Rampellini: Oaklawn Horses to Watch for Jan. 25

Elijah

Trainer: Lynn Chleborad

Last Race: Jan. 17, 2^nd

Finish: 7^th by 10 3/4

Beyer: 63

He has done his best work on the front end, but stumbled at the start of claiming route and trailed in the mud last time in a race that looks like a toss-out. He was favored, too, over a competitive kind of field, and also was claimed.

Dial Me

Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas

Last Race: Jan. 20, 8^th

Finish: 3^rd by 4

Beyer: 67

She set the pace over a laboring kind of track before yielding in the later stages to a promising, well-bred winner in Torrent. As for Dial Me, it was her first start at two turns and the first time she had raced on a wet track.

Country Candy

Trainer: J.R. Caldwell

Last Race: Jan. 21, 8^th

Finish: 6^th by 9 1/2

Beyer: 48

She found herself in what can be a demanding spot for a horse – battling between rivals. She also was returning from a layoff. It was the first time in her career that the multiple stakes winner has finished worse than third. Country Candy seems like one who could turn up next in a Texas-bred stakes in March at Sam Houston.