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| Date | Race | Purse | Age/Sex | Dist | |
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| January 10 | Dixie Belle S. | $100,000g | 3yos, Fillies | 6f | Results & Video |
| January 11 | Fifth Season S. | $100,000g | 4&up | 8.5f | Results & Video |
| January 18 | Pippin S. | $100,000g | 4&up, f/m | 8.5f | Results & Video |
| January 20 | Smarty Jones S. | $150,000g | 3yos | 8f | Results & Video |
| January 25 | American Beauty S. | $100,000g | 4&up, f/m | 6f | Results & Video |
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| Date | Race | Purse | Age/Sex | Dist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1 | Martha Washington S. | $100,000g | 3yos, Fillies | 8f | Results & Video |
| February 15 | King Cotton S. | $100,000g | 4&up | 6f | Results & Video |
| February 15 | Essex H. | $100,000g | 4&up | 8.5f | Results & Video |
| February 16 | Bayakoa S. | $100,000g | 4&up, f/m | 8.5f | Results & Video |
| February 17 | Southwest S. (gr. III) | $300,000g | 3yos | 8.5f | Results & Video |
| February 22 | Spring Fever S. | $100,000g | 4&up, f/m | 5.5f | Results & Video |
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| Date | Race | Purse | Age/Sex | Dist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | Nodouble Breeders' S. R | $75,000g | 3&up, Colts and Fillies | 6f | Results & Video |
| March 8 | Honeybee S. (gr. III) | $150,000g | 3yos, Fillies | 8.5f | Results & Video |
| March 8 | Hot Springs S. | $100,000g | 4&up | 6f | Results & Video |
| March 15 | Rebel S. (gr. II) | $600,000g | 3yos | 8.5f | Results & Video |
| March 15 | Azeri S. (gr. II) | $200,000g | 4&up, f/m | 8.5f | Results & Video |
| March 15 | Razorback H. (gr. III) | $200,000g | 4&up | 8.5f | Results & Video |
| March 22 | Gazebo S. | $100,000g | 3yos | 6f | Results & Video |
| March 28 | Arkansas Breeders' S. R | $75,000g | 3&up | 8.5f | Results & Video |
| March 29 | Rainbow Miss S. R | $75,000g | 3yos, Fillies | 6f | Results & Video |
| March 30 | Rainbow S. R | $75,000g | 3yos, Colts and Fillies | 6f | Results & Video |
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| Date | Race | Purse | Age/Sex | Dist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5 | Fantasy S. (gr. III) | $400,000g | 3yos, Fillies | 8.5f | Results & Video |
| April 6 | Carousel S. | $100,000g | 4&up, f/m | 6f | Results & Video |
| April 10 | Count Fleet Sprint H. (gr. III) | $300,000g | 4&up | 6f | Results & Video |
| April 11 | Apple Blossom H. (gr. I) | $600,000g | 4&up, f/m | 8.5f | Results & Video |
| April 11 | Bachelor S. | $100,000g | 3yos | 6f | Results & Video |
| April 12 | Arkansas Derby (gr. I) | $1,000,000g | 3yos | 9f | Results & Video |
| April 12 | Oaklawn H. (gr. II) | $600,000g | 4&up | 9f | Results & Video |
| April 12 | Northern Spur S. | $100,000g | 3yos | 8f | Results & Video |
| April 12 | Instant Racing S. | $100,000g | 3yos, Fillies | 6f | Results & Video |
In a result that could have implications later in the 3-year-old season, improving Bourbonize got up just in time to edge favored Knock Em Flat by a neck in the $100,000 Northern Spur Stakes April 12 at Oaklawn Park.
Defeating four older fillies and mares, Juddmonte Farms' Close Hatches secured her third grade I with a front-running performance in the $588,000 Apple Blossom Handicap (gr. I) April 11 at Oaklawn Park.
Lemon Drop Dream, tracking a blistering pace into the stretch, charged home to register a well-timed victory in the $294,000 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap (gr. III) in his graded stakes debut April 10 at Oaklawn Park.
Leading Arkansas Derby (gr. I) contender Bayern got his first feel for the Oaklawn Park racing strip the morning of April 10 after arriving a day earlier with the contingent of California horses competing this weekend.
Ride On Curlin, a leading contender for the upcoming $1 million Arkansas Derby (gr. I), had his last major drill before the race April 6, breezing seven furlongs in 1:26 4/5 at Oaklawn Park.
Sugar Shock atoned for her disqualification in the Honeybee Stakes (gr. III) a month earlier with a gate-to-wire win in the $400,000 Fantasy Stakes (gr. III) April 5 at Oaklawn Park.
Sugar Shock, who was disqualified from first in the Honeybee Stakes (gr. III), moved one step closer to possible redemption in the $400,000 Fantasy Stakes (gr. III) with a five-furlong breeze March 30 at Oaklawn Park.
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Homebred Tapiture looks to continue his journey to the Kentucky Derby when he takes on two he beat in the Southwest Stakes along with California invaders, among others, in the March 15 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn.
Multiple stakes winner Taptowne, preparing for a likely start in the Oaklawn Handicap (gr. II) in a month's time, was assigned top weight of 117 pounds for the $200,000 Razorback Handicap (gr. III) March 15 at Oaklawn Park.
Don't Tell Sophia wasn't in a hurry leaving the gate, but she quickly got herself into gear and easily drew off to win her second straight $100,000 Bayakoa Stakes Feb. 16 at Oaklawn Park.
Street Story got the Oaklawn Park meet off to a fast start for 2013 leading jockey Ricardo Santana Jr. and trainer Steve Asmussen by winning the $100,000 Dixie Belle Stakes before a rain-drenched crowd of 15,031 Jan. 10.
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Owner Willis Horton isn't in a hurry to make a deal for likely 3-year-old champion Will Take Charge, and hasn't signed stud contracts or partnership agreements for the chestnut son of Unbridled's Song, he said Dec. 19.
Jockey Calvin Borel had nothing but praise for Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) contender Rose to Gold after her four-furlong work at Churchill Downs April 26. The Friends Lake filly went the distance in :47 4/5.
Oaklawn Park specialist Cyber Secret ran away with the $500,000 Oaklawn Handicap (gr. II) for track owner Charles Cella April 13 as heavily favored Fort Larned folded.
Vuitton came from well off the pace to edge favored Beat the Blues by a nose in the $100,000 Carousel Stakes at Oaklawn Park April 11, capping a sensational afternoon for trainer Steve Asmussen and jockey Ricardo Santana Jr.
Unlikely Rose to Gold stamped her ticket for the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) with another dominating performance at Oaklawn Park April 10, splashing her way to a front-running 4 1/2-length victory in the $400,000 Fantasy Stakes.
Grade I winner Grace Hall, seeking her first win of the 2013 campaign, will face six opponents in the $500,000 Apple Blossom Handicap (gr. I) April 12 at Oaklawn Park as the 118-pound top weight.
Java's War, a contender for the Toyota Blue Grass (gr. I), and Falling Sky, headed for the Arkansas Derby (gr. I), posted bullet moves April 7 in preparation for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) preps.
