2011 Southwest (G3)

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Date/Track:
2/21/2011, Oaklawn Park
Distance:
1 mile (Dirt)
Age/Sex:
3 M
Time:
1:38.23

What the Nation is saying about the 2011 Southwest (G3)...

I’ve already received several emails plotting strategy for Saturday’s big race, which usually leads to rewarding payoffs with the amount of money infused into the wagering pool from gamblers and social goers alike. "With the large, competitive fields that the Kentucky Derby draws and so many individ...Read More
  • MerrilyFantus · I love Arch+3. Also, do not discount Shakleford. He was busy looking at Dialed In and then decided to pass him. Unfortunaly the wire happened firs. · 392 days ago ·
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  • beentherebetthat · ArchArchArch reminds me of a Pony Express horse , he can run all day from state to state · 392 days ago ·
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ArchArchArch Will Pedigree Overcome The Good Race/Bad Race Cycle?Read More
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  • DeadHeat · He's in my top two. Very nice looking colt that should just keep getting better. · 392 days ago ·
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  • tiznow · I like his style for the Derby. He should be midpack or a little closer. Should be able to get a jump on the closers and eat up the front runners who won't go 10f. Saw him yesterday and he wins on looks for sure. Literally the dark horse in the Derby. · 392 days ago ·
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And then there were just four. With confirmation today that both The Factor and J P’s Gusto won’t run, only four horses that have been based on the West Coast at some point in their career are left as contenders for the 20 spots available in the starting gate at Churchill Downs for this year’s Kentu...Read More
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  • mdoche · It will be interesting to see if Rosario would ride Anthony's Cross over Brilliant Speed. Baffert and Espinoza team up with Midnight Interlude in War Emblem style. Very interesting since Espinoza doesn't really ride for Baffert anymore. · 398 days ago ·
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  • 12thCrown · I though JP's Gusto would step up in the Rebel, but his distance limitations caught up with him. It was a shame to see Pegasus injured. · 393 days ago ·
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It’s been seven years since Smarty Jones thrilled racing fans with wins in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, before tasting defeat for the first time in the late stages of the Belmont Stakes. That spring, Smarty traveled down the Arkansas path on his way to Louisville, including wins in the Southwes...Read More
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  • tiznow · A very inspiring work this morning...keeps looking more and more dangerous. · 395 days ago ·
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  • mshutty · I hope others don't take notice. Would be awesome to get 10-1 on this horse in the Derby. Super Screener says "yes". He won the best prep of the year. · 395 days ago ·
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Kentucky Derby contender  workouts for today (Monday, Feb. 21)  (with HRN Derby rankings):   Today's Derby contender works featured a four furlong bullet from Fountain of Youth hopeful To Honor And Serve. He closed at 10-1 in Pool 1 of the Derby Future Wager and his form was flattere...Read More
  • mdracing69 · To Honor And Serve quietly drilled a best of 23 bullet at Payson Park on Feb 21 but it didn't seem to get much play in the racing press. I'm looking forward to his Fountain of Youth return. · 461 days ago ·
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Archarcharch rebounded from a disappointing effort in the Smarty Jones to take Monday's Southwest Stakes from Oaklawn Park. Read More
  • mdracing69 · The top three in the Southwest ran well and Alternation looked good in his allowance win. The Rebel should be an interesting race. · 462 days ago ·
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The Derby preps are really starting to roll and on Monday we have another good one, as a full field is set to clash in the Southwest Stakes. With the recent success of horses who have run at Oaklawn Park on the road to Louisville, it makes sense to pay close attention to their series of graded stake...Read More
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  • ArturoLaguna · Just don't see JP'S GUSTO relishing with much gusto (no pun intended) the new venue, surface, trainer, and that Southwest cookin..Go Elite Alx! · 463 days ago ·
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  • zatt · Archarcharch wins, but it was a tough trip for J P's Gusto. · 462 days ago ·
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I like Elite Alex a lot!! He's my #2 right now behind THAS. I'm eager to see what Ghost Is Clear can do stretching out. Ghostzapper is one of my all-time favs!
There were at least nine probables for Monday’s Grade 3, $250,000 Southwest at Oaklawn Park as of Wednesday morning, with Yankee Passion confirming his place in the lineup after a bullet five-furlong workout. Entries for the one-mile race for 3-year-olds will be taken on Saturday. “We possibly could...Read More
J P’s Gusto arrived at his new base of Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark., in the early evening hours Wednesday after a full day of travel from Southern California. One of the nation’s top 3-year-olds, he has been transferred from trainer David Hofmans to trainer Joe Petalino and is scheduled to run ...Read More
J P’s Gusto, the winner of four sprint stakes and one of the leading 2-year-olds in California last year, will be transferred from trainer David Hofmans to Joe Petalino in Arkansas in coming days, the trainers said on Friday.Hofmans said he initiated the change after expressing discontent earlier in...Read More
J P’s Gusto, a four-time stakes winner last year, is expected to make his 3-year-old debut in the $250,000 Southwest Stakes over a mile at Oaklawn Park on Feb. 21 and will be ridden by Ramon Dominguez, according to Steve Bajer, racing manager for owner John Waken. Trainer David Hofmans said last wee...Read More
CALEB'S POSSE (Posse), winner of the Smarty Jones S. on January 17, smoothly returned to work Saturday morning at Oaklawn Park under ideal weather conditions, posting a quick five-furlong breeze over the fast track in preparation for the $250,000 Southwest Stakes (G3) on February 21.With jockey Eddi...Read More
Yankee Passion is likely headed to the Grade 3, $250,000 Southwest at Oaklawn Park following his flashy seasonal debut win at the track on Thursday. He won a six-furlong allowance in a rapid 1:10.88 in his first start since August, and for the effort he earned a career-high Beyer Speed Figure of 79....Read More
Elite Alex, strangley enough, validated his Triple Crown potential when he finished second on opening day at Oaklawn Park. If there had been any doubts -- oh, they probably existed in some corners, like dustballs -- about his ability to run around two turns or about his talent or his determination,&...Read More
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  • Thead'or · What dos that have to do with anything? · 488 days ago ·
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  • perimeters · And he has decent breeding as well - Afleet Alex out of an Unbridled mare. · 488 days ago ·
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Bob Baffert said he'll be at Oaklawn Park on Feb. 21 for the Southwest Stakes -- or at least he'll be represented by a horse in the Southwest. As for who that horse will be -- well, that decision will wait on Baffert's instincts, which are uncanny, and the horses, of course. Read More

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