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DAY 8 of 57

FRIDAY’S ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE N/A FRIDAY’S ON-TRACK HANDLE $461,887 FRIDAY OFF-TRACK HANDLE $2,432,161 FRIDAY’S TOTAL HANDLE $2,894,048 TODAY’S SIMULCAST SCHEDULE Gulfstream Park, 11 a.m.; Aqueduct, 11:20 a.m.; Tampa Bay, 11:20 a.m.; Laurel Park, 11:30 a.m.; Fair Grounds, 12:30 p.m.; Santa Anita, 2:30 p.m.; Golden Gate, 2:45 p.m.; Penn National, 5:05 p.m.; Turfway Park, 5:15 p.m.; Delta Downs, 5:25 p.m.; Charles Town, 6 p.m.; Daytona Beach (greyhounds), 6:25 p.m.; Derby Lane (greyhounds), 6:30 p.m.; Sam Houston, 7:15 p.m.; Southland (greyhounds), 7:15 p.m.; Los Alamitos, 8 p.m.

FRIDAY’S STARS

Ramon Vazquez won 3 races Friday, raising his season total to 10 victories in 47 starts, trailing Ricado Santana by two. Vazquez won the third race with Sevier ($9.40, $3.80 and $2.80), covering 6 furlongs in 1:10.81; the seventh race with Captain Von Trapp ($6.40, $3.00 and $2.20), covering 6 furlongs in 1:11.39; and the eighth race with Guska Mon Shoes ($6.60, $4.00 and $3.20), covering 6 furlongs in 1:11.39. David Cabrera, in fourth place with 5 victories in 56 starts, won 2 races. He won the fourth race with Point Streak ($14.40, $6.60 and $4.60), covering 6 furlongs in 1:12.72 and the sixth race with Honey Bunny ($3.00, $2.20 and $2.40), covering 6 furlongs in 1:11.70.

Among trainers, Federico Villafranco, who is in third place with six victories in 23 starts, won the third race with Sevier and the eighth race with Guska Mon Shoes. John Ortiz, who is in fifth place with four victories in 13 starts, won the sixth race with Honey Bunny and the ninth race with Marvella ($15.00, $7.60) and $5.20), covering 6 furlongs in 1:13.70. Steve Asmussen, who leads the trainer standings with 10 victories in 38 starts, won the seventh race with Captain Von Trapp.

FINAL FURLONG

Early-bird nominations to the $500,000 Southwest Stakes on Feb. 18, the $1 million Rebel Stakes on March 16 and the $1 million Arkansas Derby on April 13 closed Thursday. The races are Oaklawn’s final major Kentucky Derby preps. … Zia Park Derby winner Nanoosh remains on schedule to make his 4-year-old debut in the $500,000 Razorback Handicap (G3) Feb. 18, trainer Robertino Diodoro said Tuesday morning. Nanoosh worked 5 furlongs in 1:00.60 Sunday morning. … Allen Milligan, Oaklawn’s leading trainer in 2009, had 999 career victories after winning Thursday’s third race, according to Equibase, racing’s official data gathering organization. … Through Sunday, the sixth day of the scheduled 57-day season, 58 claims had totaled $833,500 at the meeting. Information for this report was contributed by the Oaklawn media department