Current Tag: Apple Blossom
Adare Manor Dazzles in Apple Blossom
POSTED: April 13, 2024
Adare Manor. (Coady Photo/Shelby Ridgway) By Robert Yates HOT SPRINGS, Ark.—Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert is perfect in two career starts in Oaklawn’s signature...
It’s Apple Blossom Time!
POSTED: April 13, 2024
Adare Manor winning the Zenyatta. (Ernie Belmonte/Past The Wire) Compiled by Robert Yates HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Two weeks after winning the richest race in...
Clairiere Catches Secret Oath in Riveting G1 Apple Blossom
POSTED: April 15, 2023
Clairiere (#4 outside) on her way to besting Secret Oath in the Apple Blossom (Coady Photography) Oaklawn Park Press Release HOT SPRINGS, Ark.— Racing the...
40 Years After First Win, Lukas Hunting More Apple Blossom Glory
POSTED: April 12, 2023
D. Wayne Lukas leads Apple Blossom favorite Secret Oath to the track (Coady Photography) Oaklawn Barn Notes by Robert Yates HOT SPRINGS, Ark.— Thursday marks...
Maracuja Hoping to Use Homecourt Advantage in Apple Blossom
POSTED: April 20, 2022
HOT SPRINGS, AR- Maracuja will try to parlay a homecourt advantage into her second career Grade 1 victory in the $1 million Apple Blossom Handicap...
Apple Blossom Queen, Letruska, feeling good post-race
POSTED: April 18, 2021
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Letruska will remain at Oaklawn for the next few days before possibly heading to Churchill Downs, her trainer, Fausto Gutierrez, said...
Who will wear the Apple Blossom crown in a ‘Race for the Ages?’ Monomoy Girl or Swiss Skydiver?
POSTED: April 16, 2021
HOT SPRINGS, AR (Friday, April 16, 2021) – It took more than a decade, but Oaklawn has its “Race for the Ages” when champions Monomoy...
Swiss Skydiver to run Lasix Free in Apple Blossom
POSTED: April 16, 2021
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Five horses are scheduled to run for a $1 million purse in the Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) for older fillies and...
Letruska flying under the radar for the Apple Blossom
POSTED: April 14, 2021
Clearly, the stars of the $1 million Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) for older fillies and mares at 1 1/16 miles Saturday at Oaklawn are Eclipse...
