Jackman has broken out of jail in Arkansas and been found in Oklahoma, where he will start as a chief contender in the $50,000 Highland Ice Stakes on Tuesday at Will Rogers Downs. The six-furlong race for 3-year-olds and up drew a competitive field of eight that includes stakes winners Fly to the Bank and Connors Outlaw. Another member of the field, Therideofalifetime, has won his last four starts in a streak that began in May at Louisiana Downs. Jackman through Friday ranked as the winningest horse at the current Oaklawn Park meet in Hot Springs, Ark. He is 4 for 5 since December, among his wins a trio of starter-allowance races. Jackman was offered for a claiming price of $30,000 on Feb. 23 and trainer Greg Compton and partners jumped in and took the horse. With the claim, Jackman was placed in a geographic “jail” of sorts. :: Bet the races with a $200 First Deposit Match + FREE All Access PPs! Join DRF Bets. A policy at Oaklawn – which is similar to a practice at some other tracks – calls for runners claimed during the course of the meet to race only at Oaklawn through the close of the season May 5. “They do make exceptions for like stakes races,” Compton said Friday. “I doubt they would have given me permission if it was an overnight race, but since it’s a stakes race and there’s nothing else right now for him in the [condition] book [at Oaklawn], they’re allowing me to run over there.” Jackman has raced back once for Compton and partners Danny Brown and Charis Brenneman, finishing second in a $30,000 starter allowance March 9. The Beyer Speed Figure of 85 that he earned is the second highest last-race number in the Highland Ice. “It’s a very competitive race,” Compton said of the Highland Ice. “He’s good at the distance, good on a fast track, good on a wet track. We’re going to go over there and hopefully, things go our way.” The last time Jackman ran in a stakes was May 2023 at Lone Star Park. He finished third in the $100,000 Speightstown Sprint won by Skelly, who on Saturday was to have bid for a second straight win in the Grade 3, $500,000 Count Fleet at Oaklawn. Jackman will start from post 4 on Tuesday. He figures to show his customary speed when he breaks under Harry Hernandez. “It seems like he’s got one way of going,” Compton said. “We’re not going to change anything. We’re going to break and he’s going to run his race and if it’s good enough, then he’ll win.” Jackman will be seeking his 14th career victory. He has earned over $450,000. The 6-year-old gelding is by Munnings. Connors Outlaw breaks from the rail one start after starting from the fence in the TRAO Classic Sprint. He set the pace and prevailed by more than five lengths in the race for Oklahoma-breds. Connors Outlaw earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 89, which is the best last-race number in the Highland Ice. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.