Gray Attempt punched his Arkansas Derby ticket with a front-running 3 ¼-length victory over Hidden Ruler in the $125,000 Gazebo Stakes Saturday afternoon at Oaklawn.

Jerry Caroom’s heavily favored Hoonani Road remained perfect in five career starts at Oaklawn in Saturday’s $100,000 Nodouble Breeders’ Stakes for Arkansas-bred sprinters.

There was plenty of Southern California star power on display last weekend at Oaklawn, notably champion Game Winner and Grade 1 winner Improbable for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert in a split $750,000 Rebel Stakes (G2) for 3-year-olds.

Nobody knows Hoonani Road better than Channing Hill, who has ridden the Arkansas-bred gelding in eight of his nine career starts.

After competing in Oaklawn’s first two Kentucky Derby points races, Gray Attempt and Six Shooter return to sprinting in Saturday’s $125,000 Gazebo Stakes at 6 furlongs.

Roughly a week after kicking himself for a claim he made earlier in the meeting, trainer Jeff Hiles was celebrating his first career victory Friday morning at Oaklawn.

Rebel Day has clearly become Oaklawn’s second-biggest business day. For the next three weeks, at least, it will be the biggest day after an all-time record for total paCrowds Watch Long Range Toddy out finish Improbable in the Rebel Stakes (G2) (Div 1) (Coady Photography)ri-mutuel handle was set on Saturday’s 11-race card.

Ricardo Santana Jr. rode four winners Sunday at Oaklawn, including the 500th in his career for Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen, to regain the lead in the jockey standings.

Fox Hill Farm’s Omaha Beach emerged in good order from his nose victory in the second division of the $750,000 Rebel Stakes (G2) at 1 1/16 miles and will be flown back to his Southern California base Tuesday, the colt’s Hall of Fame trainer, Richard Mandella, said in a text message Sunday morning.

Midnight Bisou charged to the lead in mid-stretch and held off Elate by a length to win the $350,000 Azeri Stakes (G2) for older fillies and mares Saturday afternoon at Oaklawn.