Rampellini: Oaklawn horses to watch for week of April 2

BREWING
Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas
Last race: March 27, 7th
Finish: 3rd by 1 3/4
Beyer: 91
He showed an exceptional turn of foot when darting to the lead in a deep optional-claiming sprint and taking the field to the later stages. The winner of the race has bagged seven stakes in his career, while the runner-up is a multiple Grade 3 winner who earlier in his career placed in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint.

PISTOLPACKINPENNY
Trainer: Jinks Fires
Last race: March 27, 8th
Finish: 2nd by 1/2
Beyer: 83
She has been on top of her game all meet. She won an Arkansas-bred sprint for fillies and mares when turning back in distance March 6, then took on males for another shot at statebred stakes company last out in the $75,000 Arkansas Breeders. Pistolpackinpenny stretched out to two turns for the race and closed well to just miss to a winner who had placed in a Grade 3 stakes in January. Fires has said he feels the mare is at her best sprinting.

PLENTY ELUSIVE
Trainer: Chris Richard
Last race: March 27, 1st
Finish: 3rd by 2
Beyer: 78
He was making his first start in about two months in a $20,000 claiming sprint and raced farther off the pace than usual. He was claimed out of the race by owner Maggi Moss and trainer Chris Richard, and his next start will mark his second out since Feb. 1.