DAY 11 of 56
SUNDAY’S ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE 4,750
ON-TRACK WAGERING $479,471
TOTAL WAGERING $2,630,140
CLASSIX CARRYOVER $12,305.74
THURSDAY’S FIRST POST 1:30 p.m. THURSDAY’S WAGERING MENU Winplace-show ($2 minimum), exacta ($1 minimum), trifecta ($0.50 minimum), and superfecta ($0.10 minimum) wagering on all races. $1 daily double on the first two races and the eighth and ninth races. $1 CLASSIX (races three through eight). $0.50 Pick-3 (rolling begins with race 2), $0.50 Pick 4 (races 2-5, 6-9).
THURSDAY’S SIMULCASTING MENU 11:35 a.m. Gulfstream Park; 11:50 Aqueduct, 2:45 p.m. Golden Gate; 3 p.m. Santa Anita; 5 p.m. Penn National; 5:15 p.m. Turfway Park; 5:40 p.m. Delta Downs; 6 p.m. Charles Town
SUNDAY’S STARS
Ricardo Santana Jr., shooting for his fourth consecutive riding title at Oaklawn, won three races to take over the lead in the standings. Santrana rode Carsons’ Suspect ($12.00) to a 1 ½ -length victory over Gone Preachin in the fourth race, a $68,000, 6-furlong race for maiden special weights. He won the fifth race, a 6-furlong maiden claimer for 3-year-olds, riding How About Him ($5.20) to a 2 ¾ -length victory over Robinwood. He won the feature race when he rode Thoughtless ($9.60) to a 1 ½ -length victory over Harbour Island, a 6-furlong optional-claiming allowance with a $70,000 purse. Santana has won 10 of 67 starts and shares the lead in the jockey standings with Jon Court, who is 7 of 39. Corey Nakatani (6 for 35) won twice — riding Como Se Llama ($6.60) to a 2 ½ -length victory over Ventures Galore in the second race, a 6-furlong for older horses running for a $10,000 claiming price. He won the sixth race riding Speightstatic ($6) to a 2 ¾ -length victory over Talk Show in a $68,000 maiden special weight for 3-year-olds and up at 6 furlongs.
FINAL FURLONG
Owners continue to be in a buying mood at Oaklawn.
The track had a meet-high 16 claims for $211,250 on Saturday and 12 more claims for $200,000 on Sunday, including seven of the nine horses in the second race, a $10,000-$12,5000 claimer. There have been 102 claims for $1,488,250 through first 11 days of racing … Trainer Tom Howard of Hot Springs said Sunday morning that King Cotton Stakes winner Ivan Fallunovalot will be pointed for the $100,000 Hot Springs Stakes March 5 at Oaklawn. Howard said Saturday’s race unfolded perfectly for Ivan Fallunovalot, with Hall of Fame jockey Calvin Borel keeping the gelding just behind front-runners Lewys Vaporizer and Alsvid through a half-mile in :45.03. “Calvin used his head and saved our life,” Howard said. Ivan Fallunovalot ran 6 furlongs over a fast track in a meet-best 1:09.21. … Several horses pointing for upcoming Oaklawn stakes worked on a mostly cloudy, windy Sunday morning. Cutacorner breezed 5 furlongs in 1:01 after the break for Hall of Fame trainer Jack Van Berg. Cutacorner, a Jan. 21 first-level allowance/optional claiming winner at Oaklawn, is pointing for the $500,000 Southwest Stakes for 3-yearolds Feb. 15. … Durango worked a halfmile in :47.60 for trainer Randy Morse in preparation for Saturday’s $100,000 Martha Washington Stakes for 3-yearold fillies.