{"id":9192,"date":"2011-05-05T23:39:55","date_gmt":"2011-05-05T23:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=9192"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"oldbtb_1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=9192","title":{"rendered":"2011 Bluegrass Oaks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional\/\/EN\"\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/html4\/loose.dtd\"><html><head><title>Untitled Document<\/title><meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=iso-8859-1\"><\/head><body><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>2011 Bluegrass Oaks <\/strong>features 20 outstanding sophomore fillies running  for a history-making Grade I win. The stakes record is owned by Swift Kick;  the filly ran the 9f distance in a stellar 1:47.3 in 2005. It will take a hugeeffort to eclipse that mark, but any filly here is capable of the feat.<\/p>\n<p>Reporting for the Black Type Bugler are four veteran players: <strong>Spinround<\/strong> is  a long-time Bugler staffer and is known for her great coverage of Empire State Racing events. <strong>Hawkz<\/strong> presents the view from Down Under and is wellknown for  his exploits in the Bargain Bred Racing Series. <strong>Roxyken<\/strong> has been playing the game for a couple of years but has quickly become a go-to Bugler reporter on the major racedays. <strong>Emmyrhys<\/strong> is very new to the gamebut has quickly established herself as a topnotch reporter and presents a unique perspective on the game&#8217;s graded stakes ranks.  <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 <\/p>\n<table width=\"95%\"  border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<th width=\"2%\" rowspan=\"3\" bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">1<\/th>\n<th width=\"23%\" bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Hard Secret <\/th>\n<th width=\"18%\" bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Trainer<\/th>\n<th width=\"19%\" bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Residency<\/th>\n<th width=\"7%\" bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Top SP <\/th>\n<th width=\"9%\" bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Record<\/th>\n<th width=\"8%\" bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Earnings<\/th>\n<th width=\"6%\" bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Odds<\/th>\n<th width=\"8%\" bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Div Rank <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"2\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/profiles\/crandy_silks3398627047.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"130\"><br \/>      Hard Spun x <br \/>      Secretariat <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Sportoking<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">NWRC<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">101<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">10:3-0-0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">$294,994<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">16\/1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">110<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\">\n<p><em><strong>Spinround<\/strong><\/em>: Hard Secret is a daughter of Hard Spun x Secretariat x Ribot. \u00a0A young sire, this would be Hard Spun\u2019s first representative to hit the board in the Oaks, but somewhat surprisingly Secretariat has not had a representative as damsire. \u00a0Hard Secret was a Grade Two winner at two but has not had much success at three, finishing off the board in all three of her starts. <br \/>      <em><strong>Hawkz<\/strong><\/em>: She has shown good form in lesser class racing. Now hitting her highest sp\u2019s. but in my opinion a place chance is her most probable finish. Distance may also test her.<br \/>        <em><strong>Roxynken<\/strong><\/em>: 110th ranked horse may be luckiest to draw into this race.\u00a0 Hard Secret has a graded win last September in the 7-furlong Motherly Love.\u00a0 She\u2019s been off the board in five other graded attempts but did record a career\u00a0 best speed of 101 in the recent The Stonerstop at 7f.\u00a0\u00a0 Routes have also been a challenge for this gal, with one win in five tries.\u00a0 Her recent speed is promising and she will need to improve upon that but this is a tough group to upset and Hard Secret looks like an outsider.<br \/>        <em><strong>Emmyrhys:<\/strong><\/em> Scratch breed by Hard Spun out of Secretariat is extremely well bred, and surely has not taken the easy road to the Oaks. This filly was the last to draw into this field, yet she\u2019s got some amazingly high SF\u2019s coming in. 7 races as a two year old, 5 of which were stakes, including wins in the Gr. 2 Motherly Love and the Cavalcade. She\u2019s beaten quite a few of these in her fourth place finish in the California Oaks, and she\u2019s thrown 96 and 101 speed figures in her last two starts. This might not be such a shock if Hard Secret wins this year\u2019s Oaks.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"3\" bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"row\">2<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\">\n<div align=\"center\">La Farsante <\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Trainer<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Residency<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Top SP <\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Record<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Earnings<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Odds<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Div Rank <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"2\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ccresidency.com\/silks\/blanksilks.gif\" width=\"75\" height=\"130\"><br \/>      Medicean x Truhan (Awesome Again) <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">3mstable<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Hispano Parlante <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">100<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">9:5-2-0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">$287,490<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">13\/1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">22<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><em><strong>Spinround<\/strong><\/em>: La Farsante is a daughter of Medicean based on the f-grade Awesome Again x Carson City horse Truhan. \u00a0Awesome Again is damsire of last year\u2019s Oaks show horse Union Jack Flyer. \u00a0La Farsante won four straight races at the beginning of her career but was winless in four stakes attempts. \u00a0She turned that around on the fifth try, taking the Ashland Stakes last time out by a nose with a 100sp. <br \/>      <em><strong>Hawkz<\/strong><\/em>:      Strongly bred filly who has won 5 from 9 so far. Never far from the winner circle her poorest races have been on wet tracks. Finds a dry track here and on the back of a fine mile win in the G2-ASHLAND Stakes in a 100sp suggest she will be in this finish.<br \/>      <em><strong>Roxynken<\/strong><\/em>: In the Ashland Stakes, La Farsante pulled out a win by a nose and set her career best of 100, beating out a few rivals who will go against her in this race.\u00a0\u00a0 This was her first graded win in three tries.\u00a0 She was well off the board in the other two, but they were on wet tracks and that may not be her thing.\u00a0 Could be a bit under-rated but could find favorable positioning near the lead which may pay off.<br \/>    <em><strong>Emmyrhys: <\/strong><\/em>La Farsante started off her career hot and comes in to the Oaks hot. After four straight wins in Australia and Japan to start her career, the daughter of Medicean finished second in a couple of stakes to end her career, but she saw her speed figures improving. After a couple of major falls in the Atlantic City Race Course Stakes and the Lousiana Oaks, La Farsante threw a 100 speed figure in her last outing, the 8F Ashland where she beat a couple of these she\u2019ll see here Saturday. Look out, La Farsante is back, and she\u2019s hot.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"3\" bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"row\">3<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\">\n<div align=\"center\">Lana Turner<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Trainer<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Residency<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Top SP <\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Record<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Earnings<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Odds<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Div Rank <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"2\">\n<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/profiles\/super1_silks3383057738.gif\" width=\"127\" height=\"129\"><br \/>    Street Cry x Giantiano (Giant&#8217;s Causeway) <\/div>\n<\/th>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Super11<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">DelPenn<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">97<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">10:4-1-2<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">$438,360<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">12\/1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">13<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><em><strong>Spinround<\/strong><\/em>: Lana Turner is a daughter of Street Cry out of the e-grade Giant\u2019s Causeway x Fappiano mare Giantiano. \u00a0This is her only stakes winner from four foals. \u00a0Lana Turner would become the first Oaks runner to hit the board both for Street Cry as a sire and Giant\u2019s Causeway as a damsire. \u00a0A stakes winner at two, Lana Turner also won a stakes in her three year old debut. \u00a0She was grade one placed in her next start but has been off the board in two subsequent races. <br \/>      <em><strong>Hawkz<\/strong><\/em>: Filly trained by the mighty super team she has proven a good money spinner with earning approaching $500,000. Proven at the distance her last few runs in Graded company has seen her fail to fill a dividend bearing position.<br \/>      <em><strong>Roxynken<\/strong><\/em>: Lana Turner has four graded race starts and still seeks her first win and this would be one heck of a race to get it.\u00a0 She finished second in the December running of the Mother Story Handicap, missing by over 2 strides.\u00a0 In the Vermont is 4 Lovers, she came out on the short end of a three-way photo finish being posted as third with a speed of 97, which is her top speed and she\u2019s hit it three times now.\u00a0 Her last two outings don\u2019t lend a lot of promise as she finished off the board in the California Oaks and was a well-back forth in the Lool Oaks.\u00a0 Chances don\u2019t look to promising to me.<br \/>      <em><strong>Emmyrhys: <\/strong><\/em>Lana Turner had a pretty brilliant two year old career, but so far in her three year old campaign, she\u2019s only won once, and that was her first start of the year in 9 F Expenditure Stakes. She\u2019s seen this Oaks distance a couple of times in her career, so no problems with distance for this filly. Has thrown 97 speed figures in three of her last four starts, so that bodes well for her chances in the Oaks. She might be due to get back to her winning form as a two year old.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"3\" bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"row\">4<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\">\n<div align=\"center\">Indy By Sea <\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Trainer<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Residency<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Top SP <\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Record<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Earnings<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Odds<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Div Rank <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"2\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ccresidency.com\/silks\/blanksilks.gif\" width=\"75\" height=\"130\"><br \/>      Sea The Stars x  Kangaroo A.P. (A.P. Indy) <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Pick6king<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Empire State Racing <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">103<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">10:8-2-0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">$670,855<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">12\/1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">4<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><em><strong>Spinround<\/strong><\/em>: Indy By Sea is by Sea The Stars out of the b-grade A.P. Indy x Fappiano mare Kangaroo A.P. \u00a0The two-time grade three winner has produced two graded winners and two additional stakes winners from eight foals to race. \u00a0Second crop sire Sea The Stars is making his debut as an Oaks sire. \u00a0Indy By Sea has won four straight races including the Vermont Is 4 Lovers and the Fantasia Handicap with a 103sp. <br \/>      <em><strong>Hawkz<\/strong><\/em>: By the gun sire of the moment SEA THE STARS (IRE). She has been handled astutely by her trainer running through the allowance classes as a 2yo winning 5 times. As her 3yo year has evolved her performances have also grown culminating in two great graded wins in the G1-Vermont Is 4 Lovers 9f 97sp and the G2-Fantasia Handicap 8.5f 103sp. Looks one of the best chances in a strong line up.<br \/>      <em><strong>Roxynken<\/strong><\/em>: B-rated game-dam Kangaroo A.P. was used for Indy by Sea and the children have been highly successful.\u00a0 Eight have raced and combined have a 38% winning percentage with two stake winners and another pair of graded winners.\u00a0 Indy by Sea has won her last four races, with the last two being graded wins in the Vermont is 4 Lovers and Fantasia Handicap, with the later being a career best 103.\u00a0\u00a0 She\u2019s in great form and has never finished lower than second.<br \/>      <em><strong>Emmyrhys: <\/strong><\/em>Filly by Sea The Stars out of an A.P. Indy mare has plenty of class running through her veins. She\u2019s only chosen to run in two stakes preps coming into the Oaks, and she won them both. Indy By Sea won the Grade 1 Vermont Is 4 Lovers Stakes in February, and she won the Grade 2 Fantasia in Arkansas. Her trainer has kept the preps down to a minimum, and you always like to see that coming into a race like this, especially for a filly who oozes class.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"3\" bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"row\">5<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\">\n<div align=\"center\">Destined To Blaze <\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Trainer<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Residency<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Top SP <\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Record<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Earnings<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Odds<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Div Rank <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"2\">\n<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ccresidency.com\/silks\/blanksilks.gif\" width=\"75\" height=\"130\"><br \/>    A.P. Indy x Unforgettable Blaze (Seeking The Gold) <\/div>\n<\/th>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Lslcrew<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Blazing Saddles <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">100<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">9:3-2-1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">$333,590<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">11\/1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><em><strong>Spinround<\/strong><\/em>: Destined To Blaze is a daughter of A.P. Indy based on the g-grade Seeking the Gold x Deputy Minister horse Unforgettable Blaze. \u00a0A.P. Indy has only sired one filly to hit the board in the Bluegrass Oaks and that was last year\u2019s third place finisher Union Jack Flyer. \u00a0DDS Deputy Minister sired two winners of the Oaks in 2002 with Rosella and 2004 with Texas Tornado. \u00a0Destined To Blaze took the Los Vinegrette Stakes earlier this year before running into some bad luck. \u00a0She was third by less than a length in the California Oaks and second by a nose in the Ashland Stakes with a 100sp. <br \/>      <em><strong>Hawkz<\/strong><\/em>: The winner of 3 of her 9 races. She loves racing in the classic distances and has a graded win under her belt in the G1-Los Vinegrette Stakes 8f 99sp. Has also been placed in the G1-California Oaks 8.5f 98sp and G2-ASHLAND Stakes 8f 100sp. Always runs on in races and will be powering home again.<br \/>      <em><strong>Roxynken<\/strong><\/em>: Destined to Blaze put in a fine effort in her last start, the Ashland Stakes where she lost out in a photo finish by a nose.\u00a0 Still, she hit a speed of 100 for the first time and it was accomplished over this track going a mile.\u00a0 She has gone 9 furlongs before in the Sell the Queen where Fortunes of War was able to run her down late and forced to settle in for second.\u00a0 Capable and gets some benefit in not needing to travel.<br \/>      <em><strong>Emmyrhys: <\/strong><\/em>Won the Los Vinegrettes two races back and finished top three in her last three starts with SF\u2019s of 99, 98 and 100, the top three SF\u2019s of her career. Although she lost by a nose last time out in the Ashland to La Farsante, Destined to Blaze is peeking at the right time here. Daughter of A.P. Indy could give this field all they can handle here in the Oaks. She is really dangerous in this spot, and could be one to keep your eye on.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"3\" bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"row\">6<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\">\n<div align=\"center\">Lindy Hop <\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Trainer<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Residency<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Top SP <\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Record<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Earnings<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Odds<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Div Rank <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"2\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/profiles\/super1_silks3383057738.gif\" width=\"127\" height=\"129\"><br \/>      Awesome Again x Dance Mania  (Streey Cry) <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Super13<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Delpenn<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">97<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">11:4-2-1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>$1,498,375<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">11\/1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><em><strong>Spinround<\/strong><\/em>: Lindy Hop is a daughter of Awesome Again based on the g-grade Street Cry x Nijisnky II horse Dance Mania. \u00a0Awesome Again was represented as damsire of last year\u2019s Oaks show finisher Union Jack Flyer (by A.P. Indy). \u00a0Lindy Hop was fourth against the boys last time out in the Wooden Indian Stakes but she previously won the Miss Bonnie Stakes with a 101sp against the girls. <br \/>      <em><strong>Hawkz<\/strong><\/em>: Another super runner this one a million dollar winner. She has won 4 from 11 to date. Her wins include the G2-The Miss Bonnie 9f 101sp two starts ago. At her best she will take all the beating in the world.<br \/>      <em><strong>Roxynken<\/strong><\/em>: Game-dam Dance Mania won only 3 races and has been surpassed by offspring Lindy Hop.\u00a0\u00a0 She tried for a Derby Lock-in running in the Wooden Indian in her last start, finishing forth, which is not at all bad considering she was the only girl in the field.\u00a0 She\u2019s won three grade races which includes the Breeders\u2019 Bowl Juvenile Filly last fall, which was contested over this Kentucky track.\u00a0 She has proven capable of popping speeds over 100 and to me looks to be a serious contender in this race.<br \/>      <em><strong>Emmyrhys: <\/strong><\/em>Top-ranked filly in the division, Lindy Hop was seriously entertaining Derby hopes when she took on the boys last time out in the Wooden Indian. Only a fourth place finish there, but a strong finish against some pretty brilliant colts. Two races back, she owned the Miss Bonnie Stakes field, with the highest speed figure of her career at the same distance she\u2019ll see here in the Oaks. She chose not to take an easy prep coming in here, but should have plenty left in the tank here in the Oaks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"3\" bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"row\">7<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\">\n<div align=\"center\">Unspoken Horror <\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Trainer<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Residency<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Top SP <\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Record<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Earnings<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Odds<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Div Rank <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"2\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/profiles\/lenny271_pic3388689301.jpg\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\"><br \/>      Special Week  x Insincere (A.P. Indy) <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Lenny7<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">GR Simsters <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">92<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">8:4-0-1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">$80,306<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">33\/1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">96<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><em><strong>Spinround<\/strong><\/em>: Unspoken Horror is a daughter of Special Week out of the e-grade A.P. Indy x Deputy Minister mare Insincere. \u00a0This is her only foal. \u00a0As damsire A.P. Indy produced 2007 Oaks third place runner Zarallana (by El Prado). \u00a0Deputy Minister sired two Oaks winners and as DDS was represented by 2008 third place runner Equivocations (by Dynaformer). \u00a0Unspoken Horror was riding a three race win streak before finishing unplaced in her most recent start, the Lool Oaks. <br \/>      <em><strong>Hawkz<\/strong><\/em>: A switch from turf to dirt has worked an oracle for this girl. Won well in stakes company two starts ago. Only battle last time out in graded company.<br \/>      <em><strong>Roxynken<\/strong><\/em>: Unspoken Horror has won four of six dirt starts which includes a third place finish.\u00a0 She has a win in the non-grade Cecil Launch Special back in February and followed by her only graded start in the Lool Oaks, where she finished eleventh.\u00a0 This race will be a huge task for this Special Week bred mare to win.\u00a0 She\u2019ll need to run the race of her life to light up the tote board and I feel she\u2019s up against a wall in this race.<br \/>      <em><strong>Emmyrhys: <\/strong><\/em>Two starts on the turf didn\u2019t render much for this daughter of Special Week, so off she went to the dirt, where she has reeled off 4 wins in 6 starts. She won the Cecil Launch Special Stakes in Tasmania, which was just enough to get her in this field. In fact, she did all her racing overseas, before she was shipped into the states for the lool Oaks, where she managed to beat a couple of these, although she didn\u2019t finish well. She\u2019ll be a longshot here, of course, but she has thrown 90-plus SF\u2019s in her last two starts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"3\" bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"row\">8<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\">\n<div align=\"center\">Empire Of Fire <\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Trainer<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Residency<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Top SP <\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Record<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Earnings<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Odds<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Div Rank <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"2\">\n<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/profiles\/given_silks3383760008.gif\" width=\"74\" height=\"133\"><br \/>    Empire Maker x Rakharo (A.P. Indy) <\/div>\n<\/th>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Salamander<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">GR Simsters <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">99<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">8:5-1-0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">$378,060<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">13\/1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">14<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><em><strong>Spinround<\/strong><\/em>: Empire of Fire is a daughter of Empire Maker out of the c-grade A.P. Indy x Storm Cat mare Rakharo. \u00a0She is the only stakes winner from three foals for that mare, but second dam Mother of Dragons produced four graded winners and two additional stakes winners from six foals. \u00a0Empire of Fire took four straight wins to start her career before entering graded company and finding it somewhat more difficult. \u00a0She did win the Louisiana Oaks two starts back with a 99sp. <br \/>      <em><strong>Hawkz<\/strong><\/em>: Nice win two starts back in the G2-Louisana Oaks 8.5f 99sp on a wet track. Has won 5 from 8 so far. Will need to improve on her best effort to figure in this finish.<br \/>      <em><strong>Roxynken<\/strong><\/em>: This daughter of Empire Maker has one graded win, and that came on a good track in the Louisana Oaks.\u00a0 She won this by just shy of two lengths and a career best of 99 this past March.\u00a0 She had a tough time in the Lool Oaks last month, falling to the rear of the field early on and never able to make much headway later in the race.\u00a0 Empire of Fire enjoys running in the middle of the field and I expect that she\u2019ll get a better journey this time around.\u00a0 She\u2019ll have to bring her \u201cfire\u201d with her in this race if she wants to burn this field.<br \/>      <em><strong>Emmyrhys: <\/strong><\/em>Daughter of Empire Maker started off her career with four straight wins and had \u201cstar\u201d stamped all over her immediately, and why not? She was brilliant. Then she hit the stakes trail and ran into a wall in the Gr. 2 Mother where she finished sixth. She bounced back with a win in the Lousiana Oaks and a second place in the Davola Dane South, both mile events. Last time out she was seventh in the Gr. 1 lool Oaks. Her speed figures as a three year old have all been in the mid 90\u2019s. The big question is the stretch out to 9 F for the first time.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"3\" bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"row\">9<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\">\n<div align=\"center\">Eclipse Failure <\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Trainer<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Residency<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Top SP <\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Record<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Earnings<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Odds<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Div Rank <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"2\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/profiles\/lenny271_pic3388689301.jpg \" width=\"125\" height=\"125\"><br \/>      Unbridled&#8217;s Song x Electric Company (Danehill Dancer) <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Lenny8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">GR Simsters <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">96<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">9:4-2-1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">$241,930<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">17\/1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">19<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><em><strong>Spinround<\/strong><\/em>: Eclipse Failure is a daughter of Unbridled\u2019s Song out of the f-grade Danehill Dancer x Mr. Prospector mare Electric Company. \u00a0This is her only foal. \u00a0Second dam Admiral\u2019s Projects produced two stakes winners from seven foals. \u00a0Amazingly Unbridled\u2019s Song has never produced a top-three finisher in the Oaks. \u00a0Eclipse Failure was Grade One placed as a two year old but is only stakes placed at three. \u00a0She has won two allowance races, including last time out at six furlongs with a 96sp. <br \/>      <em><strong>Hawkz<\/strong><\/em>: Winner of 4 from 9.all best efforts to date have been in sprint races save a good 2nd on a wet track in the G1-The Darley 8.5 89sp. Still its hard to like her in this race.<br \/>      <em><strong>Roxynken<\/strong><\/em>: In her first two career starts, Eclipse Failure had an easy time winning both races over this Kentucky track, showing a liking for the premises.\u00a0\u00a0 However, she would return to the oval in November to contend in the Breeders\u2019 Bowl Juvenile Filly and her love for the track would turn sour as she finished 13th.\u00a0 She has one other graded start, The Darley where she finished 2nd on a good track.\u00a0 This looks to be a tough race for her as she has yet to pick up a stakes win of any kind.\u00a0 Looks overmatched to me in this race, at least at this point in time in her career.<br \/>      <em><strong>Emmyrhys: <\/strong><\/em>After finishing second to Rockchucker in the Gr. 1 Darley behind Rockhucker, this daughter of Unbridled\u2019s Song hasn\u2019t won a stakes race yet coming into the Oaks, but she\u2019s coming off an extremely impressive allowance win last outing where she threw a 96 SF, the highest of her career so far. She did finish third in the Tubia (KY) stakes three starts back, and her speed figures keep getting better and better each time out. She\u2019ll need to step up her game here against this Oaks field, and if she stays on the improve as she has been, you may not want to totally discount this one.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"3\" bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"row\">10<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\">\n<div align=\"center\">Fear The Silent <\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Trainer<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Residency<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Top SP <\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Record<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Earnings<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Odds<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Div Rank <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"2\">\n<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/profiles\/lenny271_pic3388689301.jpg \" width=\"125\" height=\"125\"><br \/>      Ghostzapper x Silent Screem (Kingmambo)    <\/div>\n<\/th>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Stupor1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">GR Simsters <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">101<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">9:4-2-0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">$89,690<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">14\/1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">84<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><em><strong>Spinround<\/strong><\/em>: Fear The Silent is a daughter of Ghostzapper out of the b-grade Kingmambo x Seattle Slew mare Silent Screem. \u00a0This is her only foal. \u00a0As a sire Kingmambo was represented by 2002 Oaks runner-up Adana. \u00a0Seattle Slew has appeared in the pedigrees of two Oaks top-three finishers. \u00a0Fear The Silent has one win on the year, the Exbourne\u2019s Asia Special with a 101sp, but in her two most recent starts she has finished off-the-board in Grade One races. <br \/>      <em><strong>Hawkz<\/strong><\/em>: Consistent GHOSTZAPPER filly who has success at stakes level in the St-The EXBOURNE&#8217;S ASIA Special 8.5f 101sp. This is the best pointer to her chances but she will need to repeat this again.<br \/>      <em><strong>Roxynken<\/strong><\/em>: This gal was red hot when she won the non-graded Exbourne\u2019s Asia Special in February, rolling off to a two stride victory with a 101 speed.\u00a0 She then jumped to into the graded level, closing well to finish forth in the California Oaks, with a tad slower 97.\u00a0 The Lool Oaks was next, and she showed no fire, finishing last with an 89 speed.\u00a0\u00a0 I think the jockey gave her a bad run in that race and look for improvement in this race and this one could surprise.<br \/>      <em><strong>Emmyrhys: <\/strong><\/em>Her dam, Silent Screem, ran in the Oaks. But this daughter of Ghostzapper will be trying to improve on her mom\u2019s fourteenth place finish in this race. After some really nice allowance wins early in her career, she won her first stakes try in the Exbourne\u2019s Asia Special. She broke the 100 SF barrier with that win, and came back after that with a fourth place finish in the California Oaks and a fourteenth place finish last time out in the lool Oaks. She\u2019s been 9 furlongs only once, which is once more than most of these, and that was in an allowance race just before her first stakes win, where she threw down a 93 speed figure to open her 3 YO campaign. She\u2019s got enough front end speed to help set the tempo early.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"3\" bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"row\">11<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\">\n<div align=\"center\">Fortunes Of War <\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Trainer<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Residency<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Top SP <\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Record<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Earnings<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Odds<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Div Rank <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"2\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/profiles\/super1_silks3383057738.gif \" width=\"127\" height=\"129\"><br \/>      Malibu Moon  x Mt. Doom (Montjeu) <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Super21<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Delpenn<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">105<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">10:4-2-0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">$373,860<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">22\/1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><em><strong>Spinround<\/strong><\/em>: Fortunes of War is by Malibu Moon based on the e-grade Montjeu x Blushing Groom horse Mt. Doom. \u00a0None of the three main sires in her pedigree has been represented in the Oaks winner\u2019s circle. \u00a0Fortunes of War is seeking her first win on the year but was a multiple graded winner in 2010. <br \/>      <em><strong>Hawkz<\/strong><\/em>: The winner of 4 races at 2yrs including the G1-Walnut Tree Stakes 8.5f 87sp she has struggled to find her best form as a 3yrold and will need a big effort for another graded win.<br \/>      <em><strong>Roxynken<\/strong><\/em>: Since winning the Sell the Queen in November, Fortunes of War has seen nothing but misfortune.\u00a0 She finished 10th in both the Mother Story Handicap and Vermont is 4 Lovers.\u00a0 She dropped to non-grade stakes Sister Sweet Dirt Filly (9.5f) and finished forth in a five horse field.\u00a0\u00a0 Hard to see a turn around in this big race.<br \/>      <em><strong>Emmyrhys: <\/strong><\/em>Malibu Moon filly has run in stakes events in nine of her ten starts coming into the Oaks. Pretty tough schedule to prep for this event. She hasn\u2019t won since she was a two year old (won the Grade 2 Sell The Queen Stakes in NY). If stakes seasoning were all that counted here, then this would definitely be your Oaks winner. The tough schedule coming in here could work to her advantage, or to her disadvantage. Is she burnt out? Maybe she\u2019ll jump up and surprise here.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"3\" bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"row\">12<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\">\n<div align=\"center\">Desk Jockey  <\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Trainer<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Residency<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Top SP <\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Record<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Earnings<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Odds<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Div Rank <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"2\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ccresidency.com\/silks\/blanksilks.gif\" width=\"75\" height=\"130\"><br \/>      Street Cry  x Administrator (Medaglia D&#8217;Oro) <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Sicko2<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Blazing Saddles <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">97<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">9:5-2-0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">$180,520<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">30\/1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">40<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><em><strong>Spinround<\/strong><\/em>: Desk Jockey is a daughter of Street Cry based on the f-grade Medaglia D\u2019oro x Deputy Minister horse Administrator. \u00a0Of the three major sires, only Deputy Minister has made his presence known on Oaks day, siring two winners and as DDS of a third. \u00a0Desk Jockey won three straight races to conclude 2010 and begin 2011, including a victory in the Davola Dane South Stakes with a 97sp. \u00a0Last time out she was unplaced in the Lool Oaks. <br \/>      <em><strong>Hawkz<\/strong><\/em>: Winner of 5 from 9 she was taken along with patients by her trainer at 2yrs her best win was two starts ago in the G3-Davola Dane South 8f 97sp. Struggled home for 13th in the G1-lool Oaks last time out.<br \/>      <em><strong>Roxynken<\/strong><\/em>: This daughter of Street Cry has two graded race tries, having success in her first (winning Davola Dane South) and failure in her second (13th in Lool Oaks).\u00a0\u00a0 Her best speed was in the Davola Dane South with a recorded 97 speed. \u00a0Other than her maiden race, all other starts were in allowance bid races where she did not finish worse than second.\u00a0\u00a0 This filly likes to run near or on the lead an will have to notch it up a bit to have a shot at the win.<br \/>      <em><strong>Emmyrhys: <\/strong><\/em>Desk Jockey won the Davola Lane in her first stakes try two races ago but comes in here off an pretty hard crash in the lool Oaks. She threw a 97 speed figure in the Gr. 3 Davola Lane, but regressed just a tad with a 90 SF in the lool Oaks. She\u2019s won 5 of her 9 starts coming in, with a couple second place finishes and over $180,000 in the bank. She\u2019s run 8.5 furlongs three times in her career, two of them wins, so it\u2019ll be interesting to see what the daughter of Street Cry will do with the extra half furlong on Saturday. She\u2019s got tons of early speed, and she\u2019ll probably try to get to the front early in this field.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"3\" bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"row\">13<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\">\n<div align=\"center\">Terminal Velocity <\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Trainer<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Residency<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Top SP <\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Record<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Earnings<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Odds<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Div Rank <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"2\">\n<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/profiles\/tees_silks3401239526.gif\" width=\"75\" height=\"130\"><br \/>      Awesome Again x Seattle Slew    <\/div>\n<\/th>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Younggroup<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Unversal Racing Club <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">101<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">7:6-0-0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">$489,320<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">8\/1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><em><strong>Spinround<\/strong><\/em>: Terminal Velocity is a scratch-bred daughter of Awesome Again x Seattle Slew x Buckpasser. \u00a0Awesome Again has not sired an Oaks winner but Seattle Slew was damsire of 2008 winner Sabbath Point. \u00a0Terminal Velocity won her first six starts including the SilverBulletBeer Stakes and the California Oaks before being beaten by the boys in her last start, finishing fourth in the Florida Derby with a 101sp. <br \/>      <em><strong>Hawkz<\/strong><\/em>: This filly won her first 5 races including 4 from 4 as a 2yrold. This year she has won the G1-California Oaks 8.5f 99sp storming home from well back. Powered home again from well back against the boys in the G1-Florida Derby &#8212; Derby Lock Prep when 4th 9f 101sp. What beat this filly wins the race.<br \/>      <em><strong>Roxynken<\/strong><\/em>: Terminal Velocity was a perfect 6 for 6 until she tried to get a pass into the Bluegrass Derby when running in the Floridy Derby lock-in race.\u00a0 She was one of two girls in the race and performed well, finishing forth with a career best speed of 101.\u00a0 She\u2019s a strong late closer and has already a pair of graded wins in the Silverbulletbeer and California Oaks.\u00a0 If the front runners don\u2019t get too far ahead, this one definitely will have a shot.<br \/>      <em><strong>Emmyrhys: <\/strong><\/em>She did the southern version of Lindy Hop last time out, when she finished fourth in the Florida Derby against the boys. Terminal Velocity had a three-stakes win streak snapped there, but ever since her maiden, her speed figures have continued to rise, which is always a good sign coming into the Oaks. Wins in the California Oaks and the Silverbulletbeer speak volumes about this filly\u2019s ability. You\u2019ve got to love her chances coming in here to the Oaks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"3\" bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"row\">14<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\">\n<div align=\"center\">One Iota <\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Trainer<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Residency<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Top SP <\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Record<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Earnings<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Odds<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Div Rank <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"2\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/profiles\/dixiedotco_silks3382214500.gif\" width=\"71\" height=\"126\"><br \/>      Omega Code  x Tropical Spirits (Ghostzapper)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Dixiedotx2<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Pastures Of Green <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">105<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">12:4-2-5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">$526,360<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">9\/1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">9<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><em><strong>Spinround<\/strong><\/em>: One Iota is a daughter of Omega Code out of the f-grade Ghostzapper x Seeking the Gold mare Tropical Spirits. \u00a0She is the second graded winner from three foals for the mare, and watch out for two year old sister Vicenza by Bernardini, a winner in her only start. \u00a0Omega Code and his sire Elusive Quality have not yet been represented by top three finishers in the Oaks. \u00a0One Iota was a graded winner at two, a feat she matched in her last start taking the Meadow Breeze Handicap with a 105sp in her last start. \u00a0This consistent filly has never been off the board in eleven starts. <br \/>      <em><strong>Hawkz<\/strong><\/em>: It not very often an Oklahoma breed runner gets into the oaks let alone be one of the favourite to win. She has hit form at the right time to take it out with good wins in her last two starts in the St-Seattle Dixie Dirt Filly Mile 8f 97sp and then a stunning win in the G2-Mellow Breeze Handicap 8f in a whopping 105sp. that\u2019s good enough to win this for Dixiedotco Racing.<br \/>      <em><strong>Roxynken<\/strong><\/em>: Bred out of rarely used sire Omega Code, One Iota has turned out to be a gem.\u00a0 She\u2019s been on the board in every one of her 11 starts collecting four wins in the process.\u00a0 Eight of her starts have been in graded stakes and she picked up her second win in early April taking the Mellow Breeze Handicap with a popping 105 speed going a mile.\u00a0 Her first graded win was last July in the Whisky Tango in a sprint distance of 6f.\u00a0 This will be her toughest race since the Breeders\u2019 Bowl Juvenile Filly where she was third.\u00a0 She has lots of spunk and could be a bit overlooked, but I wouldn\u2019t totally discount her chances.\u00a0 She also draws post 14 which has won this race a record three times.<br \/>      <em><strong>Emmyrhys: <\/strong><\/em>11 starts, never worse than third in her career, One Iota comes into the Oaks off wins in the Seattle Dixie Dirt Mile and the Gr. 2 Mellow Breeze in New York. She\u2019s never been over a mile in her career, and hopefully the extra furlong she\u2019ll see here in the Oaks won\u2019t make that much of a difference to this daughter of Omega Code out of a Ghostzapper mare. She gained ground late in each of her last two outings at a mile, so the feeling is the extra furlong on Saturday could work in her favor. Threw a 105 speedball last time out in New York. She\u2019s about as ready as she can get here.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"3\" bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"row\">15<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\">\n<div align=\"center\">Tex Tornado <\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Trainer<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Residency<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Top SP <\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Record<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Earnings<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Odds<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Div Rank <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"2\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ccresidency.com\/silks\/blanksilks.gif\" width=\"75\" height=\"130\"><br \/>      Any Given Saturday x Texas Tornado  (Deputy Minister) <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">fatattack<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Delpenn<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">98<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">9:6-1-0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">$596,775<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">15\/1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">10<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><em><strong>Spinround<\/strong><\/em>: Tex Tornado is a daughter of Any Given Saturday out of the a-grade Deputy Minster x Gone West mare Texas Tornado. \u00a0Herself a Bluegrass Oaks winner, Texas Tornado has produced one other stakes winner from seven foals to race. \u00a0Any Given Saturday is a son of last year\u2019s Oaks-winning sire Distorted Humor. \u00a0Tex Tornado was a Grade One winner as a two year old. \u00a0She\u2019s had two starts this year, winning the Rachel Alexandra Stakes with a 98sp at seven and one half furlongs and finishing fourth in the Ashland Stakes with a 97sp at one mile. <br \/>      <em><strong>Hawkz<\/strong><\/em>: On racing to date this filly has shown real class. The big question is the distance as her to races past a sprint distance have not produced a win. Other are preferred here.<br \/>      <em><strong>Roxynken<\/strong><\/em>: Game-dam Texas Tornado (grade A) has 7 children racing who have won better than 20% of their starts and Tex Tornado is the first to be a grade winner.\u00a0 Tex is currently ranked #1, but in sprint races, otherwise she is ranked 10th for this distance.\u00a0 She loves to run on the lead and was unable to hold off some late closers in the Ashland in her last start after getting a comfy lead.\u00a0 She had similar problems in the Breeders\u2019 Bowl Juvenile in November and she will need to fight off her foes.<br \/>      <em><strong>Emmyrhys: <\/strong><\/em>Won five of six going into the BB Juvy Fillies last November, where she finished seventh. After a long winter rest, Tex Tornado bounced back with a very stylish performance in winning the Gr. 3 Rachel Alexandra in February. The Any Given Saturday daughter finished fourth last time out in the Ashland, against a few of these she\u2019ll be facing today. Should have no trouble with the 9 F Oaks distance here on Saturday. Had a couple of 97 and 98 SF races last two times out, so this one will certainly be one to keep your eye on Saturday.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"3\" bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"row\">16<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\">\n<div align=\"center\">The Long Hammer <\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Trainer<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Residency<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Top SP <\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Record<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Earnings<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Odds<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Div Rank <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"2\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ccresidency.com\/silks\/blanksilks.gif\" width=\"75\" height=\"130\"><br \/>      Monsun x Seattle Slew <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Checkmate1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">GR Simsters <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">101<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">7:4-2-1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">$76,405<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">20\/1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">81<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\">\n<p><em><strong>Spinround<\/strong><\/em>: The Long Hammer is a scratch-bred daughter of Monsun x Seattle Slew x Northern Dancer. \u00a0Seattle Slew was damsire of 2006 third place finisher Whip Smart (by Stravinsky) and of 2008 Oaks winner Sabbath Point (by Seeking the Gold). \u00a0The Long Hammer has won three of her four starts since switching to dirt, while running second in the only other race. \u00a0Two of those races were solid allowance scores but in her last start she showed brilliance winning the Hancock Pond Dirt Filly Route with a 101sp. <br \/>        <em><strong>Hawkz<\/strong><\/em>: Interesting runner I bet her trainer was hoping this race was a few months away as she seems to be coming into her best form and looks to have a lot more improvement in her. Put a few dollars aside for when the 10-12f races come later in the year. Given that she still surprise here.<br \/>        <em><strong>Roxynken<\/strong><\/em>: Monsun, who is the sire for this filly, has many children who love the grass.\u00a0 The Long Hammer looks like an exception.\u00a0 She started on the grass and had fair results.\u00a0 In December, she moved over to the dirt and has won three times with a place in four starts.\u00a0 Her speed jumped to 101 in the non-grade Hancock Pond Dirt Filly Route, up from her previous high of 87.\u00a0 She ascends to the graded level for her debut race.\u00a0 She comes with steep odds, but there is some promise coming off her last race.<br \/>        <em><strong>Emmyrhys:<\/strong><\/em> The German-bred daughter of Monsun has one stakes win coming in here to the Oaks, but, boy, was that a whopper of a SF (101) she threw there in winning the 9F Handcock Pond Dirty Filly Route. She can definitely run with a lot of these. After three very impressive turf starts as a two year old, The Long Hammer was switched to the dirt where her numbers have just gotten better and better. She\u2019s got lots of speed, and she can go the distance, having already won a 9.5 F allowance two starts back. Might want to keep an eye on The Long Hammer here Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"3\" bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"row\">17<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\">\n<div align=\"center\">Rockchucker<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Trainer<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Residency<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Top SP <\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Record<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Earnings<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Odds<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Div Rank <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/profiles\/equistable_silks3467960192.gif\" width=\"74\" height=\"120\"><br \/>        <strong>A.P. Indy x Hot Teacher  (Tabasco Cat) <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Italst6<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Blazing Saddles<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">92<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">10:4-0-1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">$417,180<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">23\/1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">12<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><em><strong>Spinround<\/strong><\/em>: Rockchucker is by A.P. Indy out of the b-grade Tabasco Cat x Mr. Prospector mare Hot Teacher. \u00a0This is her only foal. \u00a0A.P. Indy daughter\u2019s best finish in the Oaks was a third last year with Union Jack Flyer. \u00a0Inexplicably dropped into a $2500 claiming race midway through her two year old season, Rockchucker was claimed out of that start and promptly won two graded races. \u00a0She was off the board in the Breeders\u2019 Bowl Juvenile Filly and has not hit it again in three subsequent starts. <br \/>      <em><strong>Hawkz<\/strong><\/em>: Interesting runner who has already won 4 races and nearly $500,000 won the G1-The Darley in the wet at 2yrs over 8.5f in a 92sp. Yet to win this year but is always running on in races and if her jockey gets a clear run in stretch she could get in the photo at the wire.<br \/>      <em><strong>Roxynken<\/strong><\/em>: Claimed for $2500 last July, Rockchucker was immediately entered into the G3 Dr. Shut-Yer-Lips Juvenile.\u00a0 She won this race with a huge speed burst ascending from 68 to 90.\u00a0\u00a0 She followed this with another win in the G1 The Darley with a career best of 92 on a good track.\u00a0 She\u2019s been pretty dull since this win, finishing off the board in her last four starts, all graded races. \u00a0\u00a0A great \u201cCinderella\u201d story, coming out of the low claiming ranks to be here for the big race.\u00a0 She made it to this race, but needs to break out of her recent slump and that won\u2019t be an easy task against the best of the best.<br \/>      <em><strong>Emmyrhys: <\/strong><\/em>If you wanted an Oaks contender, but you found your cupboard bare last season, you could have had this A.P. Indy daughter for a mere $2,500 in a claimer. East Coast Racing, master of the claim game, pounced on Rockchucker in the claim and immediately turned her into a two-time graded stakes winner in her next two races. After a fourth place finish in the Movieland Starlet, Rochucker hasn\u2019t fared so well as a three year old, but she\u2019s still an A.P. Indy daughter. Loves to come from way back in her races, but it would be the story of they year, if this filly should win it all.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"3\" bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"row\">18<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\">\n<div align=\"center\">Fleetwood Funny <\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Trainer<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Residency<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Top SP <\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Record<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Earnings<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Odds<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Div Rank <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<div align=\"center\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/profiles\/fleetwood_silks3438325598.gif\" width=\"71\" height=\"126\"><br \/>      Distorted Humor x Fleetwood Hillery (Awesome Again)    <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Fleetwood<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Northwest Racing Circuit <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">91<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">10:2-2-2<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">$1,929,000<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">24\/1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">16<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><em><strong>Spinround<\/strong><\/em>: Fleetwood Funny is a daughter of Distorted Humor out of the g-grade Awesome Again x Gone West mare Fleetwood Hillery. \u00a0She has one other foal, a two year old of 2011 by Forestry who is already a stakes winner. \u00a0Distorted Humor sired last year\u2019s Oaks winner Taylor\u2019s Story and Awesome Again was damsire of last year\u2019s third place finisher Union Jack Flyer (by A.P. Indy). \u00a0A stakes winning two year old, Fleetwood Funny was second in the Los Vinegrette Stakes to start her three year old season but was unplaced in two subsequent Grade One starts. <br \/>      <em><strong>Hawkz<\/strong><\/em>: Best run at 3yrs was a 2nd in the G1-Los Vinegrette Stakes 8f 97sp two starts since in G1 company have been disappointing. Cant see her having improvement needed to get in the finish<br \/>      <em><strong>Roxynken<\/strong><\/em>: In ten starts, Fleetwood Funny has two wins.\u00a0 Those came in a maiden race a good year back and in a non-graded stakes race this past December, taking the Minsky Memorial.\u00a0\u00a0 She has tried the graded level six times, finishing on the board twice, with the best effort being a second in the mile Los Vinegrette Stakes where she was outrun by a length and a half and established her career high speed of 97.\u00a0 She looks like an outsider in this race as she\u2019s been beat by others in this race in the recent California Oaks (finished last) and Lool Oaks (finished 10th).<br \/>      <em><strong>Emmyrhys: <\/strong><\/em>Fleetwood Funny had almost as many starts as a two year old as most of these in the Oaks have their entire careers. The daughter of Distorted Humor then took a long winter break and bounced back with a second place finish in the Los Vinegrettes. The rest helped her immensely in that race. Since then, though, she has finished far back in the California Oaks and the lool Oaks. Not quite sure if those are the kinds of finishes you want to see right before the Oaks, but if Fleetwood Funny can regain her Los Vinegrettes form, she could figure prominently in this spot.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"3\" bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"row\">19<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\">\n<div align=\"center\">Vivrant Thing <\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Trainer<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Residency<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Top SP <\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Record<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Earnings<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Odds<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Div Rank <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/profiles\/mtk76_silks3383205774.jpg\" width=\"126\" height=\"126\"><br \/>        <strong>Street Sense x Sudden Moves  (Pulpit) <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Bpsisking<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Blazing Saddles <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">99<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">7:3-3-0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">$109,610<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">14\/1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">66<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><em><strong>Spinround<\/strong><\/em>: Vivrant Thing is a daughter of Street Sense out of the g-grade Pulpit x Storm Cat mare Sudden Moves. \u00a0She is the only stakes winner from four foals for the mare. \u00a0Pulpit sired last year\u2019s Oaks runner up Diocese and Storm Cat has been represented as DS or DDS by six Oaks on-the-board finishers. \u00a0Vivrant Thing has been very consistent in 2011, running sps of 96, 96 and 97. \u00a0Her most recent race was a win in the Chopping Hill Dirt Filly Route Stakes. <br \/>      <em><strong>Hawkz<\/strong><\/em>: 7 starts for 3 wins and 3 places for this consistent filly. Improving all the time and another jump in effort will see her go close.<br \/>      <em><strong>Roxynken<\/strong><\/em>: After being the beaten favorite in non-graded Granny Exalted Challenge and the Midnight Special, Vivrant Thing came through (as favorite) in the Chopping Hill Dirt Filly Route (9.5f).\u00a0 She established her career best speed rating of 97 in her length and a half victory.\u00a0\u00a0 She takes an aggressive jump into this G1 race and I\u2019m felling it may be too much too soon for this horse.\u00a0 But I\u2019ve been wrong before.<br \/>      <em><strong>Emmyrhys: <\/strong><\/em>The daughter of Street Sense out of a Pulpit dam who had four sprint wins in her career, Vivrant Thing definitely has shown early speed in her career. She\u2019s only raced 7 times, quite a bit less than most of these, but she\u2019s throwing some pretty high speed figures. She comes into the Oaks off a win in the 8.5F Chopping Hill Dirt Filly Route, after a nice second place finish in the Granny Exalted Challenge to start her 3 YO campaign. Should be among those early leaders in the Oaks, if her 3 YO form has anything to say about it, and those upper 90 SF\u2019s certainly don\u2019t hurt either.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"3\" bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"row\">20<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\">\n<div align=\"center\">Reconnected Again <\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Trainer<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Residency<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Top SP <\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Record<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Earnings<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Odds<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#BBBBEE\" scope=\"col\">Div Rank <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/simulatedsports.com\/hr\/profiles\/fabman_silks3382199249.gif\" width=\"75\" height=\"130\"><br \/>        <strong>A. P. Arrow  x So We Meet Again (Mountain Cat)        <\/strong> <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">fabman2<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">Pastures Of Green <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">95<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">10:3-2-2<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">$217,079<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">20\/1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\">20<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><em><strong>Spinround<\/strong><\/em>: Reconnected Again is a daughter of A.P. Arrow out of the f-grade Mountain Cat x Awesome Again mare So We Meet Again. \u00a0This is the only stakes winner from three foals for the mare. \u00a0This would be the first top-three finisher for both sire A.P. Arrow and damsire Mountain Cat. \u00a0Reconnected Again ended her two year old season with a win in the Gold Red Stakes. \u00a0She has not hit her stride yet in 2011, finishing third in her first start back and off-the-board in her two most recent runs. <br \/>      <em><strong>Hawkz<\/strong><\/em>: Consistent filly whose wins are few and far between. Always in the finish a minor place looks her best chance.<br \/>      <em><strong>Roxynken<\/strong><\/em>: With three lifetime graded races, Reconnected Again has one win to her credit which came in November in the Golden Red Stakes stealing the race at 9-1.\u00a0 Most recently, she didn\u2019t have much to offer in the Louisana Stakes, finishing 10th nor the Fantasia Handicap where she was 7th and recorded her best speed to date of 95.\u00a0\u00a0 She\u2019s the only graded winner out of A. P. Arrow and there is always a possibility that this one could surprise again.<br \/>      <em><strong>Emmyrhys: <\/strong><\/em>The daughter of A.P. Arrow has had it pretty tough as a three year old. She was zooming right along after a second in the Guitar Neck Challenge Stakes and a very impressive win in the Gr. 2 Golden Red Stakes and after another good showing in the Expenditure Stakes, her Oaks chances were looking pretty good. Then she ran into some monsters in the Louisiana Oaks and the Fantasia as a three year old. She\u2019s still throwing mid-90\u2019s SF\u2019s, though.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spinround&#8217;s Selections:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong>From a pedigree standpoint this is a very intriguing Oaks field. \u00a0The possibility of <strong>Tex Tornado<\/strong> following in her mother\u2019s footsteps is too great a story not to cheer for. \u00a0<strong>Terminal Velocity<\/strong> is a deserving favorite and will be tough to beat. \u00a0We\u2019ll root for <strong>Empire of Fire<\/strong> to snag third. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hawkz Selections:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1st: TERMINAL VELOCITY(KY)<br \/>2nd: ONE IOTA(OK)<br \/>3rd: INDY BY SEA(IRE)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Roxynken&#8217;s Selection&#8217;s: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Terminal Velocity has already won some big races and performed extremely well in the Florida Derby against the boys\u2026my top pick.<\/p>\n<p>Indy By Sea is out of a highly successful game-dam and should have good positioning in the race, becoming my second choice.<\/p>\n<p>I believe that Tex Tornado will set the pace and she may actually find a way to hold off the closers this time so I\u2019ll take that chance and include her as my third selection.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emmyrhys&#8217; Selections:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Picks: Indy By Sea \/ Lindy Hop \/ Destined To Blaze<\/p>\n<p>Longshot: Hard Secret<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Good luck!  <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Round table coverage by Spinround, Hawkz, Roxynken, and Emmyrhys<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/91"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9192"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9192\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}