Oaklawn Season Begins With Advent Inauguration Bets

The 2021-22 racing season starts at Oaklawn Park On December 3 with the first run of the $150,000 Advent Stakes. The six-lap main track event attracts a field of 10 minors aiming for a black category victory.

The two runners most likely to attract attention at the windows are HRH Prince Sultan Bin Mishal Al Saud’s Cairama and David Campbell, Douglas Arnold, Marc Winston and David Clement’s Higher standards .

Cairama, sold to Narvick International for $525,000 from Harris Training Center shipment at Ocala Breeders’ Sales March of this year Sale of 2-year-old in training phase after passing fast eight clock mile Best in: 9 4/5, graduating first out for his connections. NS Prince Cairo colt forced all speed and won against a top on September 17 Belmont Park. Stretching to a mile in the Nashua Stakes (G3) on November 7, intern Steve Asmussen finished last six early and only managed to finish fifth. Cut off the trip here, he will be driven by Ricardo Santana Jr. from lesson 9.

Trained by Tom Amoss, Higher Standard scored a sparkling debut win on 14 November at Churchill Downs, roams 5 3/4 length while earning 94 Equibase Speed ​​Figures in the mud. Since that effort, the son of Into Mischief fired a five-shot bullet at: 59/5 November 24 at Churchill. Breaking through from the outside, Higher Standard secured Florent Geroux’s services for Advent.

Other interesting candidates to note are The charter oak tree and Kavod , both got their first head start on the new barn since being asked to pay $50,000 in their earlier efforts, as well as finally being a Churchill maiden special weight winner B Sudd for coach Dallas Stewart.