Rebel Stakes

Notes:
Super Ninety Nine, a runaway winner of the G3 Southwest S. over this track last month, returns to take on two rivals from that contest and eight new faces for a piece of the 600,000 purse and 85 Kentucky Derby qualifying points awarded to the top four finishers on a 50-20-10-5 basis. The Bob Baffert trainee will have to overcome the extreme outside post and use every bit of his early speed if he s to wire this field like he did in the Southwest. He figures to be challenged for the lead by former stablemate Title Contender, who will be making his 1 st start for Wayne Catalano after running 2 nd here in a 1 1/16m OC 62500n1 on 2/17. G3 Lecomte champ Oxbow breaks from between those two in the 10-hole and also should be fowardly-placed early. D. Wayne Lukas charge was caught late when last seen in the G2 Risen Star S. at Fair Grounds but finished 4 th only half a length behind surprise winner Ive Struck a Nerve. Of the speed horses, Delhomme drew the most favorable post - 4 - for his seasonal debut. He ended his juvenile campaign with a close 3 rd in the G2 Remsen S. at Aqueduct. Another Lukas trainee, Will Take Charge, won the Smarty Jones S. over this course in January with a stalking trip then showed nothing in the sloppy Southwest. Texas Bling won the Springboard Mile as 2-year-old then missed by just a neck in the Smarty Jones. Like Will Take Charge, he finished up the track in the Southwest. Den s Legacy gives Baffert a stalking threat if Super Ninety Nine fails. He was no match for stablemate Flashback in the G2 Robert Lewis S. at Santa Anita and makes his first start outside of California after amassing a 10-2-5-1 record in the Golden State. Carve, who was claimed from his winning debut by Steve Asmussen, rated nicely to beat the more experienced Title Contender when making his 2 nd start in that optional claiming contest. Treasury Bill is another California invader in the field and should be rolling late as he makes his 2-turn debut off a 2 nd in the G2 San Vicente S. at Santa Anita. Deep closer Stormy Holiday was a bit of a surprise entrant and should get the pace set up and added distance he needs for his graded stakes debut. The inconsistent Hardrock Eleven comes off the worst whipping of his life, having barely lifted a hoof in the Risen Star.

Rebel Stakes is a Grade2 horse racing event that is organized at Oaklawn Park. It has a purse value of 600,000. Horses that can cover a distance of 8.5 furlongs may participate in the race.
The Rebel Stakes is a thoroughbred horseracing event and is run at a distance of eight and a half furlongs on the dirt track of Oaklawn Park Racetrack in Hot Springs, Arkansas. At present, it offers a purse of 300,000 and is considered as the second leg of the Oaklawn three-year-old program the first being the Southwest Stakes and the third the Arkansas Derby. The Rebel Stakes was inaugurated as a Handicap race and is now considered as one of the preparatory races of the United States Triple Crown series. On November 28th, 2007 American graded stakes committee upgraded this horseracing event to a grade II. Win Willy is the proud winner of 2009.

Rebel Stakes Past Winners

Year	Winner	Trainer	Jockey	Owner	Time
2012	Secret Circle	Bob Baffert	Rafael Bejarano	Watson/Pegram/Weitman	1:44.55
2011	The Factor	Bob Baffert	Martin Garcia	Fog City Stable & G. Bolton	1:42.19
2010	Lookin at Lucky	Bob Baffert	Garrett Gomez	Mike Pegram/Watson/Weitman	1:43.06
2009	Win Willy	McLean Robertson	Cliff Berry	Jer-Mar Stable LLC	1:44.41
2008	Sierra Sunset	Jeff Bonde	Chris Emigh	Lebherz/Mariani/Schmitt/Wirth	1:43.88
2007	Curlin	Steve Asmussen	Robby Albarado	Padua Stables et al.	1:44.70
2006	Lawyer Ron	Robert E. Holthus	John McKee	James T. Hines, Jr.	1:44.09
2005	Greater Good	Robert E. Holthus	John McKee	Lewis Lakin	1:44.92
2004	Smarty Jones	John Servis	Stewart Elliott	Roy & Patricia Chapman	1:42.07
2003	Crowned King	Billy McKeever	Chandra Rennie	McKeever Racing Stable	1:44.00
2002	Windward Passage	Steve Asmussen	Donnie Meche	Team Valor	1:45.06
2001	Crafty Shaw	Peter M. Vestal	Joe Johnson	Lucky Seven Stable	1:43.82
2000	Snuck In	Steve Asmussen	Cash Asmussen	Ackerley Bros. Farm	1:42.99
1999	Etbauer	Steve J. Wren	Mike E. Smith	K & H. Biggs	1:44.00
1998	Victory Gallop	W. Elliott Walden	Eibar Coa	Prestonwood Farm Inc.	1:44.60
1997	Phantom On Tour	Lynn S. Whiting	Larry Melancon	W. Cal Partee	1:42.80
1996	Ide	Peter M. Vestal	Craig Perret	Willmott Stables	1:44.00
1995	Mystery Storm	Larry Robideaux	Craig Perret	David Beard	1:44.40
1994	Judge T C	Gary G. Hartlage	Joe Johnson	Bea & R. H. Roberts	1:44.00
1993	Dalhart	Tom Bohannan	Mike E. Smith	Loblolly Stable	1:42.20
1992	Pine Bluff	Tom Bohannan	Jerry D. Bailey	Loblolly Stable	1:42.80
1991	Quintana	David C. Cross	David Guillory	Gary M. Garber	1:42.60
1990	Nuits St. Georges	Douglas Peterson	Jamie Bruin	Photini Jaffe	1:46.00
1989	Manastash Ridge	D. Wayne Lukas	Antonio Castanon	Tayhill Stables	1:43.00
1988	Sea Trek	Gary G. Hartlage	Patrick A. Johnson	Diana Stable	1:42.60
1987	Demons Begone	Philip M. Hauswald	Pat Day	Loblolly Stable	1:41.40
1986	Rare Brick	Tony Foyt	Mike E. Smith	Pin Oak Stable & A. J. Foyt	1:43.20
1985	Clever Allemont	Lynn S. Whiting	Pat Day	W. Cal Partee	1:44.40
1984	Vanlandingham	C. R. McGaughey III	Pat Day	Loblolly Stable	1:41.00
1983	Sunny's Halo	David C. Cross, Jr.	Larry Snyder	David J. Foster	1:42.20
1982	Bold Style	Jack Van Berg	Larry Snyder	L. Mayer	1:43.80
1981	Bold Ego	Dennis Werre	John Lively	Double B Ranch & J. Kidd	1:41.40
1980	Temperence Hill	Joseph B. Cantey	Darrell Haire	Loblolly Stable	1:42.80
1979	Lucy's Axe	Joseph B. Cantey	Eddie Maple	Mrs. L. Close	1:45.80
1978	Chop Chop Tomahawk	E. Jackson	Larry Snyder	Daybreak Farm	1:42.40
1977	United Holme	Robert E. Holthus	Jorge Tejeira	Lofton & Robert E. Holthus	1:42.20
1976	Riverside Sam	E. Jackson	Garth Patterson	Daybreak Farm	1:41.60
1975	Promised City	Larry Spraker	David E. Whited	Big I Farm	1:44.40
1974	Perfect Aim	Harold Tinker	Geary E. Louviere	W. Cal Partee	1:44.40
1973	Game Lad	David R. Vance	A. Herrera	Dan Lasater	1:41.20
1972	Our Trade Winds	Robert E. Holthus	Lonnie Ray	R. Mitchell	1:42.60
1971	Compte Deux	Ike K. Mourar	Don Brumfield	Robert E. Lehmann	1:44.40
1970	Admiral's Shield	Harvey L. Vanier	Stanley A. Spencer	W. C. Robinson	1:44.00
1969	Traffic Mark	Ronnie G. Warren	Phil I. Grimm	M/M Robert F. Roberts	1:42.80
1968	Etony	H. Holcomb	J. Pagano	G. B. Newbill	1:43.80
1967	Betemight	Doug M. Davis, Jr.	Henry Moreno	G. M. Holtsinger & M. Davis	1:40.80
1966	Timely Move	Charlie Vinci	M. Freed	Cantor & Hill	1:42.20
1965	Swift Ruler	Gin L. Collins	Larry Spraker	E. Allen	1:44.20
1964	Spike Nail	Robert E. Holthus	Ronnie J. Campbell	C. O. Viar	1:43.00
1963	Devil It Is	G. Alberico	Robert Gallimore	Bar-Al-Mar Stable	1:45.00
1962	Treasury Note	Henry Forrest	Wayne Chambers	J. C. Pollard	1:42.40
1961	Bass Clef	Anthony W. Rupelt	Ronald Baldwin	Vera E. Smith	1:42.40

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