Win Willy to take Razorback Handicap in his return to the races at Oaklawn Park
The popular 6-year-old gray/roan horse, Win Willy, is expected to race after an absence of almost a year in the Grade 3, $125,000 Razorback Handicap at Oaklawn Park, in the 1 1/16 mile event on dirt against 5 other 4-year-old and up colts and geldings on
10 March, 2012.
Trained by McLean Robertson for Jerome and Martha Myers' Jer-Mar Stables, Win Willy will probably be running in his final season of racing, and the amount of fan following he has, the colt will be expected to run a big season starting off with a win in the
Grade 3 Razorback Handicap.
It will certainly not be an easy task for the Kentucky bred son of Monarchos, out of mare City Fair by Carson City, with Tapizar and Alternation being in the same lineup.
The Steven Asmussen trained 4-year-old colt, Tapizar, will be looking to bounce back from his Grade 2 Strub Stakes defeat, where he finished fourth to winner Ultimate Eagle, as he will look to build on his seasonal debut win in the Grade 2 San Fernando Stakes
at Santa Anita Park.
Donnie K. Von Hemel trained 4-year-old colt, Alternation, is in great from after exiting a convincing win in the Essex Handicap at Oaklawn Park on dirt in his seasonal debut. He has raced over Oaklawn Park’s dirt course four times, and has won thrice, making
him the main contender to take the Razorback Handicap.
Win Willy’s return to Hot Springs for 2012 is a refreshing news, where the horse has run 9 times during his career winning 4 times, and the same number of times finishing on the money.
Win Willy was sidelined after his start in the Grade 2 Oaklawn Handicap, which he won back in April 2011, and prior to that race finished a strong third in the 2011 edition of the Razorback Handicap.
“At night after working with him, I find myself getting excited about him,” said Robertson. “He’s probably not 100%, but he’s close enough and he’s ready to run. I’m really glad he’s coming back.”
Though he is not one hundred percent, but he is still a major threat in the Razorback Handicap, and this time around a victory in the Razorback would go a long way in possibly the final season of the gray/roan horse.
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