Stakes Saturday in Hot Springs

 We check in on an exciting stakes race down in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Oaklawn Park Race 8 {Pippen Stakes~1 mile~4 year-old Up~Fillies/Mares~Stakes}

A talented field of twelve will go to the gate in this mile stakes race.

Past Performances used:  TimeFormUS.

There is a plethora of speedy and forwardly placed types in this event. Speed figs are fairly close for all of these gals. All but one will be firing fresh off of modest layoffs. It should be a great race as the Oaklawn season gets started.

#1 Vault (Geroux / B. Cox) comes off an extended layoff with three powerful workouts. She holds the highest speed number of the group over the Oaklawn oval. This gal should be tracking what could be a heated pace ready to strike. A daughter of Jump Start, she is 70% in the money from seventeen career starts.

$2 WIN  /  $3 PLACE  /  $5 SHOW.

#9 Regal Beauty (M. Garcia / Calhoun) should challenge as she has tripled up on her speed figure in her last three races and has put in two stellar workouts. Like many in here, she relishes this distance. Look for her to be tracking the pace closely. A daughter of Malibu Moon, she is 77% in the money from nine career starts.

$2 PLACE  /  $3 SHOW.

#6 Istan Council (Talamo / L. Jones) will contend with the second highest last out speed number at a longer route and two strong workouts. This gal has it the board all four times she has gone this distance. Another that should be tracking the pace closely. A daughter of Istan, she is 55% in the money from eighteen career starts.

$2 SHOW.

#7 Wicked Whisper (Santana / Asmussen) is another that will figure prominently with a win at this distance in her only start at same and three stout workouts. Compared to the others in the race, she is lightly raced. A daughter of Liam's Map, she is 57% in the money from seven career starts.

$1 Saturday Exacta Wheel ($3.00)

#1 Vault  //  #9 Regal Beauty,  #6 Istan Council,  #7 Wicked Whisper.

10 CENT Superfecta ($1.80)

#1 Vault  /  #9 Regal Beauty  /  #6 Istan Council,  #7 Wicked Whisper  /  ALL.

Last Superfecta Sunday (1/17) Results

Santa Anita Park R7.  Astra Stakes--G3.  We cashed on our 10 CENT Superfecta Box ticket scoring a nice sum of $68.41.  Superfecta went 8-5-3-6.

Our Bronze Horseshoe runner, Hermaphrodite [FR], finished 2nd for show money of $3.20.

Bankroll moves above the Franklin line to settle at $127.03.