Fields set for Rebel, Honeybee stakes
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – The $1 million Rebel Stakes will go as the 11th-race on a 12-race card Saturday that has special first post of noon Central.
The field from the rail with riders is: Kavod, Francisco Arrieta; Newgrange, John Velazquez; Cairama, Geovanni Franco; Un Ojo, Ramon Vazquez; Texas Red Hot, Ricardo Santana Jr.; Stellar Tap, Cristian Torres; Ben Diesel, Jon Court; Chasing Time, Tyler Gaffalione; Barber Road, Reylu Gutierrez; Ethereal Road, Luis Contreras; and Dash Attack, David Cohen.
Oaklawn officials said Newgrange was supplemented to the Rebel.
The fifth race is the Grade 3, $300,000 Honeybee, a Kentucky Oaks points race. The field from the rail is Optionality, Gaffalione; Yuugiri, Velazquez; Secret Oath, Contreras; Ice Orchid, Santana; Free Like a Girl, Pedro Cotto Jr.; and Red Queen, Arrieta.
Oaklawn also is spotlighting 3-year-olds in other races. Marr Time, a daughter of the late Leslie’s Lady and a half-sister to both Into Mischief and Beholder, goes in a first-level allowance sprint. McLaren Vale invades for a first-level allowance route off a third-place finish in the Grade 2 San Vicente at Santa Anita.
“We’ll see how he handles the two turns,” trainer Bob Baffert said. “Just one step at a time.”
The forecast for Saturday is a high of 42 degrees and an 80 percent chance of showers, according to AccuWeather. The infield is scheduled to be open, weather permitting. The crowd last Saturday at Oaklawn was an estimated 30,000.