Wandering Eyes

Christophe Lemaire has identified Embroidery as his best chance of tasting a first Longines Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) success since his win aboard Pride in the 2006 Group One Hong Kong Cup (2,000m). One of the leading hopes in a jam-packed Group One Hong Kong Mile, three-year-old filly Embroidery is coming off a stunning year that featured victories in two of the three legs of the Japanese Triple Tiara – the Group One Oka Sho (1,600m) and Group One Shuka Sho (2,000m). “Embroidery is...View the full article

Ryan Moore is hoping Satono Reve can put his best foot forward once again and give the “exceptional” Ka Ying Rising something to think about in the Group One Longines Hong Kong Sprint (1,200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. The Noriyuki Hori-trained star is a Group One winner in his own right, landing the Takamatsunomiya Kinen (1,200m) at Chukyo in March. Either side of that run, he has felt the wrath of world’s best sprinter Ka Ying Rising, finishing third in last year’s Hong Kong Sprint and second in...View the full article

Promising filly Places To Be’s first two cracks at black-type didn’t go to plan, but trainer Kelly Van Dyk is hoping to get her preparation back on track in the Wentwood Grange 3YO (1200m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. The three-year-old daughter of Hello Youmzain was impressive when winning by four lengths on debut at Taupo in September but ran out on the turn when looking ominous in the Gr.2 Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie in October. She took up her customary front-running role in the Listed The O’Leary’s Fillies Stakes (1340m) last start but faded late to finish fifth. Van Dyk, who bred and races the filly in partnership with Ben Kwok, and bloodstock agent Bevan Smith, was happy enough with the run and expects to see plenty of improvement when dropping back to 1200m this weekend. “I am really happy with her. She came through her last run really well at Wanganui. I just think she peaked on her run there,” she said. “It was a few weeks between runs since Ellerslie, where we had a bit of a mishap there where she ran off (around the last bend). I just wanted to get her confidence back, back left-handed, and we were happy with her performance. I think back to the 1200m will be ideal on Saturday.” Places To Be has drawn the outside gate in the eight-horse field, but Van Dyk said they don’t intend to deviate from her racing pattern. “Matt Cameron will be riding her and he has been riding her in her trials,” Van Dyk said. “She does like to go forward, but we certainly won’t be going all out for the lead. If there are other horses that want to take her on, they can, we won’t be getting into a war for the front. “She jumps very well out of the gate and naturally she does want to go forward, and that is where she is happiest. We will be leaving it up to Matt, but ideally we won’t be changing tactics too much, but on the other hand, we won’t be fighting for the lead.” Van Dyk has yet to nail down a summer plan for Places To Be, but said depending on how her filly performs this weekend, she could even head to the paddock for a break. “We will see how she goes on Saturday before we make any firm plans. She could go to the paddock after that,” she said. Stablemate Hit ‘n’ Run will head to Tauranga a day prior, where she has also drawn the outside barrier in the Rob Pinny Maiden 1200. While disappointed in the barrier draw, Van Dyk is hoping a few gear changes will help her mare find some form. “We haven’t had a good few days with barrier draws,” she said. “We have made a few key gear changes with her and would like to see a big improvement. “We think we have sorted out her breathing issues in her races where we thought she was holding her breath a little bit. A tongue-tie and noseband go on, so that will be key to her hopefully improving off her poor form to date. “She is a very good trackworker and she certainly worked the house down on Tuesday. We will be expecting her to show us something this time.” Van Dyk is also busy preparing nine yearlings for next month’s New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale, where she is hoping to build on the strong momentum of last month’s Ready to Run Sale, with the highlight being selling a Written Tycoon colt to James Cummings for $775,000. “We are excited to present another yearling draft off the back of a very successful Ready to Run Sale,” she said. “We have got a really nice draft of nine horses. We have got some beautiful fillies in there. We have got a Per Incanto filly (lot 366) that we will sell on behalf of Duncan Fell, who I think is top-class. “We have also got a Satono Aladdin filly (lot 321) that we pinhooked, and she is a very nice filly as well. “We have got some very nice horses, and I think they should be popular.” View the full article

Wexford Stables partners Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott have plenty to look forward to this weekend with a mix of proven and fresh talent engaged on the Waikato Cup programme at Te Rapa. After finishing a luckless second in last year’s Gr. 3 SKYCITY Waikato Cup (2400m), Sassy Lass is primed to go one better despite a formline that on the surface might not suggest as much. “Her Counties Cup run this year was actually better than last year, she only got going late and finished less than a length and a half from the winner,” Scott said. “We’re well pleased with her work since and she’s had a better build-up than last year, when she was coming out of a winter campaign. “This time in we’ve been able to space her races as we’ve wanted to and she’s peaking at the right time, so we’ll be looking for a strong effort from her.” The Staphanos mare, who gets into Saturday’s staying feature on the 53kg minimum, will have a change of rider with Masa Hashizume back in the saddle for the first time since last year’s Counties Cup. Checkmate will contest the Gr. 3 J Swap Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) The Okaharau Station colours will also be carried on Saturday by Checkmate, one of three Wexford Stables runners in the Gr. 3 J Swap Sprint (1400m). The talented four-year-old will be resuming from a short break, stablemate Lux Libertas will be having her first start since June, while Smart Love brings an impeccable formline after winning her only three starts this campaign as well as her last start as a three-year-old. “After his run in the Gr.1 Proisir Plate (1400m) we decided spring was coming a bit too soon for Checkmate, so we put him aside and he’s come back looking much better,” Scott said. “He had a lovely trial at Taupo last month, he’s been working well since and he’s there now with a good bit of condition hopefully ready for a big campaign. “Lux Libertas has had the one trial where we didn’t ask her to do a lot and she’s coming into this nice and fresh. She loves Te Rapa and while most of form has been on deeper tracks, we expect that at least to begin with she’ll cope with this better ground. “Smart Love has worked up to this level with some impressive form coming through the grades, so she deserves her chance at a good race. “Her Tuesday work indicated she’s as well as she has been heading into her earlier races and we expect another good run from her.” Smart Love requires one scratching to gain a start in the J Swap Sprint, while she is also an acceptor for the Rating 75 1500m on the Te Rapa undercard. Balancing Wexford’s proven contingent are two juvenile debutants in Saturday’s DJ Bloodstock 2YO, Noverre filly Firebird and Alabama Express filly Dashing Dixie. “We haven’t raced many of our two-year-olds over the past couple of years, but these two fillies have shown us enough to say they should be given the opportunity,” Scott said. “Firebird put in a beautiful trial at Te Awamutu and impresses us as a filly with early speed. “Her mother is a half-sister to (star two-year-old) Ruud Awakening, so we’re thinking the family genetics may have come through to her. “We bought Dashing Dixie to look to race at two and so far she’s lived up to those hopes. She has looked natural and willing in her two trials and going by her training she’s also ready to run well.” The Wexford contingent also includes Tristar, having her first start since finishing fourth in stakes company during the winter and primed to run well in Saturday’s Rating 75 1200m. “She’s a young mare with her share of ability and should sprint well fresh after two lead-up trials,” Scott said. “In the same race I’munstoppable is dropping back in grade and it will be good to see her back left-handed on a track she likes, plus she’ll be helped by a claim with Hayley Hassman engaged.” View the full article

Electron returned to winning form over a mile at Otaki last-start, and owner-trainer Sam Mynott is hoping she can repeat that result at Te Rapa on Saturday in the Gr.2 Cal Isuzu Stakes (1600m). The five-year-old daughter of Turn Me Loose had been struggling to find form this preparation, but Mynott put her first few subpar runs down to the wet spring. “We didn’t get the preparation we wanted with the weather over the spring, and she was probably running in races quite unsuitable for her,” Mynott said. “She finally got a suitable race, and she was fit from those other runs and it was great to see her get back on top.” Mynott has been pleased with the way she has progressed since that win and is hopeful of adding more black-type to her record, with Electron having already placed in the Gr.3 Cuddle Stakes (1600m) and Gr.3 Easter Handicap (1600m) earlier this year. “She came through that run really well, she seems to love a trip away,” Mynott said. “She is a very good eater, so that is never an issue. She has just ticked over and she should improve off that run last time. “She has got a beautiful draw (4), it is nice to get that for a change. It is quite a small field, so I would say she will probably land somewhere near the front and hopefully she is there in the finish.” Following Saturday, Mynott is looking at a couple of Trentham miles with her charge. “We could follow the same path with the Cuddle Stakes and the Easter, and she does hold a nomination for the Group Two mile (Thorndon) at Trentham,” she said. “There are plenty of options around for her.” Mynott will also be represented at Te Rapa by a fresh Joejoeccini in the Dunstan Horsefeeeds Stayers Championship Qualifier (2200m), while Miss Madridista will need the assistance of a few scratchings to make the final field for the Pathways – The Immigration Specialists 1200. “Joejoeccini went to the paddock for a couple of weeks and had a little freshen-up and he has come back a happier, stronger horse,” Mynott said. “He is going really well and hopefully he puts in a good showing. “It is quite frustrating (with Miss Madridista). She is at an awkward rating (68) that makes it quite hard getting a start somewhere. I am really happy with her, she is going super, and if she does make the field, that one draw should be perfect for her.” A day prior at Tauranga, Linkin Park will tackle the Icon Security 1300, while promising three-year-old Sicarius is set to make his debut in the Commerce Lane Chambers Maiden 1400, however, he could be saved for another day after drawing barrier 11. “Linkin Park is going really well, he is due a win,” Mynott said. “It looks a fair enough field and we have freshened him up a little bit. He ran well at Tauranga last start, so hopefully he can keep his nose in front this time. “Sicarius is a lovely gelding, he has shown enough in his trials. He will probably get up over a bit of ground, maybe up to the mile. He tries really hard and he wants to do it, and that is the main thing. “He has drawn a bit sticky so we will just see what happens and we may save him for another day.” Meanwhile, Mynott will head to Ellerslie on Thursday with Classic Champagne and Adlerian, who will both contest the Entain/NZB Insurance Pearl Series (1400m). “I am happy with both of them,” Mynott said. “Classic Champagne will kick back off. I thought her trial at Waipa was super. We expect to see her settling back and running home strong. She has improved a lot since last season. “Adlerian just blew out a bit and needed the run at Taranaki (last start). It is a nice draw (3) for her, so she will probably go forward, and the 1400m should suit tomorrow.” View the full article

Zac Purton and Hugh Bowman are the most popular picks to win Wednesday night’s Longines Hong Kong International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) at Happy Valley, but it looks to be a wide-open affair according to the Post’s tipsters and the betting market. Three-time IJC victor Purton and Bowman each got the nod from two of the Post’s tipsters, with the latter sharing $6.5 favouritism with Joao Moreira and the former close behind at $7.5. In what many rate as one of the best IJC line-ups ever...View the full article

The Group One Longines Hong Kong Cup (2,000m) has been hit by another withdrawal, with trainer David Eustace confirming Massive Sovereign will not run in Sunday’s HK$40 million contest after suffering a leg injury. After Japanese raider Lord Del Rey came out of the race with lameness on Tuesday, the scratching of last year’s Hong Kong Derby winner reduces the field for the city’s richest race to just seven runners. The last time the Cup was contested by such a small field was way back in 2007,...View the full article

Beginning next month, the New York Racing Association plans to throttle computer-assisted wagering at one minute until post, limiting these high-volume teams to the same six bets per second ceiling that applies to retail customers.View the full article

The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association (FTBOA) is in the process of taking initial steps to activate a long-dormant, non-profit, Thoroughbred-specific state racing permit with the goal of building a “modern, new Thoroughbred racing track and entertainment complex” in the Ocala area. Lonny Powell, the FTBOA's chief executive officer, made the disclosure Tuesday during a panel discussion at the Global Symposium on Racing hosted by the University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program in Tucson. Powell said it was the first time the FTBOA has revealed the initiative outside of internal discussions, and that the process is an attempt to have a plan of action in place to answer what have now become almost continuous threats of “decoupling” live racing requirements from gaming privileges at Florida's two remaining Thoroughbred tracks. “I want to talk about one thing that is new, [and it's] the first time I'm going to talk about [it] in public, and it gives hope,” Powell said, acknowledging that the concept of a new track in Marion County, the epicenter of Florida's Thoroughbred breeding sector, is only in its infancy and still has many hurdles to clear. This past spring, three pieces of legislation were active-but did not get passed into law-in the Florida legislature that could have removed the live racing stipulations for Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs to operate their respective casino and card room. Decoupling has been a major concern in Florida for the better part of a decade. But it wasn't until this past January when the issue of Gulfstream seeking legislation that could potentially allow it to end Thoroughbred racing become a red-alert threat on the national level. Nearly a year ago, Gulfstream's owner, The Stronach Group (TSG), told Florida's industry stakeholders it could guarantee live racing only through 2028 if the proposed bill did pass the state legislature. And even if that legislation didn't pass, a TSG consultant told horsemen during a closed-door meeting Jan. 15, 2025, “there's no guarantee of when we will continue to race.” Those bills did eventually fail to pass, but in August TSG filed a lawsuit against the Florida Gaming Control Commission, alleging that the 2021 statute that allowed all other classes of pari-mutuel licensees except Thoroughbreds to decouple from live racing as a condition of operating slot machines was an “unconstitutional special law [that] violates the equal protection clause of the Florida Constitution.” With that lawsuit looming and the threat of decoupling again likely to be on the 2026 legislative radar, Powell explained Dec. 9 that it was only last week that a new entity called Ocala Thoroughbred Racing–with Powell as chief executive officer and with the FTBOA's blessing to use the permit-entered into a “mutually exclusive, multi-year agreement [with] a Delaware registered entity [that has] two principals” to try and bring the project to fruition. Powell said those two principals are: 1) Philip Levine, who served as mayor of Miami Beach from 2013 to 2017 and was a candidate in the 2018 Florida gubernatorial election. Levine has an executive-level background in hospitality, the cruise boat industry, and in real estate investing. Levine has recently taken an interest in owning pleasure horses of different breeds, Powell said, but has no experience in racing or breeding. 2) John Morgan, a billionaire attorney based in Florida who is best known as the founder of the personal injury law firm Morgan & Morgan. Powell said Morgan has an active involvement in various Thoroughbred partnerships based in Kentucky. Powell said it was Levine who first reached out to the FTBOA and then brought Morgan in on the deal. “There were no handlers, no lobbyists, no lawyers, no other industry groups,” Powell said. “This was all because of Philip, and we got three guys to sit down at the table and say, 'How can we move this thing around?' We all bring different skill sets to the table, but we're also very like-minded, and that gives me hope and excitement.” Powell outlined how the FTBOA came to control the permit that it now intends to explore using. “The FTBOA in 2011 got the approval to own, at the time, a Quarter Horse permit that had a very narrow window to convert it to a non-profit Thoroughbred permit,” Powell said. “Shortly after my arrival [to the FTBOA] we got the conversion to the non-profit Thoroughbred permit. It had to be based in Ocala [and had to be] a wholly owned subsidiary by FTBOA. It's not transferable. It's not leasable. We can't sell it. “During '21, the year [Florida] went all the way to the floor vote [that eventually decoupled all pari-mutuel venues except for Thoroughbred tracks], the FTBOA stood by ourselves, [with] no horsemen [involved],” Powell said. “All these extra [racing] permits that weren't active in Florida were being eliminated as part of the new Tribal compact in special session. Ours was the only one of the 12 or 14 [to survive] because it was unique, it was Thoroughbred, it was non-profit.” And, Powell added, “Because it's non-profit, it's not [a vehicle] for somebody that wants to flip it into real estate. [And] we've kept that permit on ice over the years [in case] the racetracks ever asked to drastically reduce their live racing or they tried decoupling.” Although Gulfstream was the most talked-about danger of the decoupling push at the 2025 legislative session, Powell said Tampa Bay Downs is also a very real threat to go dark. “Let's make it official,” Powell said. “It wasn't just Gulfstream. Tampa Bay did a dramatic amendment to the decoupling bill to add themselves to it on the first day of the House hearing. So both of our racetracks-no matter what else anybody says, and I wish it was different-they've all said we're going to decouple, or we want to pursue it.” As a result, Powell said, the FTBOA is “going to get serious about this permit. We're no longer going to have it on ice. We've got a lot of work to do. But it's the only permit allowed by law, because in South Florida, in order to try and replace a racetrack, unless you're at Gulfstream Park with that specific address,” you can't get a new permit. Powell said when first faced with the 2024-25 decoupling crisis, he thought reopening Hialeah Park as a Thoroughbred venue could be the answer. The once-majestic Hialeah, which in 1979 was listed in the National Register of Historic Places, last raced Thoroughbreds in 2001. It conducted Quarter Horse meets between 2009 and 2016. After opening a new casino in 2013, Hialeah's ownership phased out Quarter Horse racing. By 2017 it had shifted to conducting bizarre match races between aged ponies to satisfy the state's live racing requirement. Visiting the formerly grand Hialeah at that time, TDN's Bill Finley described the scene as a “freak show” because of its management's “sham” head-to-head competitions between unfit horses as old as 22 that shouldn't have been running for wagering purposes. Powell said that after having his initial thoughts about revitalized Thoroughbred racing there, he soon realized that “Hialeah is [now] a decoupled Quarter Horse track. The owner gets to keep the slots without spending money on racing. What would be the motivation there? I was looking at South Florida racing over a year ago, thinking that was going to be the solution, and you run into things like this. You can't just go move a racetrack and say, 'I'm going to move slots over there.' There's no racing permits. Ours is the only one. But it's based in Marion County. Yet, Powell postulated, there's a silver lining to the prospect of racing in the less densely populated Marion County instead of in the much more expensive-to-build South Florida. “Guess what? That's the horse capital of the world, and we have more [horse] infrastructure there, pound for pound, than almost Lexington [Kentucky]. I mean training centers, barns, horses, proven breeding program,” Powell said. “We have a lot of work to do,” Powell summed up. “But this is a big step for us, and we wouldn't be doing it if we didn't think we [saw] a path.” Powell's revelation came during a panel titled Reinventing Racing's Business Model: Lessons from State Battles and Policy Shifts. His remarks were unexpected by some of the other speakers, and the topic of a potential new track in Florida quickly became the focal point of the discussion. Damon Thayer, a former Kentucky state senator who recently retired from his job as the Senate Majority Floor Leader, where he was one of horse racing's staunchest and most important allies, was also a panelist. Thayer is now a senior advisor with Thoroughbred Racing Initiative (TRI), a group that is devoted to stopping decoupling efforts at Gulfstream and ensuring that racing in South Florida remains a vital part of the industry. Reacting to Powell's news, Thayer said the permit was “clearly a valuable commodity” and that a potential new track in the Ocala area was “exciting.” But Thayer also injected a dose of reality into the discussion by asking about funding and bringing up the prospect of dealing with Florida's dense political thicket that surrounds anything that has to do with gambling. “The big question is, how much is it going to cost? Where's the money going to come from?” Thayer asked. “To make anything happen in Florida, it's going to have to be multi-lateral. It can't be unilateral. I mean, you've got to involve the [Gulfstream] HBPA, the Tampa HBPA, Ocala Breeders' Sales Company,” among others, Thayer said. “The other thing is, I want to do everything we can to save racing at Gulfstream Park, or, conversely, save racing in South Florida,” Thayer said. “We are systematically seeing the destruction of racetracks in cities across America, and how in the hell are we going to make future fans [if] we don't have racetracks in America's greatest cities?” Thayer said. Powell jumped back in to underscore that any track in Ocala could be made to work alongside a deal to save racing at Gulfstream. “Our project in no way is designed to preclude an economically viable track in South Florida. The best location would be Gulfstream, for God's sake, if the price could be right,” Powell said. “The question is, just like anything, where is the purse money going to come from?” Thayer repeated, paraphrasing his earlier remarks. “Exactly,” Powell said, agreeing with Thayer but not offering specifics. Thayer then had some news of his own: Within the next two weeks, he said, TRI will be releasing a year-long feasibility study about Florida's racing and breeding industries that could help fill in some financial blanks. At the close of the discussion, Levine, one of the partners in the FTBOA's initiative, identified himself from the audience and offered a few remarks on his involvement. “I know nothing about your industry. I'm learning like crazy. But the one thing I've seen, is-My God!-this industry is definitely made up of different horses. Because you all compete against each other. You don't run together. “I look at this industry and I say if you don't start running together, there will not be an industry in the future,” Levine said. “Everybody has to work together so that this does not become some kind of Jurassic industry, that it moves on to the future. “Now I agree with you senator, it would be fantastic to have a racetrack in Miami,” Levine said. “Hialeah, Gulfstream–it would be wonderful. I agree with you. If you can change the laws, and allow that to happen, that would be fabulous. And I think that's a great piece of the overall puzzle. “But it's a little bit challenging in the state of Florida, knowing the politics,” Levine said. The post In Face Of Decoupling Threats, FTBOA Reveals Initiative To Build New Non-Profit Track In Ocala appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Live Oak Plantation's homebred Souper Forces will have his undefeated record tested in the $125,000 Tropical Park Derby being run Dec. 13 at Gulfstream Park. Owner/breeder Charlotte Weber also has homebreds in the Tropical Park Oaks.View the full article

Beginning next month, the New York Racing Association plans to throttle computer-assisted wagering at one minute until post, limiting these high-volume teams to the same six bets per second ceiling that applies to retail customers.View the full article

Twenty years after his father David tasted Longines Hong Kong International Races success with Vengeance Of Rain, Luke Ferraris is dreaming of etching his name onto the honour roll with My Wish. While Vengeance Of Rain won the Group One Hong Kong Cup (2,000m), My Wish will tackle this weekend’s Group One Hong Kong Mile after a superb start to the Hong Kong season. “These are the races everyone wants to win and if you win one, it puts your name up there with some of the best,” said Luke...View the full article

Speaking Dec. 9 at the Global Symposium on Racing in Tucson, Ariz., Lonny Powell revealed that a long-held nonprofit license in Ocala could be used to develop a new racetrack to support Florida's beleaguered Thoroughbred industry.View the full article

Walk In The Park foals filled six of the seven top spots during the second session of the Goffs December NH Sale on Tuesday. Leading the way was lot 554, Ballyreddin's son of Polly's Present (Presenting), who sold to Rathmore Stud for €120,000. The half-brother to G1 Glasscarn Handicap Hurdle winner Hearts Are Trumps (Oscar) and stakes winner Go Fast Du Berlais (Kapgarde) is out of a full-sister to G1 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Denman. Interrupting the Walk In The Park monopoly was lot 538, a son of Jukebox Jury who caught the eye of Joey Logan Bloodstock for €100,000. The Hobby Horse Stud draft member is out of Palace Sunshine (Best Solution), a half-sister to G1 Prix du Cadran heroine Princess Zoe (Jukebox Jury) and to multiple group winner and G1 Deutsches Derby second Palace Prince (Areion). The next five lots were all by Walk In The Park, with lot 489, a colt out of Msmilan (Milan) and lot 295, a colt out of multiple graded winner Grangee (Great Pretender), both purchased by Gerry Aherne for €92,000 and €85,000, respectively. They were consigned by Sand Valley Stables and Coolmara Stables. A colt (lot 473) from Hawthorn Villa Stud was snapped up by €85,000 by Glenvale Stud; while a filly from Rathmore Stud (lot 422) was bought by JP McGrath Bloodstock for €82,000. Rounding out the top seven was €80,000-acquisition lot 319, another from Ballyreddin who also went to Aherne post-ring. From 247 offered, 176 sold (71%) for a gross of €3,686,000 (+31%). The average rose 20% to €20,944 and the median increased by 2% to €12,250. The post Walk In The Park Foals Dominate Goffs December appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Oaklawn Hot Springs will feature a trio of significant updates to its wagering menu for the upcoming 2025-2026 live racing season, highlighted by two new low-takeout bets and the return of a fan-favorite multi-race wager, the track announced Tuesday. Starting on Opening Day, Oaklawn will launch two new wagers featuring a reduced 15% takeout, one of the lowest rates in North America, to offer greater value to customers. Each race day will conclude with a new “Get Out Pick 3”, featuring a $3 base wager covering the final three races on the card and Oaklawn is also introducing a $5 minimum “Daily Final Double,” linking the last two races of the day. Additionally, Oaklawn will offer a Classix Pick 6, which will cover the final six races each day “We're simply listening to our horseplayers,” Oaklawn President Louis Cella said. “These additions reflect our commitment to offering a wagering menu that is fair, competitive, and fun. We are excited to introduce these reduced takeout wagers at the end of the day that will put more excitement into our daily racing programs. The return of the Classix Pick 6 also adds intrigue to every day's card and should really enhance the days when it offers a sizable carryover.” Oaklawn's opening day is Friday, Dec. 12. The post Oaklawn Season To Feature Reduced Takeout And Updated Wagering Menu appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article