Gaming Resumes on Monday; Triple Points Day; Simulcasting Cancelled for Monday; Live Racing Returns on Thursday
Monday, February 08, 2010
GAMING RESUMES MONDAY.
SIMULCASTING CANCELLED DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
GATES OPEN FOR GAMING AT 10:00 A.M.
GAMING REMAINS OPEN UNTIL 2:00 A.M. ON TUESDAY.
TRIPLE POINTS DAY FOR WINNERS CIRCLE MEMBERS
LIVE RACING RETURNS ON THURSDAY
Gaming resumes on Monday. Gates open for Gaming at 10:00 a.m. and Gaming will remain open until 2:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Due to technical difficulties Simulcasting has been cancelled for Monday. It is Triple Points Day for all Winners Circle members.
Live Racing returns on Thursday. There will be 10 races. First post time at 1:30 p.m. The CLASSIX carryover pool stands…
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Oaklawn Announces $5 Million Apple Blossom
Monday, February 08, 2010
Calling it “one of the most important moments at Oaklawn and in Arkansas sports,” Oaklawn President Charles J. Cella announced Thursday that Oaklawn will increase the purse of the April 3 Grade I Apple Blossom to $5 million provided champions Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta both start.
At a morning press conference, Cella reported that he has spoken with the owners of both Rachel Alexandra (Jess Jackson) and Zenyatta (Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Moss). Both showed enthusiasm for bringing their champions to Oaklawn for the first Saturday of the famed Racing Festival of the South. Rachel Alexandra (Three-Year-Old Filly) and…
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Shotgun Gulch, Delelerator Top Martha Washington Nominees
Monday, February 08, 2010
C. R. Trout's Shotgun Gulch and Westrock Stable's Decelerator, who staged a stirring finish in the opening weekend Dixie Belle Stakes at Oaklawn, top the list of 26 three-year-old fillies nominated for Saturday's featured $75,000 Martha Washington Stakes at Oaklawn Park. The one mile event captured national attention last year when Rachel Alexandra romped to victory by eight lengths, en route to her Horse-of-the-Year honors.
The rematch between Shotgun Gulch and Decelerator has been one of the most anticipated of the young season at Oaklawn. Both talented fillies with outstanding records, there was little between them at six furlongs…
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Racing Bran Controls Pace, Scores in Essex Handicap
Sunday, February 07, 2010
William Stiritz's homebred Racing Bran, cleverly handled by jockey Chris Emigh, led at every pole and raced off to an upset win by four-and-a-quarter lengths over the 4-5 favorite, Jer-mar Stable's Win Willy before a crowd of 15,313, in the $100,000 Essex Handicap on Saturday afternoon at Oaklawn Park.
Racing over a track labeled "good" the five-year-old gelded son of Awesome Again was ridden by Chris Emigh through easy fractions of :24, :49 and 1:14 1/5, while on a clear lead. Once challenged, the Scott Becker trainee had plenty left and was never threatened for the win. Wil Willy…
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Cosmic Explodes to King Cotton Win
Friday, February 05, 2010
Exploding from last, a dozen lengths behind the leaders, Mary Grum's Cosmic rallied down the rail under Calvin Borel and got up in the final strides to post a one length victory over Sanders & Hirsch's Chief of Affairs in Friday's featured $50,000 King Cotton Stakes. The royally-bred son of El Prado--Heavenly Prize finished the six furlongs over the good track 1:12 1/5, to register his first stakes win at Oaklawn.
Trained by Cecil Borel, brother to jockey Calvin, Cosmic showed no speed, while a battle up front between speedballs Credit Only, Slater's Peanuts and Chief of Affairs, set…
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