Race Selections: Grade II Oaklawn Handicap

TSV Staff Selections —-

Hawaakom; Coady Photography

Oaklawn Park

Race 10) 1&1/8th Mile Oaklawn H. Grade II. Purse $750,000 FOUR YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD.

Post Time: 6:40/( 5:40)/ 4:40/ 3:40

5) Hawaakom – loved his effort to win the Razorback Handicap here in February; 8-year-old has won and placed twice from his five Oaklawn starts.

10) Accelerate – Grade 1 Big ‘Cap winner comes in hot having won two straight; can’t think of the last time he’s started outside of California but with a money record of 17 6-4-5 you can never ignore.

11) City of Light – how hot is hot? Quality Road colt has won back-to-back Grade 1’s at Santa Anita; distance is the only question in his first route test.

7) Hedge Fund – colt also rolls in on a 2-race win streak, his last coming here in the Essex; he’ll once again be forwardly placed; catch him.

The field from the trail out:

1) Malibu Max (Robertson/Pedroza)
2) Lookin At Lee (Asmussen/Saez)
3) Sonneteer (Desormeaux/Eramia)
4) Untrapped ( Asmussen/Santana)
5) Hawaakom (Hawley/Lanerie)
6) Colonelsdarktemper (Fires/Court)
7) Hedge Fund (Pletcher/Geroux)
8) Inside Straight (Diodoro/Cohen)
9) Blueridge Traveler ( McPeek/Hill)
10) Accelerate (Sadler/Espinoza)
11) City of Light (McCarthy/Van Dyke)

Selections: 5, 10, 11, 7