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Oaklawn President’s Day Grid Southwest G3 Razorback G3 Feb.20
Monday, Febuary 20, 2017
Oaklawn Park
Happy President’s Day!
It’s a big race day at Oaklawn as they host the Razorback G3 for older horses and the Southwest G3 for 3yo’s.
The Razorback G3 features 8 of the nation’s top racers from 4 and up, running 8.5f on dirt. The prohibitive favorite is last year’s Kentucky Derby 3rd placer Gun Runner, who will be at less than even odds in this year’s debut. Last out he won the Clark G1 at Churchill in November.
Gun Runner rolls to Louisiana Derby 2016 win
Alexander Barkoff-Hodges Photo
The Southwest G3 features 13 of the top 3yo’s in the nation who are competing for a slot in the Kentucky Derby. Uncontested is favored after a strong Smarty Jones 150k win over this track in January, handily defeating 4 others in this field.
However, the favorite will be contested by several, including Warrior’s Club, who defeated him in the KYJC G2 in November, and didn’t seem to like the sloppy Smarty Jones track. Petrov looks to improve after a game 2nd in that race.
One Liner is the 2nd ML choice in his 3rd career start and first one over 6f, but was impressive last out for Pletcher. Lookin at Lee will also get some action in his first race since finishing 4th in the BCJuv G1 last year for Asmussen.
Cool Arrow would like to make some noise as a front runner, after a strong $300k win at Remington in Dec. But there is plenty of speed in the race, making Rowdy the Warrior and Hence, both 20-1, better long shot candidates to use in the trifecta and super
Good luck!
