Hot Springs, AR (SportsNetwork.com) – Eclipse Award winner Untapable has been installed as the 1-2 morning line favorite versus five rivals for Saturday’s $300,000 Azeri Stakes at Oaklawn Park she makes her 2015 debut.<\/p>\n
Untapable, trained by Steve Asmussen, will leave from the inside post in the 1 1\/16-mile stakes with Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez taking over the mount from the retired Rosie Napravnik.<\/p>\n
“She is doing extremely well and this race will be a good starting point to her 4-year-old campaign,” said Asmussen.<\/p>\n
Owned by Winchell Thoroughbreds, Untapable has earned nearly $3 million with eight wins from 11 lifetime starts. The 4-year-old reeled off consecutive wins last year in the Rachel Alexandra, Fair Grounds Oaks, Kentucky Oaks and Mother Goose Stakes.<\/p>\n
The filly took on the boys in the Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park but finished fifth as the 7-5 favorite to eventual Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Bayern. However, she came back to win the Cotillion at Parx Racing and the Breeders’ Cup Distaff.<\/p>\n
Untapable was a unanimous selection as 2014 champion 3-year-old filly, receiving all 265 votes.<\/p>\n
Here is the field for the Azeri from the rail out: Untapable, John Velazquez, 1-2; Diva’s Diamond, Cliff Berry, 30-1; Sugar Shock, Channing Hill, 10-1; Gold Medal Dancer, Luis Quinonez, 10-1; Mufajaah, Emmanuel Esquivel, 4-1 and Flashy American, Chris Landeros, 5-1.<\/p>\n
Th Azeri has an approximate post time of 5:21 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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