HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Obliteration launched a four-wide move around the turn and cruised home for a 7 1/2-length win over Swung in the $150,000 Renaissance on Saturday at Oaklawn Park. It was another 2 3/4 lengths back in third to Dirty Rich. The Renaissance was a six-furlong race for 3-year-olds. It was one of two high-end races supporting the $250,000 Smarty Jones Stakes, a Kentucky Derby points race that was to have been run later on the card. The Commodore, an overnight stakes, was to have been held right before the Smarty Jones.    Obliteration ($3.40) stumbled at the start in the Renaissance and stalked Dirty Rich through an opening quarter in 22.10 seconds. Obliteration then circled his rivals on the turn, took the lead through a half-mile in 45.86 seconds, and went on to win in hand in 1:10.03. The track was fast on an overcast afternoon at Oaklawn. :: Access the most trusted data and information in horse racing! DRF Past Performances and Picks are available now. Joel Rosario was aboard Obliteration for trainer Steve Asmussen. Obliteration was moving back to dirt after a series of turf stakes, culminating with a good fourth in the Grade 1, $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint on Oct. 31 at Del Mar. Earlier in his career, Obliteration won his maiden and the Grade 3 Sanford on dirt, with the maiden special weight score coming at Churchill Downs and the stakes win at Saratoga. Obliteration is a son of Violence who races for Leland Ackerley Racing, James Sherwood, Jode Shupe and John Cilia. He has now won 3 of 7 starts and has compiled career earnings of $593,550. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.