SATURDAY’S RESULTS 2-8 (25%)
MEET 5-38 (13.2%)
LEE’S LOCK Opposite the Crowd in the second
BEST BET Timbavati in the ninth
LONG SHOT Trumped in the seventh
CONFIDENCE RATINGS
****confident choice
***plenty to like
**things to like
*educated guess
1 Purse $32,000, 6 furlongs, fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, maiden claiming $12,500
AIR CASTLE** finished a close third in her second start of the season last spring at Oaklawn, and she returns for a stable that brings runners back fit and ready. SMOKE SHOW GIRL is an unraced filly with a series of encouraging breezes for a trainer that wins with first-time starters. CHARLINA ships from Indiana fit following a useful front-running route, and her apprentice rider has been aboard twice in her four-race career.
PP HORSEJOCKEYTRAINERODDS
1 Air CastleBowenPrather3-1
8 Smoke Show GirlTorresWitt7-2
4 CharlinaGutierrezShorter4-1
3 Honduras PassionPusacPuhl9-2
2 I Be GoneCastilloWest10-1
6 Fine by DesignVazquezHewitt5-1
9 Cosmic ChicBaileyMcBride20-1
7 Our Special GiftHTorresHornsby15-1
5 Simple DreamsBejaranoMoquett15-1
2 Purse $33,000, 6 furlongs, fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, claiming $10,000
OPPOSITE THE CROWD**** has trained well since easily defeating entry-level allowance runners at Indiana, and she has a high percentage trainer-rider team. CHIP SHORTAGE raced competitively at a higher class level at Prairie Meadows, and both of her career victories came last winter at Oaklawn. BERTIE’S CAUSE has won three of six races at Oaklawn, and she may not have cared for the tight turns in her last race at Delta.
PP HORSEJOCKEYTRAINERODDS
2 Opposite the CrowdEsquivelContreras6-5
1 Chip ShortageHernandezJordan3-1
7 Bertie’s CauseTorresRamirez9-2
5 Cry If I Want ToBowenPuhl6-1
3 Donya Know ItRomeroGarcia10-1
4 AdivaPusacHaran15-1
8 Beautiful and BoldVazquezShorter15-1
6 Clearly CreepsBaconWilson20-1
3 Purse $32,000, 6 furlongs, fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up which have never won two races, claiming $12,500
NEW WOMAN** has not raced since a clear maiden victory last March at Fair Grounds, but she has worked well for her return for winning connections and may hold a talent advantage. LAURA BRANIGAN is dropping to the lowest price of her career, and she is another sporting several nice breezes in a return from vacation time. GAJA RAY has a recency advantage over the top two contenders, and trainer John Ortiz is off to a quick start at the meeting.
PP HORSEJOCKEYTRAINERODDS
6 New WomanEsquivelContreras2-1
1 Laura BraniganDe La CruzContreras7-2
9 Gaja RayVazquezOrtiz3-1
2 Crystal SymphonyBaconSchleis12-1
3 StrabellaHernandezWilliams10-1
8 Teardrop TiaraKAsmussenAsmussen8-1
4 Quiero DineroChuanHaran12-1
7 Spite LiteBowenPuhl12-1
5 Miss EscapadeRomeroSantamaria20-1
4 Purse $65,000, 1 1/16 miles, 2-year-olds, maiden claiming $100,000
LURED AWAY*** was narrowly defeated while well clear of third in his first try around two turns, and the Churchill shipper had a sharp local breeze and drew inside. HIRED GUN tired inside the final furlong in a promising front-running fourth-place effort in Louisville, and the lightly raced and improving colt represents a powerful stable. BROTHER TONY earned the fastest Beyer figure in the field when third-best last month at Del Mar, and hot trainer Peter Miller is adding blinkers to his equipment.
PP HORSEJOCKEYTRAINERODDS
2 Lured AwayLeparouxMcPeek5-2
7 Hired GunVazquezCox5-2
9 Brother TonySantanaMiller3-1
4 CurvinoArrietaMiller8-1
8 Kevin’s StrikeBejaranoAmoss12-1
6 Surfin’ MTorresCompton15-1
5 Jute BoxQuinonezAshford20-1
1 WacoBaconLukas20-1
3 Landing CraftKAsmussenMoquett20-1
5 Purse $72,000, 6 furlongs, 3-year-olds and up, Arkansas bred, starter optional claiming
NAVY SEAL** raced competitively in state-bred stake races last season at Oaklawn, and his last start was a strong second-place finish in a key race at Hawthorne. MAN IN THE CAN is the class of the field with earnings exceeding $560,000, and the consistent two-turn runner is more than capable at sprint distances. BLACK APPLE won his first three races last winter at Oaklawn, and he appears to be working smartly for his return from a lengthy break.
PP HORSEJOCKEYTRAINERODDS
8 Navy SealBejaranoKnott4-1
2 Man in the CanKAsmussenMoquett3-1
7 Black AppleAndersonOrtiz9-2
5 SulweTorresMoquett6-1
3 Music MistressArrietaMcKellar8-1
9 Bettys CashQuinonezVon Hemel10-1
10 Patton’s TizzyVazquezCox10-1
6 Summer ShoesBowenSwearingen12-1
1 Heated ArgumentBaconGonzalez15-1
4 Table MneyDe La CruzHaran20-1
6 Purse $110,000, 6 furlongs, 2-year-old fillies, maiden special weight
AVERY’S MISCHIEF*** is a daughter of champion Curlin, and out of a dam who was a GI winner of better than $1.2 million. Moreover, the unraced filly is working fast for Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen. ACHIEVE finished third behind a very talented filly in her career debut in May at Churchill, and trainer Mark Casse is having a terrific start to the meeting. MODO dueled through rapid fractions before tiring late in a promising first race, and the Kentucky shipper may go the distance under a kinder pace scenario.
PP HORSEJOCKEYTRAINERODDS
2 Avery’s MischiefSantanaAsmussen2-1
4 AchieveArrietaMCasse5-2
1 ModoTorresAmoss3-1
7 Cocktail HumorEramiaVon Hemel10-1
9 Spring DancerVazquezMorse9-2
8 BurianaBaconLukas20-1
6 Barbie’s DreamCastilloOrtiz20-1
5 CoasterBejaranoMoquett30-1
3 Payton’s BeautyHarrCline30-1
7 Purse $45,000, 6 furlongs, 3-year-olds and up, starter allowance
TRUMPED** is a lightly raced six-year-old who has won five of eight races on dirt, and high percentage trainer Todd Fincher spots horses where they can win. IT’S MY HOUSE set a fast pace and just missed in a third-place route finish at Del Mar, and the speedy veteran has a good record at sprint distances. HI YAH has earned the fastest recent Beyer figures, and he is well spotted after taking on stake rivals at Fair Grounds.
PP HORSEJOCKEYTRAINERODDS
8 TrumpedHernandezFincher8-1
6 It’s My HouseTorresWilliams3-1
5 Hi YahVazquezWilliams2-1
2 Eternally GratefulArrietaBecker9-2
4 Lunar ModuleChuanBlair6-1
1 Golden LunaPusacJordan10-1
9 ValeDe La CruzLoy12-1
3 Mahoney RoadBowenRosin20-1
7 Stop the SpreadBejaranoCaramori20-1
8 Purse $130,000, 1 1/16 miles, fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, allowance
LEMON MUFFIN*** scored a decisive upset victory last season in the G3 Honeybee, and the Lukas trainee appears to be back in top form following a clear runner-up finish at Churchill. IN JUST MY HEELS has been a dominating allowance winner of consecutive races at Indiana, and she has been difficult to beat in races when she can be treated with Lasix. MUSICAL NOTE has won two of her four races for trainer Brad Cox, and she has route speed.
PP HORSEJOCKEYTRAINERODDS
3 Lemon MuffinKAsmussenLukas2-1
8 In Just My HeelsBejaranoMoquett3-1
7 Musical NoteVazquezCox7-2
9 Let’s DuetLeparouxMcPeek10-1
11 DevilettaEAsmussenAsmussen12-1
12 Indy LabelEsquivelShirer12-1
6 ContourTorresRamirez15-1
10 Marshside MamaArrietaAnderson15-1
5 Legally LuckyPusacHaran20-1
2 C.C. HarborHarrCates30-1
4 Dot MarieJaraCaramori30-1
1 Sicilian GrandmaDe La CruzContreras30-1
9 Purse $130,000, 6 furlongs, fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, Arkansas bred, allowance
TIMBAVATI*** has finished second in two races since moved to the Lindsay Schultz barn, and she had a strong work in company November 28. NO COINCIDENCES was very good in two races last winter at Oaklawn, and the fast filly is a big threat if fit following a long break. LASSIE MY GIRL has finished no worse than second in her last four races in Louisiana, and she figures to appreciate dropping into a race restricted to state-bred rivals.
PP HORSEJOCKEYTRAINERODDS
10 TimbavatiJaraSchultz3-1
4 No CoincidencesBejaranoMoquett7-2
3 Lassie My GirlSantanaWilson4-1
11 Appealing AddieTorresMorse5-1
5 War MusicCastilloMason8-1
1 The Girl in RedJuarezCalhoun12-1
2 Arr PiratetreasureEsquivelDurham10-1
9 SthenicHernandezCreighton15-1
6 RunninthestreetsArrietaAnderson20-1
7 Street PainterDe La CruzCates30-1
8 SunnyandseventyVazquezOrtiz30-1
