Prat 122 Jerry Hollendorfer 3/1
9 9Improbable (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Drayden Van Dyke 119 Bob Baffert 3/5

 

6:29 p.m.—$350,000 Essex Handicap at Oaklawn (TVG)

While not graded, the 1 1/16-miles Essex features a number of proven performers including morning-line favorite Giant Expectations. The son of Frost Giant  will be seeking his first win since he bested a field that included future champion Accelerate  in the 2017 grade 2 San Antonio Stakes. 


Entries: Essex H.

Oaklawn Park, Saturday, March 16, 2019, Race 9

  • STK
  • 1 1/16m
  • Dirt
  • $350,000
  • 4 yo's & up
  • 5:29 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Dalmore (FL)Keeneland Sales Graduate David Cohen 115 Anthony T. Quartarolo 8/1
2 2Hence (KY) Mike E. Smith 115 Steven M. Asmussen 9/2
3 3Sonneteer (KY) Richard E. Eramia 115 J. Keith Desormeaux 5/1
4 4Nanoosh (KY) Orlando Mojica 115 Robertino Diodoro 20/1
5 5Chris and Dave (KY) Ramon A. Vazquez 113 Federico Villafranco 15/1
6 6Heavy Roller (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate David Cabrera 114 Joe Sharp 5/1
7 7Snapper Sinclair (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Ricardo Santana, Jr. 115 Steven M. Asmussen 9/2
8 8Giant Expectations (NY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Joel Rosario 119 Peter Eurton 5/2
9 9Rated R Superstar (KY) Rodney A. Prescott 114 Cipriano Contreras 12/1

7:06 p.m.—Division 2 $750,000 Rebel Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn (TVG, FS2)

Game Winner, the reigning juvenile male champion and current leader on the NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll, makes his anticipated seasonal bow against nine other challengers in the second division of the Rebel. The son of Candy Ride  was last seen winning the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) at Churchill Downs Nov. 2 to cap off a 4-for-4 2-year-old campaign. The Bob Baffert trainee will break from post 5 in the Rebel and has morning-line second choice Omaha Beach to his outside in post 6. 


Entries: Rebel S. (G2)

Oaklawn Park, Saturday, March 16, 2019, Race 10

  • Grade II
  • 1 1/16m
  • Dirt
  • $750,000
  • 3 yo
  • 6:06 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Market King (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate John R. Velazquez 117 D. Wayne Lukas 30/1
2 2Laughing Fox (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Ricardo Santana, Jr. 119 Steven M. Asmussen 10/1
3 3Parsimony (PA)Keeneland Sales Graduate Mario Gutierrez 117 Doug F. O'Neill 30/1
4 4Jersey Agenda (KY) Jose L. Ortiz 117 Steven M. Asmussen 15/1
5 5Game Winner (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Joel Rosario 119 Bob Baffert 4/5
6 6Omaha Beach (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Mike E. Smith 117 Richard E. Mandella 7/2
7 7Our Braintrust (MD) David Cohen 117 Mark E. Casse 6/1
8 8Gunmetal Gray (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Flavien Prat 122 Jerry Hollendorfer 10/1
9 9Kaziranga (KY) Richard E. Eramia 117 Steven M. Asmussen 50/1
10 10Captain Von Trapp (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Ramon A. Vazquez 119 Steven M. Asmussen 15/1