March 18, 2013 - 10:30am
Will Take Charge surprise winner in Rebel Stakes as Oaklawn Park.
All eyes were on Bob Baffert’s duo going into the Grade II $600,000 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark., but it was the pair sent out by D. Wayne Lukas getting the stares at the conclusion of Saturday’s Road to the Kentucky Derby race when Will Take Charge charged into the...
March 15, 2013 - 12:43pm
Bob Baffert’s Super Ninety Nine headlines field in Rebel Stakes
The Road to the Kentucky Derby returns to Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark. where a field of 11 will compete in the Grade II 1 1/16 mile Rebel Stakes this Saturday. The race is worth 50 points to the winner on the Road to the Kentucky Derby points systems.The new Kentucky Derby points system...
July 29, 2012 - 7:51pm
Insider analysis on Sabercat
ProHe ran twice at Churchill as a 2-year-old, including a third-place finish last JulyWell bred. His sire (Bluegrass Cat) was second to Barbaro in Derby 132His distant third-place finish behind Bodemeister in the Arkansas Derby is deceptive. Sabercat already had the graded-stakes earnings to make...
March 21, 2011 - 9:45am
The Factor proves much the best with an impressive win in the Rebel Stakes.
The Factor dominated the Grade 2 $300,000 Rebel Stakes this weekend and made it known that he will be a factor for all others to contend with in the Kentucky Derby. Stretching out to two turns for the first time, The Factor, trained by Bob Baffert, showed that he was not just a sprinter and could...
March 18, 2011 - 9:45am
Derby contenders compete in the Grade 2 $300,000 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park.
The Grade 2 $300,000 Rebel Stakes, which runs at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas on Saturday, will be the deciding factor in whether or not The Factor continues on toward the Kentucky Derby. The colt has won his last two races, which includes the Grade 2 San Vicente Stakes. He is an...