Here are handicapper Charlie Cooper’s Oaklawn Park picks for races on Thursday, March 21.
Winners on Top 1/9 (Sunday) 84/357 (Meet)
Winners in Top 4 Selections 6/9 (Sunday) 257/357 (Meet)
Exactas in Top 4 Selections 5/9 (Sunday) 153/357 (Meet)
Trifectas in Top 4 Selections 1/9 (Sunday) 78/357 (Meet)
Independent reporting for Pine Bluff & Jefferson County since 1879.
Best Bet: 32-8-5-5 Race 6 Flosy Has Atitude Best Longshot: 35-5-7-8 Race 2 I Got Sense
No. Horse; Jockey; Comments for Top 4; Odds
Race 1: 1 Mile; Claiming; Purse $16,000; Fillies and Mares; 3 YO and Up
4 Mrs. Rosa; Santana; Drops in to win; 5-2
6 True Blue Julie; Canchari; Back to best distance; 15-1
3 Kitty Kat Karly; Thompson; Beaten favorite needed last; 2-1
1 Dream Pegasus; Berry; Faced tougher last year; 8-1
7 Sacred Honor; Albarado; 3-1
8 Clever Peaks; Franklin; 15-1
9 Ky History; Birzer; 12-1
5 Evil Attitude; Mello; 15-1
2 Xiano; Quinonez; 15-1
Race 2: 1 Mile; Maiden Claiming; Purse $15,500; Fillies and Mares; 3 YO and Up
5 I Got Sense; Borel; Good spot for debut; 10-1
8 Queen Bee Teresa; Albarado; Wire to wire?; 3-1
6 Tale of Utopia; Quinonez;Will force the issue; 5-1
7 Ocean Park; Franklin; Beaten favorite had trouble last out; 4-1
4 Humble Delia; Mello; 8-1
9 Cowgirl Queenie; Canchari; 8-1
1 Cash Cow; Santana; 9-2
10 Glowing Review; Teator; 12-1
3 Capetown Rebel; Thompson; 30-1
2 Imma Bee Sexy; Birzer; 12-1
Race 3: 1 1/16 Mile; Claiming; Purse $15,500; Fillies and Mares; 3 YO and Up
8 Addison Trail; Martin; On the improve; 5-2
6 Horizontal Fusion; Berry; Gets more ground; 9-2
9 Good Night; Birzer; Drops back to proper; 6-1
3 Baltoro; Court; Any improvement would win it; 7-2
7 Immaculate Dream; Ocampo; 5-1
1 Texas Plume; Johnson; 15-1
5 De Frisky Sequoia; Lebron; 20-1
4 Tightly Wound; Vazquez; 12-1
2 Dancingwithnomusic; Gonzalez; 15-1
Race 4: 1 1/16 Mile; Maiden Special Weight; Purse $53,000; Fillies and Mares; 3 YO and Up
6 Merry Mittens; Lebron; Has beaten most of these; 5-2
9 Taylor’s Moonbeam; Quinonez; Completes the exacta; 7-2
3 Just a Wildflower; Albarado; On the board half of starts; 5-1
5 Miss Karber; Wade; Had trouble both starts, dangerous today; 6-1
10 Bow Street Runner; Corbett; 12-1
4 Corner the Storm; Birzer; 10-1
8 Andrea Yvonne; Laviolette; 8-1
12 Sarah’s Splendor; Homeister; 12-1
11 Granny’s Bluff; Canchari; 30-1
2 Luckyemail; Gonzalez; 20-1
7 Star Suspect; Mckee; 30-1
1 Celebrity Storm; Franklin; 30-1
Race 5: 6 Furlongs; Claiming; Purse $21,000; 3 YO and Up
3 You’re Joking; Albarado; Along in time; 5-2
7 Denali Holy Bull; Franklin; Speed of the speed?; 8-1
1 Runs With Bulls; Mello; Sharp works for Oaklawn debut; 7-2
8 Majorca Sun; Ocampo; Faced tougher last meet; 8-1
6 Unbridled Venture; Canchari; 15-1
1a Silken Bird; Mello; 7-2
2 Bubble Conditions; Berry; 3-1
5 Grand Rapids; Santana; 9-2
4 Covert Ops; Quinonez; 10-1
Race 6: 1 Mile; Maiden Claiming; Purse $15,500; Fillies and Mares; 3 YO and Up
3 Flosy Has Atitude; Albarado; Graduation day; 9-5
5 Hidden Agenda; Keith; Better than last?; 8-1
6 Jessica’s Candy; Santana; Stalk and go; 4-1
8 B K’s Ocean City; Canchari; May be hoping for rain; 10-1
10 Lila Grace; Martin; 12-1
2 Pucker Up Phyllis; Birzer; 6-1
1 Anavae; Joubert; 20-1
4 Entrada; Vazquez; 10-1
9 Oshianne; Lebron; 8-1
7 Tainault; Mckee; 15-1
Race 7: 6 Furlongs; Starter Allowance; Purse $30,000; Fillies and Mares; 3 YO and Up
3 Indian Alley; Birzer; Tons of trouble last out, adds Lasix; 7-2
8 Devil’s Blush; Santana; Adds bullet to improving record; 2-1
7 True Inspiration; Berry; Game all 3 Oaklawn starts; 4-1
1 Cheer for Foxes; Thompson; Blinkers on could be the key; 7-2
6 Southern Symphony; Court; 12-1
2 Flower Spell; Homeister; 8-1
5 Minnesota Thunder; Corbett; 15-1
4 Humble Street; Mello; 20-1
1a Netzerelda; Thompson; 7-2
Race 8: 6 Furlongs; Optional Claiming; Purse $50,000; 4 YO and Up
7 Justin Phillip; Santana; Should smoke these; 1-1
3 Grand Sensation; Borel; Goes for third win in a row; 6-1
2 Humble Smarty; Birzer; One tough arky bred; 5-2
1 Credit Report; Gonzalez; Speedster needed last; 15-1
6 Bet Seattle; Lebron; 4-1
5 Beware the Devil; Mello; 30-1
4 Tangled Sheets; Quinonez; 15-1
Race 9: 1 Mile; Starter Allowance; Purse $20,000; 4 YO and Up
6 I Am Awesome; Escobar; Last year’s horse of the meet; 8-1
7 Biker Boy; Court; Loves this distance; 10-1
3 Runaway Pepper; Thompson; Sharp at Oaklawn; 5-2
5 Edplicit; Albarado; Better than last two; 20-1
11 Winding Road; Quinonez; 8-1
2 Well’s Gold; Johnson; 3-1
1 Shamroge; Santana; 5-1
10 Wild for Glory; Mello; 30-1
9 Doin Big Bidness; Birzer; 10-1
4 George Ray; Berry; 12-1
8 The Bay Phantom; Canchari; 20-1