Azeri Stakes, G2, fillies and mares, Oaklawn

[mysaladdays]

Dallas Stewart blows the doors off at 11-1 sneaking in a horse with J. Graham to win this at 11-1.



THis is the race that D.Wayne Lukas has won 4x, last year with Secret Oath, Mott has won with Close Hatches, Larry Jones with Havre de Grace. 

Stewart is always good for longhots and messing up people's exotics.

$25.60


Tiny Temper
B. f. 4 KEENOV 2020 $240k

Sire : Arrogate (Unbridled's Song)
Dam: Don't Blame Me (Blame)

[1hooper]

[mysaladdays]

I know I'm not the only one who when they see Dallas Stewart in a big race, you take a 2nd look?

Who can forget Unbridled Elaine in the BC Distaff in 2001 at 12-1. Or Golden Soul and Commanding Curve in their KY Derbies, triggering a $981 exacta and a $340 exacta in what would have been otherwise chalky races (against California Chrome and Orb).

Tale of Verve ran 2nd to American Pharoah in the Preakness at 28-1; Lemon's Forever winning the 2005 Oaks ($96.20).

He had Toms' Ready at 21-1 in the Churchill Down's Stakes and the Louisiana Derby at 31-1 in 2016 when Gun Runner won it.

And the undercard on Oaks day in 2017, Northwest Bourbon ($29.40) and Shes a True Beauty ($15.20) won, and 2 days before with Darion’s Dream ($26.20).

Hollywood Handsome pulled off 4th at 36-1 in the Lousiana Derby the year Girvin won that race.


....but his longshots trigger huge payouts, so that is good for us horseplayers. When I saw his name in the Azeri I had to play the race.