Horse racing newsletter: Louis Rabaut introduces Oaks rankings

Pgm	Horse	Wt	PP	St	¼	½	Str	Fin	Jockey	$1
3	Becca Taylor	116	3	4	5–½	4–1	3–½	1–1¼	Pyfer	4.20
1	Michalska	123	1	8	7–½	7–1	5–2	2–½	Hernandez	4.20
8	Starlight Stroll	123	8	1	1–1	1–hd	1–½	3–hd	Cedillo	2.70
5	Big Stretch	123	5	6	8	8	6–1	4–1¼	Rosario	2.60
4	Commas Save Lives	121	4	2	4–1	3–1	4–1½	5–¾	T Baze	22.60
7	Swift Nonni	123	7	5	2–1	2–3	2–1½	6–nk	Maldonado	7.50
6	Big Mama Sue	121	6	7	6–1	6–½	7–2	7–7	Desormeaux	16.40
2	Where's Frankie	123	2	3	3–½	5–1	8	8	Gutierrez	22.00

3	BECCA TAYLOR	10.40	5.20	3.20
1	MICHALSKA		4.40	3.20
8	STARLIGHT STROLL			3.00

$1 EXACTA (3-1)	$21.30
10-CENT SUPERFECTA (3-1-8-5)	$17.01
$1 SUPER HIGH FIVE (3-1-8-5-4)	$1,156.30
50-CENT TRIFECTA (3-1-8)	$37.65

BECCA TAYLOR tracked the pace from inside from inside, entered the turn two wide, angled out and came three wide into the lane, rallied outside the to pair and drove clear. MICHALSKA off the pace early along the fence, moved out into the two path then split foes into the stretch, angled out in the stretch and rallied for the place. STARLIGHT STROLL away quickly from outside, set the pace to the turn, responded when challenged around the bend, held a short lead to the sixteenth pole and yielded late. BIG STRETCH trailed early, went two wide around the turn, came out in the stretch and finished well. COMMAS SAVE LIVES stalked outside a rival, raced three wide then in the two path into the stretch, steered out in the lane and finished evenly. SWIFT NONNI tailed the leader from outside, drew alongside around the turn, challenged to the sixteenth pole and weakened late. BIG MAMA SUE raced off the rail then came three deep into the drive and never rallied. WHERE'S FRANKIE stalked the pace early on, lost ground inside on the turn and faded.

Pgm	Horse	Wt	PP	St	¼	½	¾	Str	Fin	Jockey	$1
1	Mastering	124	1	4	5	5	5	4–1½	1–nk	Hernandez	1.20
2	Motown Music	122	2	5	4–½	4–1	4–hd	3–hd	2–1¾	Cedillo	11.60
4	Charlito	117	4	2	2–hd	2–hd	2–2	2–1½	3–ns	Pyfer	13.20
3	Canadian Pride	122	3	1	1–½	1–½	1–hd	1–½	4–5	Prat	2.60
5	Nolo Contesto	124	5	3	3–1½	3–1½	3–1	5	5	Rosario	2.10

1	MASTERING	4.40	3.40	2.40
2	MOTOWN MUSIC		7.80	5.00
4	CHARLITO			3.40

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (3-1)	$27.80
$1 EXACTA (1-2)	$14.50
50-CENT TRIFECTA (1-2-4)	$41.65

MASTERING broke out and bumped rival at the start, chased inside then moved off the rail, coaxed along up the backstretch, went two wide around the far turn, steered out in the lane, rallied three deep and between foes at the sixteenth pole and edged MOTOWN MUSIC in the closing moments. MOTOWN MUSIC bumped both sides at the start, raced two wide then angled out steadily into the four path around the first turn, chased the top trio from outside to the far turn, remained four wide through that bend, rallied widest in the drive but got outclosed by the winner. CHARLITO pressed the pace from between rivals, dueled around the far turn and into the stretch, fought to the sixteenth and edged CANADIAN PRIDE for the show. CANADIAN PRIDE bumped leaving the gate, set the pace inside a pair of rivals, dueled with CHARLITO around the final turn and into the stretch, battled to the sixteenth pole, could not match the top pair late and lost the show. NOLO CONTESTO showed early speed and attended the pace three deep, could not match strides around the far turn and weakened in the lane.

Pgm	Horse	Wt	PP	St	¼	½	Str	Fin	Jockey	$1
10	Capital Heat	117	10	3	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–ns	Pyfer	12.30
7	Ole Silver	115	7	4	4–1½	4–1	4–1	2–hd	Centeno	11.30
3	Acai	124	3	1	2–1½	2–2	2–1½	3–1½	Gutierrez	3.40
1	Invincibella	122	1	9	9–1	9–½	8–½	4–nk	Hernandez	6.50
5	Hello Bubbles	124	5	6	5–hd	5–½	5–1	5–ns	T Baze	6.20
9	Secret Square	124	9	5	6–½	6–1½	6–1	6–hd	Gonzalez	8.10
4	Queen Stormborn	124	4	2	3–hd	3–½	3–1	7–¾	Fuentes	19.60
6	Sugar Pickel	124	6	7	7–1½	7–hd	7–½	8–¾	Prat	9.90
8	Concise Advice	124	8	10	10	10	10	9–2¾	Valdivia, Jr.	19.10
2	Jumping Jill Flash	124	2	8	8–2	8–1½	9–1½	10	Rosario	3.20

10	CAPITAL HEAT	26.60	13.40	5.40
7	OLE SILVER		13.00	7.20
3	ACAI			4.00

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (1-10)	$87.00
$1 EXACTA (10-7)	$161.50
10-CENT SUPERFECTA (10-7-3-1)	$1,036.50
$1 SUPER HIGH FIVE (10-7-3-1-5)	$1,410.00
50-CENT TRIFECTA (10-7-3)	$559.55

CAPITAL HEAT had good early speed outside rivals then made a clear lead, angled to the inside, cut the corner into the stretch, challenged in deep stretch and held gamely. OLE SILVER in range outside a rival, went two wide around the turn, moved out in upper stretch, rallied outside the top pair and missed. ACAI pressed the leader early then dropped back to a stalking position, saved ground to the stretch, tipped outside CAPITAL HEAT, drew alongside inside the furlong grounds but could not get by. INVINCIBELLA (GB) raced along the inside then two wide into the stretch, steered out widest in the stretch and summoned a late rally. HELLO BUBBLES saved ground around the turn, lacked room and altered out in upper stretch and kept on to the wire. SECRET SQUARE chased three wide to the stretch, angled out in the drive and needed to find more. QUEEN STORMBORN stalked off the inside then angled to the rail, raced a bit off the rail into the drive then came back in at the top of the lane and lacked further response. SUGAR PICKEL tracked off the rail or between rivals on the backstretch, angled in on the turn, moved out and could not rally. CONCISE ADVICE threw head and came away slowly, went two to three wide around the turn and never threatened. JUMPING JILL FLASH was off the pace in the early going, raced two then three wide on the turn, angled out and weakened.

Pgm	Horse	Wt	PP	St	¼	½	Str	Fin	Jockey	$1
2	Hallowed Gift	124	2	1	1–½	1–½	1–1	1–½	Rosario	1.10
7	Tiger's Song	124	6	3	2–1	2–2½	2–5	2–8	Pereira	4.00
3	Flying Charlie	124	3	7	4–½	5–5	3–1	3–1	T Baze	3.40
8	Derby War	124	7	6	7	6–4	6–8	4–2¼	Amparan	46.70
1	Jungle Roar	124	1	4	3–½	3–1	4–1	5–nk	Cedillo	4.60
4	Golden Victory	124	4	5	5–2	4–½	5–2½	6–11	Fuentes	12.60
6	Landaa	114	5	2	6–4	7	7	7	Ellingwood	35.30

2	HALLOWED GIFT	4.20	2.60	2.10
7	TIGER'S SONG		3.80	2.60
3	FLYING CHARLIE			2.80

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (10-2)	$58.00
$1 EXACTA (2-7)	$6.30
10-CENT SUPERFECTA (2-7-3-8)	$15.79
$1 SUPER HIGH FIVE (2-7-3-8-1)	$303.60
50-CENT TRIFECTA (2-7-3)	$12.00

HALLOWED GIFT set the pace with TIGER'S SONG to the outside, cleared rival briefly in the stretch before being challenged once again and staved off the rival to the wire. TIGER'S SONG pressed the pace from outside, lost contact briefly in the stretch before challenging the leader again in the furlong grounds, lacked the needed late punch but was clearly second best. FLYING CHARLIE off slow to begin, went up between rivals, angled to the inside around the turn and bested the rest. DERBY WAR lacked early speed, took the turn two wide, came out in the stretch and improved position. JUNGLE ROAR stalked the top pair from inside, coaxed along at the three-eighths pole, came out leaving the turn and never rallied. GOLDEN VICTORY broke a bit awkwardly at the start, raced up close between the top pair then dropped back a bit to chase three deep, got floated out five wide into the stretch by JUNGLE ROAR, angled to the inside in the stretch and lacked further response. LANDAA chased from outside early, lost ground approaching the half-mile pole, dropped back around the bend and was through early.

Pgm	Horse	Wt	PP	St	¼	½	Str	Fin	Jockey	$1
5	I'm the Hero	124	5	2	1–4	1–3	1–4	1–1½	Maldonado	10.10
8	Bristol Bayou	124	8	8	6–hd	5–1	3–2½	2–1¾	Espinoza	2.90
4	Predictable Tully	124	4	5	2–hd	2–2	2–1	3–¾	Pereira	3.20
1	I Give Up	117	1	9	9–½	9–1½	5–hd	4–2	Pyfer	9.90
7	Kiss and Run	124	7	4	5–2	4–hd	4–1½	5–2¼	Prat	11.00
6	Cosmic Cowgirl	120	6	3	8–3	7–hd	7–½	6–2¼	Hernandez	10.20
9	Mangotango	124	9	7	7–hd	8–2	8–hd	7–½	Gutierrez	53.00
2	Wild Arch	120	2	6	4–½	6–½	9–2	8–1¼	T Baze	36.10
10	Bellize	124	10	1	3–1½	3–1½	6–hd	9–½	Gonzalez	4.20
3	Spring to Summer	120	3	10	10	10	10	10	Rosario	8.40

5	I'M THE HERO	22.20	10.20	6.00
8	BRISTOL BAYOU		4.80	2.80
4	PREDICTABLE TULLY (IRE)			2.60

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (2-5)	$56.80
$1 EXACTA (5-8)	$43.60
10-CENT SUPERFECTA (5-8-4-1)	$63.49
50-CENT TRIFECTA (5-8-4)	$67.00
$1 X-5 SUPER HIGH FIVE (5-8-4-1-7)		Carryover $1,034

I'M THE HERO sped clear and opened up a comfortable advantage, maintained that lead through the turn and into the stretch and held well. BRISTOL BAYOU reserved in the early going, advanced up the backstretch, went between rivals through the turn, tipped out at the top of the lane, rallied and whittled the gap on the winner while gaining the place. PREDICTABLE TULLY (IRE) broke in and bumped rival at the start, chased between foes then two wide around the turn and went evenly in the final furlong. I GIVE UP bumped at the start, traveled near the back of the field, raced along the inside then came out into the stretch and showed a mild response to earn a minor award. KISS AND RUN tracked off the inside, went three to four wide around the turn and never rallied. COSMIC COWGIRL angled to the inside early, chased along the rail the moved into the two path around the bend, exited the turn between rivals and lacked the needed response. MANGOTANGO chased outside rivals up the backstretch, took the turn three wide, moved out in the stretch and weakened. WILD ARCH bumped both sides at the start, stalked the pace from inside and weakened. BELLIZE broke alertly from the far outside then chased three deep or outside a rival, went three wide around the turn and flattened. SPRING TO SUMMER bumped both sides leaving the gate, trailed up the backstretch, got floated out by rival entering the lane and never threatened.

Pgm	Horse	Wt	PP	St	¼	½	Str	Fin	Jockey	$1
6	Oil Can Knight	122	6	2	2–1	1–hd	1–1½	1–½	Maldonado	2.80
7	Octopus	124	7	5	3–1	3–2	2–½	2–1½	Prat	2.40
1	Satchel de Ritches	122	1	3	4–hd	4–1	4–2	3–1¾	Desormeaux	10.80
2	Littlebitamedal	120	2	7	7	6–hd	5–½	4–½	Gonzalez	12.00
4	Horse Greedy	122	4	6	6–1	7	7	5–¾	Rosario	2.90
3	Bedrock	115	3	4	5–2	5–1	6–½	6–4	Pyfer	10.90
5	Cartellate	122	5	1	1–½	2–1½	3–1	7	Cedillo	6.60

6	OIL CAN KNIGHT	7.60	4.00	2.80
7	OCTOPUS		3.80	2.80
1	SATCHEL DE RITCHES			5.40

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (5-6)	$65.80
$1 EXACTA (6-7)	$11.30
10-CENT SUPERFECTA (6-7-1-2)	$20.14
$1 SUPER HIGH FIVE (6-7-1-2-4)	$717.40
50-CENT TRIFECTA (6-7-1)	$30.75

OIL CAN KNIGHT pressed the pace from outside, headed rival at the five-sixteenths, took over at the quarter pole, kicked clear with a furlong to go and held well under strong handling late. OCTOPUS stalked outside the top pair, went four then three wide around the turn, bid outside the winner late but lacked the needed late kick. SATCHEL DE RITCHES chased the pace from inside then moved into the two path around the turn, angled out at the three-sixteenths pole and finished evenly in the late stages. LITTLEBITAMEDAL lacked early speed, angled outside, entered the turn six wide, exited five wide and improved positioin. HORSE GREEDY went five to four wide around the turn and never threatened. BEDROCK tracked outside a rival, went three wide around the turn, angled inside rival upper stretch and could not rally. CARTELLATE set the pace under pressure, headed by rival at the five-sixteenths, lost command nearing the quarter pole but fought back into the stretch, could not keep pace to the eighth pole and gave way.

Pgm	Horse	Wt	PP	St	¼	½	¾	Str	Fin	Jockey	$1
4	Mucho Unusual	124	3	1	2–½	2–½	2–1	1–hd	1–¾	Rosario	0.40
6	Sedamar	120	4	4	4	4	4	3–2	2–½	Rispoli	3.70
1	DQ–Brooke	120	1	2	1–1	1–1	1–½	2–½	3–7	Laprida	4.30
2	Colonial Creed	120	2	3	3–1	3–1	3–½	4	4	Prat	7.60

4	MUCHO UNUSUAL	2.80	2.10
6	SEDAMAR		2.60
2	COLONIAL CREED

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (6-4)	$11.80
$1 EXACTA (4-6)	$2.60
10-CENT SUPERFECTA (4-6-2-1)	$0.53
50-CENT TRIFECTA (4-6-2)	$2.25

MUCHO UNUSUAL up close early outside the leader, drew alongside around the far turn, got forced out by BROOKE entering the stretch, took over at the eighth pole and prevailed under right-handed urging. SEDAMAR tracked two wide then altered five wide entering the stretch, bid three deep with a furlong to go and gained the place. BROOKE (CHI) set the pace from inside, shifted out entering the stretch, then shifted in and bumped rival past the three-sixteenths pole, lost command near the eighth pole and got outkicked for the place. COLONIAL CREED was fractious in the gate, stalked along the inside to the stretch, got bumped by BROOKE and checked past the three-sixteenths pole and was not persevered with after. FOLLOWING AN INQUIRY, THE STEWARDS DISQUALIFIED BROOKE FROM THIRD AND PLACED HER LAST FOR SHIFTING IN AND CAUSING COLONIAL CREED TO CHECK PAST THE THREE-SIXTEENTHS POLE.

Pgm	Horse	Wt	PP	St	¼	½	¾	Str	Fin	Jockey	$1
10	Tromador	122	9	5	6–1½	4–½	3–1	1–½	1–nk	Flores	16.20
1	Western Smoke	124	1	4	1–1½	1–½	1–hd	2–1	2–¾	T Baze	16.60
6	Speakerofthehouse	122	5	9	9	6–½	4–hd	4–hd	3–nk	Pereira	7.90
8	Bodega	115	7	7	7–hd	9	6–½	5–1½	4–1	Centeno	26.10
4	Master Recovery	122	4	8	8–½	8–½	9	6–½	5–2¼	Franco	3.30
9	Bam Bam Again	117	8	3	5–hd	7–1	7–hd	7–1½	6–1	Pyfer	1.40
2	Tejon	124	2	1	2–1	2–½	2–½	3–½	7–4½	Cedillo	4.90
3	Union Leader	122	3	6	4–1	5–1	8–1	9	8–1	Figueroa	9.20
7	Leroy Pegasus	124	6	2	3–4	3–hd	5–½	8–1½	9	Maldonado	44.60

10	TROMADOR	34.40	13.60	9.40
1	WESTERN SMOKE		14.00	8.20
6	SPEAKEROFTHEHOUSE			6.00

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (4-10)	$63.00
$1 EXACTA (10-1)	$228.50
10-CENT SUPERFECTA (10-1-6-8)	$1,698.15
50-CENT TRIFECTA (10-1-6)	$844.35
$1 X-5 SUPER HIGH FIVE (10-1-6-8-4)		Carryover $3,746

TROMADOR went five to four wide around the first turn, tracked wide up the backstretch, bid three deep into the stretch, cleared at the eighth pole and prevailed over the runner-up. WESTERN SMOKE showed speed along the inside, set the pace under pressure to the outside, headed by foe around the far turn, vied inside to the stretch, lost the lead in upper stretch, lost contact with the winner nearing the eighth pole then came back on in deep stretch and finished gamely for the place. SPEAKEROFTHEHOUSE bumped leaving the gate, raced four wide around the first turn, moved closer up the backstretch, stayed four wide to the stretch and gained the show. BODEGA steadied twice around the first turn, trailed to the far turn, angled five wide into the stretch and got edged for the show. MASTER RECOVERY bumped leaving the gate, settled off the pace, angled out into the stretch, tipped out at the top of the lane, asked left-handed in the drive and responded with a mild rally. BAM BAM AGAIN steadied at the three-quarter pole, tracked three to four wide into the lane and never threatened. TEJON prompted the pace from outside, headed rival at the five-sixteenths, vied between into and upper stretch, then weakened in the final furlong. UNION LEADER went two wide around the first turn, closed in entering the backstretch, coaxed along at the seven-sixteenths pole, saved ground along the inside while asked right-handed and came up empty. LEROY PEGASUS raced outside a rival early, chased four wide up the backstretch, angled in some around the far turn and had little left.

Pgm	Horse	Wt	PP	St	¼	½	¾	Str	Fin	Jockey	$1
10	Goldini	123	10	5	2–2	2–½	2–1	1–½	1–½	Fuentes	5.20
2	El Joy	123	2	9	8–4½	8–6	6–2	5–3½	2–1	Hernandez	5.40
4	Labor Union	123	4	2	1–½	1–hd	1–hd	2–½	3–hd	Cedillo	5.50
3	Zoffa	123	3	3	6–1½	3–½	3–½	3–½	4–1¼	Desormeaux	7.50
1	Mount Pelliar	123	1	1	4–hd	5–1½	4–1½	4–hd	5–1	Prat	1.60
9	Willy the Cobbler	123	9	6	5–1	7–hd	8–6½	8–4	6–1	T Baze	13.20
6	Sky Navigator	123	6	7	7–½	6–hd	7–hd	7–hd	7–¾	Pereira	14.90
8	Greener Pastures	123	8	4	3–1½	4–hd	5–hd	6–½	8–2	Gonzalez	22.60
5	Sir Williams Dream	116	5	8	9–3	9–6	9–11½	9–15	9–21	Centeno	77.70
7	Sierra Pass	113	7	10	10	10	10	10	10	Pyfer	31.20

10	GOLDINI	12.40	6.60	4.60
2	EL JOY		6.60	3.80
4	LABOR UNION			4.60

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (10-10)	$213.20
$1 EXACTA (10-2)	$37.50
10-CENT SUPERFECTA (10-2-4-3)	$76.74
$1 SUPER HIGH FIVE (10-2-4-3-1)	$1,567.00
50-CENT TRIFECTA (10-2-4)	$85.20

GOLDINI pressed from outside, headed rival at the quarter pole, led into the stretch and finished strong under a drive to the wire. EL JOY stumbled leaving the gate, tucked inside on the first turn, remained inside then moved out into the two path on the second bend, angled out upper stretch and closed well for second. LABOR UNION set the the pace under with company to the outside, raced on even terms at the quarter pole, relinquished control entering the stretch, could not kick on the winner but stayed on to hold the show. ZOFFA chased between rivals then outside the top pair, went two to three wide into the stretch and needed more in the final sixteenth. MOUNT PELLIAR stalked from inside, saved ground to the stretch, lacked room behind rivals at the eighth pole, gained a clear path but lacked room again in the final sixteenth and could not advance. WILLY THE COBBLER went three wide early, outside a pair of rivals on the backstretch, raced two wide while outside a foe on the far turn and improved position in the drive. SKY NAVIGATOR went three wide around the first turn, steadied between rivals at the nine-sixteenths, angled to the rail around the far turn and could not rally. GREENER PASTURES chased two wide early, went outside a pair of rivals on the backstretch then four wide to the far turn, angled in a path around that bend and weakened. SIR WILLIAMS DREAM raced well off the pace, traveled along the inside then two wide leaving the turn, came out at the top of the stretch and never got involved. SIERRA PASS off slow to begin, moved to the inside around the clubhouse turn, stayed inside to the stretch and showed little.

	Attendance	Handle
On-Track	N/A	$112,338
Inter-Track	N/A	$92,972
Out of State	N/A	$7,104,547
TOTAL	N/A	$7,309,857