The Monday Special – April 27
Any other year, a $75,000 stakes in late April would barely contain Kentucky Derby – or any part of the Triple Crown series – implications. This isn’t an ordinary year.
Tom Law
The Saturday Special – April 25
A spring like no other rolls along and the final weekend of April, which usually brings the final serious push before the Kentucky Derby, offers much of the same here in the U.S.
Saturday’s Oaklawn picks – April 25
The penultimate weekend of the Oaklawn Park winter-spring meeting offers an 11-race Saturday card topped by a pair of stakes along with maiden and allowance races worthy of the day.
Pies Against COVID-19 to aid backstretch workers
The Battle for the Backside: Pies Against COVID-19 Sponsored by Runhappy will be raising funds for the Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation through donations surrounding a charity pie-eating contest at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
Domain’s Rap: Six-year journey to forever
Domain’s Rap held on to win a 2-year-old maiden special weight Oct. 27, 2018 at Hawthorne Park. The win came in his second start and although this was the beginning of his race career, little did anyone know the race would shape his future off the track years later.
Guest Column: Foal watch for sanity
Up early (depending on my four-legged roommates’ internal alarm clocks that day), put the kettle on for tea, check the news and then get to work while dreaming of leaving the house. That’s the routine every day for the past month … now I know how Bill Murray felt in Groundhog Day.
The Monday Special – April 20
When Whitmore crossed the line first for the third time in four years in the Grade 3 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap Saturday, he not only became the first three-time winner of the Oaklawn Park stakes but also reached the $3 million mark in earnings.
The Saturday Special – April 18
Another week in captivity, err quarantine or whatever you want to call it, and another relatively light slate of Thoroughbred racing around the world.
Saturday’s Oaklawn picks – April 18
The Racing Festival of the South feels quite a bit different this year at Oaklawn Park.
Springtime Slowdown
Dave Lynett didn’t need an alarm clock Wednesday morning and he followed much of his usual springtime routine even though the coronavirus crisis put a significant crimp on the biggest part.
