All John Oxley's colt needed for the $1 million Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn on Feb. 5 was some sharp pace up front.
Southwest Stakes
Eclipse Award and Sovereign Award-winning Nitrogen is in the Bayakoa Stakes at Oaklawn Saturday; busy few days for Casse.
Woodbine's leading trainer Mark Casse won a pile of races in the last two weeks, but it was Sandman's second-place finish that was exciting.
A litany of stakes races throughout the US on Feb. 3 include four major early stepping-stone races to the 150th Kentucky Derby.
Undefeated Essential Quality makes his much-anticipated sophomore debut at Oaklawn in the Southwest Stakes; Fountain of Youth on at GP.
