Oaklawn Park Race 10 - Smarty Jones S. Stakes
UNIVERSE (1) is close to a win placing at last couple, the latest finishing a 1.75 lengths second in the G2 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at Churchill Downs (Dirt) and drops in the weights for this. Should camp just off the leaders. Will prove tough to beat. RANCHO SANTA FE (5) resumes after a break of 12 weeks. Did win at his only other first-up run when on debut, scoring over 1609m at Ellis Park. Capable of playing a major role. SCAR SHIP (8) is racing well. Scored at Delta Downs (Dirt) two back then finished second, beaten half a length, over 1207m in stakes class at Fairgrounds (Dirt) at the latest appearance three weeks ago. Should camp just off the leaders. Sure to be competitive. STRATEGIC RISK (7) finished third two runs back in Listed grade at Gulfstream Park (Dirt) then improved last time out to score by 9 lengths over 1710m at Listed level at Gulfstream Park (Dirt). Looks well placed so expect another big run.
Jockey: Joel Rosario
Weight: 53kgs
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Recent form sound. Comes here off a 35-day let-up. Last start 2nd of 7 at Churchill Downs in the G2 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes on November 29 over 1710m, 1.75 len behind Further Ado carrying 55.5kg at $13.39. Before that held ground to the line 2nd of 7 at Churchill Downs in the G3 Street Sense Stakes on October 26 over 1710m, 1.75 len behind Incredibolt carrying 55.5kg at $2.42. Progressing well.
Last Starts 34 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/7 | 29/11/2025 | 34 | G2 OPEN 2 | $610,687.00 | Churchill Downs | 1710m | Fast | Brian Joseph Hernandez Jr | 55.5kg | 1:43.33 | 5-4-2 | 7 |
| 1.8L | $13.39 |
| 2/7 | 26/10/2025 | 22 | G3 OPEN 2 | $304,414.00 | Churchill Downs | 1710m | Fast | Jose Ortiz | 55.5kg | 1:44.67 | 2-1-2 | 3 |
| 1.8L | $2.42 |
| 3/9 | 04/10/2025 | 35 | G1 OPEN 2 | $761,035.00 | Belmont At The Big A | 1609m | Fast | Christopher Elliott | 55.5kg | 1:34.57 | 2-5-3 | 3 |
| 7.3L | $19.89 |
| 1/9 | 30/08/2025 | - | MDN 2 | $155,039.00 | Saratoga | 1408m | Fast | Christopher Elliott | 54kg | 1:24.78 | 6-3-1 | 1 |
| 4.5L | $18.30 |
Jockey: Orlando Bocachica
Weight: 53kgs
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Resuming. Finished off last preparation seventh of 10 at Keeneland October 23 over 1710m, 11 len behind Fulleffort with 55.5kg at $24.46. On debut third of 7 at Keeneland April 10 over 905m, 5 len behind Double Talker with 54kg at $26.57.
Last Starts 71 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/10 | 23/10/2025 | 20 | ALLOW 2 | $182,648.00 | Keeneland | 1710m | FM | Ben Curtis | 55.5kg | 1:43.09 | 4-4-7 | 10 |
| 11.4L | $24.46 |
| 9/10 | 03/10/2025 | 26 | G2 OPEN 2 | $305,810.00 | Belmont At The Big A | 1710m | FM | Luis R Rivera (Jnr) | 54.5kg | 1:42.63 | 3-4-9 | 7 |
| 6.4L | $55.56 |
| 3/9 | 07/09/2025 | 22 | LR OPEN 2 | $1,529,052.00 | Kentucky | 1609m | FM | Ben Curtis | 54.5kg | 1:33.72 | 2-2-3 | 5 |
| 7.8L | $17.18 |
| 6/9 | 16/08/2025 | 41 | LR OPEN 2 | $232,558.00 | Woodbine Mohawk | 1308m | FM | D Cannon | 54.5kg | 1:15.91 | 6-5-6 | 6 |
| 6.5L | $18.50 |
| 1/8 | 06/07/2025 | 31 | MDN 2 | $152,905.00 | Ellis Park | 1609m | FM | D Cannon | 54kg | 1:35.87 | 1-1-1 | 4 |
| 1.8L | $4.33 |
| 4/5 | 05/06/2025 | 13 | LR OPEN 2 | $233,281.00 | Saratoga | 1106m | Fast | Joseph C Bealmear | 54.5kg | 1:03.57 | 5-5-4 | 1 |
| 11.5L | $22.70 |
Jockey: Luis Saez
Weight: 53kgs
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Had two starts to date. When well in the market at debut, favourite; scored a big 6 len win at Hawthorne November 2 over 1006m defeating He Gone with 54.5kg at $4.80. Second-up 2nd of 7 at this track in LR on December 12 over 1106m, 1.75 len behind Dirty Rich with 53kg at $2.30.
Last Starts 21 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/7 | 12/12/2025 | 40 | LR OPEN 2 | $229,709.00 | Oaklawn Park | 1106m | Fast | Ricardo Santana Jr | 53kg | 1:04.11 | 5-3-2 | 4 |
| 1.8L | $2.30 |
| 1/8 | 02/11/2025 | - | MDN 2 | $47,328.00 | Hawthorne | 1006m | Fast | O Mojica | 54.5kg | 0:56.98 | 7-1-1 | 8 |
| 5.8L | $4.80 |
Jockey: Jaime Torres
Weight: 53kgs
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Having third race start. At debut, won by 2 len at Woodbine October 10 over 1710m defeating Valley Of Kings carrying 55kg at $5.85. Last start 2nd of 7 at Woodbine in the G3 Grey Stakes on November 2 over 1710m, 0.8 len behind The Big Con with 54kg at $6.15.
Last Starts 61 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/7 | 02/11/2025 | 23 | G3 OPEN 2 | $229,008.00 | Woodbine Mohawk | 1710m | Fast | Fraser Aebly | 54kg | 1:46.57 | 5-3-2 | 6 |
| 0.8L | $6.15 |
| 1/6 | 10/10/2025 | - | MDN 2 | $175,190.00 | Woodbine Mohawk | 1710m | Fast | Sahin Civaci | 55kg | 1:47.62 | 4-2-1 | 1 |
| 2.0L | $5.85 |
Jockey: Florent Geroux
Weight: 54kgs
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Unbeaten in two starts. Resuming. Not seen since winning by 0.5 len Keeneland October 11 over 1710m defeating Infiltrate carrying 55.5kg at $3.30. At his first start won by 1.75 len Ellis Park August 24 over 1609m defeating Instant Impact carrying 54kg at $8.46.
Last Starts 83 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/8 | 11/10/2025 | 48 | ALLOW OCLM 2 | $182,648.00 | Keeneland | 1710m | Fast | Florent Geroux | 55.5kg | 1:45.94 | 7-2-1 | 7 |
| 0.5L | $3.30 |
| 1/10 | 24/08/2025 | - | MDN 2 | $155,039.00 | Ellis Park | 1609m | Fast | Florent Geroux | 54kg | 1:38.76 | 7-1-1 | 6 |
| 1.8L | $8.46 |
Jockey: Ricardo Santana, Jr.
Weight: 55.5kgs
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Chasing a hat-trick. Returns from a 38-day let-up. At the latest run won by 2.75 len at Delta Downs LR November 26 over 1509m defeating Randemonium with 54.5kg at $1.30. The start before that won by 1.5 len at Churchill Downs November 1 over 1207m defeating Zeus's Echo with 55.5kg at $1.83.
Last Starts 37 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/7 | 26/11/2025 | 25 | LR OPEN 2 | $152,672.00 | Delta Downs | 1509m | Fast | Cid Vicente Del | 54.5kg | 1:32.83 | 1-1-1 | 2 |
| 2.8L | $1.30 |
| 1/5 | 01/11/2025 | 28 | ALLOW OCLM 2 | $193,893.00 | Churchill Downs | 1207m | Fast | Axel Concepcion | 55.5kg | 1:11.76 | 5-1-1 | 5 |
| 1.5L | $1.83 |
| 2/7 | 04/10/2025 | 33 | ALLOW 2 | $182,648.00 | Keeneland | 1207m | Fast | Jose Ortiz | 55.5kg | 1:11.26 | 3-2-2 | 6 |
| 2.0L | $2.68 |
| 1/8 | 01/09/2025 | 23 | MDN 2 | $152,905.00 | Saratoga | 1207m | Fast | Jose Ortiz | 54kg | 1:10.76 | 3-1-1 | 4 |
| 5.8L | $1.68 |
| 2/8 | 09/08/2025 | - | MDN 2 | $155,039.00 | Saratoga | 1207m | Fast | Jose Ortiz | 54kg | 1:10.87 | 4-2-2 | 1 |
| 3.3L | $2.45 |
Jockey: Javier Castellano
Weight: 54kgs
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Form hard to fault. Returns from a 35-day let-up. At the latest run ran on from midfield and scored a big 9 len win at Gulfstream Park LR November 29 over 1710m defeating The Town carrying 53.5kg at $7.30. Before that 3rd of 11 at Gulfstream Park in LR on October 18 over 1408m, 6 len behind Khozalite with 55kg at $4.90.
Last Starts 34 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/10 | 29/11/2025 | 42 | LR OPEN CG 2 | $458,015.00 | Gulfstream Park | 1710m | Fast | Javier Castellano | 53.5kg | 1:44.85 | 5-1-1 | 5 |
| 9.0L | $7.30 |
| 3/11 | 18/10/2025 | 51 | LR OPEN CG 2 | $304,414.00 | Gulfstream Park | 1408m | Fast | Rajiv Maragh | 55kg | 1:23.30 | 9-2-3 | 1 |
| 5.8L | $4.90 |
| 6/6 | 28/08/2025 | 54 | G3 OPEN 2 | $271,318.00 | Saratoga | 1710m | FM | Dylan Davis | 55.5kg | 1:41.75 | 5-6-6 | 6 |
| 10.0L | $14.70 |
| 4/6 | 05/07/2025 | 28 | G3 OPEN 2 | $267,584.00 | Saratoga | 1207m | Fast | I Ortiz Jr | 54.5kg | 1:10.65 | 3-4-4 | 5 |
| 16.8L | $6.60 |
| 1/6 | 07/06/2025 | - | MDN 2 | $82,426.00 | Gulfstream Park | 1006m | Fast | Edgard J Zayas | 53.5kg | 0:58.29 | 1-1-1 | 3 |
| 8.3L | $1.80 |
Jockey: Ramon Vazquez
Weight: 53kgs
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Recent form sound. At the latest run 2nd of 7 at Fairgrounds in LR on December 13 over 1207m, 0.5 len behind Our Moneyman carrying 55.5kg at $10.30. The run before that won by 9 len at Delta Downs November 14 over 1308m defeating Dr Dean carrying 55.5kg at $2.80. Went close last time.
Last Starts 20 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/7 | 13/12/2025 | 29 | LR OPEN 2 | $191,424.00 | Fairgrounds | 1207m | Fast | Jose Ortiz | 55.5kg | 1:10.60 | 1-2-2 | 1 |
| 0.5L | $10.30 |
| 1/9 | 14/11/2025 | 13 | MDN 2 | $65,649.00 | Delta Downs | 1308m | Fast | Cid Vicente Del | 55.5kg | 1:20.61 | 2-1-1 | 5 |
| 9.5L | $2.80 |
| 6/6 | 01/11/2025 | 21 | LR OPEN 2 | $152,672.00 | Delta Downs | 1408m | Fast | Devin H Magnon | 52.5kg | 1:28.34 | 1-5-6 | 2 |
| 6.5L | $15.70 |
| 2/9 | 11/10/2025 | - | MDN 2 | $65,449.00 | Delta Downs | 1006m | Fast | Devin H Magnon | 54.5kg | 0:59.69 | 7-4-2 | 8 |
| 0.8L | $19.70 |
Jockey: Brian Hernandez, Jr.
Weight: 53kgs
Stats
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Third-up today. Freshened for 42 days. Resuming raced right near the speed and boxed on; won by a 0.3 len at Keeneland October 11 over 1308m defeating Patriot Moon carrying 54kg at $1.84. Second run from a spell raced right near the speed and boxed on; won by 1.5 len at Churchill Downs November 22 over 1710m defeating Vitruvian Man with 54.5kg at $1.96.
Last Starts 41 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/8 | 22/11/2025 | 42 | ALLOW 2 | $126,718.00 | Churchill Downs | 1710m | SP | Brian Joseph Hernandez Jr | 54.5kg | 1:46.48 | 2-3-1 | 2 |
| 1.5L | $1.96 |
| 1/11 | 11/10/2025 | 132 | MDN 2 | $129,376.00 | Keeneland | 1308m | Fast | Jose Ortiz | 54kg | 1:18.16 | 3-2-1 | 4 |
| 0.3L | $1.84 |
| 2/9 | 01/06/2025 | - | MDN 2 | $143,079.00 | Churchill Downs | 1006m | Fast | Brian Joseph Hernandez Jr | 54kg | 0:58.46 | 1-5-2 | 3 |
| 0.5L | $7.32 |