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The Oaklawn Park meet is in full swing, and this Saturday brings us an fascinating 10-race card from Scorching Springs, Ark., that ought to be tempting for horseplayers from begin to end. For this weekend’s evaluation, let’s check out Saturday’s late every day double from Oaklawn, which begins off with a $150,000 stakes race for newly minted 3-year-old fillies, and finishes with a wealthy allowance race within the nightcap that’s positive to current a difficult puzzle for handicappers. Go dwelling a winner with these picks for the late double, and better of luck at Oaklawn this Saturday.

Saturday, Jan. 13

Oaklawn Park, Race 9, $150,000 Mockingbird Stakes, put up time 5:22 p.m. ET

Saturday’s featured Mockingbird Stakes at Oaklawn a area of six 3-year-old fillies which can be set to dash six furlongs, and regardless of the small measurement of the sphere the race remains to be trying like one for bettors since each one of many starters seems to be stay. It is a uncommon six-furlong Oaklawn dash the place two-thirds of the sphere are closers, and that offers the horses with some early velocity likelihood to go all the way in which. #3 Edistrudis confirmed a brand new dimension of early velocity final trip, and it almost paid off at 42.40-1 right here at Oaklawn when she completed second by a neck after an odd z-pattern journey the place she dropped again within the area early within the stretch earlier than coming once more to just about catch #5 Divine Gal. She’ll want to show the tables on Divine Gal to be able to win at this time, however the journey final time was so unusual for Edistrudis that she undoubtedly deserves one other likelihood. In case you are taking part in late doubles and exactas on this spot, go forward and use each Edistrudis and Divine Gal, who’s now 2-for-2 to start her profession after successful final time regardless of a tricky journey of her personal. The opposite horse within the race with some velocity is #2 Sharp Tune. The potential lack of tempo on this race and the slight cutback to 6 furlongs ought to each work in her favor for coach Steve Asmussen.

The Play: Wager to win on #3 Edistrudis (4-1) and field her within the exacta with #2 Sharp Tune (3-1), and #5 Divine Gal (9-2). Begin out the late every day double by utilizing all three runners within the first leg.

Oaklawn Park, Race 10, $140,000 allowance, put up time 5:50 p.m. ET

Oaklawn’s Saturday nightcap is a non-winners $140,000 allowance race that had drawn a full area of 12 going one mile, held round two turns. It’s loaded with contenders and appears like an important betting race to spherical out the late doubles. Two of the prime contenders within the area, #3 Nullarbor and #7 King’s Ovation, are each speedballs that will probably be despatched to the lead and possibly will KO one another up entrance. That leaves loads of alternatives to choose amongst the others. The massive identify within the area is #9 King Russell, who does his greatest operating at Oaklawn and was the longshot second-place finisher in final 12 months’s Arkansas Derby. He, nevertheless, is getting back from a nine-month layoff and coach Ron Moquett most likely is pointing him for his greatest effort subsequent trip. With these horses not on our tickets, the horse within the race with one of the best likelihood at one of the best value will probably be #10 Hern for Steve Asmussen. Hern received right here at Oaklawn final time in his return from a five-month layoff and might do even higher in his second begin off the layoff. As an allowance winner at Sam Houston Race Park in 2023, Hern simply barely squeezes into circumstances of this race, and he has earned the kind of velocity figures in previous makes an attempt at this one-mile distance that may get him to the winner’s circle Saturday. His stalking operating fashion additionally suits completely on this spot. When you will get an Asmussen contender who seems to be this good at this meet at good odds, run, don’t stroll to the mutuel window to get the bets down. The others to make use of in exacta and trifecta bins are #5 Megan’s Honor, who retains Francisco Arrieta aboard regardless of a clunker final time and had good out-of-town type within the fall and stable efforts right here at Oaklawn final season, and #6 Can’t Hush This, who has been knocking on the door at this allowance stage in Kentucky and at Oaklawn in his current begins.

The Play:  Wager #10 Hern (12-1) to win and use him as your single within the again finish of the every day doubles you began in race 9. Field Hern within the exacta and trifecta with #5 Meghan’s Honor (7-2) and #6 Can’t Hush This (3-1).