Achiever’s Legacy Eyeing 'Fantasy' at Oaklawn

 

Trained by Hall of Famer Jerry Hollendorfer, Achiever’s Legacy has a 2-0-2 record from eight lifetime starts and earnings of $138,060. The daughter of City Zip scored her biggest career victory in the $100,000 Desi Arnaz Stakes Nov. 16 at Del Mar. She is coming off a fourth-place finish in the $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes (G3) Feb. 28 at Santa Anita.

 

Achiever’s Legacy was nominated to the $150,000 Honeybee Stakes (G3) March 7 at Oaklawn, but her connections decided to keep the filly on the West Coast for the Santa Ysabel.

 

Robertson, a Camden, Ark., businessman, also co-owns multiple stakes winner Delta Flower, winner of the 2014 Rainbow Miss Stakes at Oaklawn. The 4-year-old Arkansas-bred filly is also trained by Hollendorfer.

There was no disqualification in the race since Hidden Candy finished second to Karlyrae’swarrior. Esquivel, who is riding at Oaklawn for the first time this year, has a 6-8-12 record from 83 mounts and purse earnings of $369,525. Two of Esquivel’s victories were aboard the recently retired Mufajaah in the $100,000 Bayakoa Stakes (G3) and the $100,000 Pippin Stakes.

Oaklawn leading rider Ricardo Santana Jr. returned from his one-day riding suspension Saturday.

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Multiple stakes winner Cinco Charlie, the 9-5 program favorite, was scratched from Saturday’s $100,000 Gazebo Stakes for 3-year-old sprinters. Trainer Steve Asmussen also entered Bayerd in the 6-furlong race. Asmussen’s Oaklawn assistant, Darren Fleming, said he believed Cinco Charlie was scratched for another spot. … Trainer Brad Cox said he’s leaning toward running Carve in the $200,000 Texas Mile (G3) April 24 at Lone Star Park. Cox said the $600,000 Oaklawn Handicap (G2) April 11 remains under consideration for the multiple stakes winner. … Zee Bros worked five furlongs Saturday morning in 1:00.60 for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who said the 5-year-old will “probably” make his next start in the $125,000 Shakertown Stakes (G3), a 5 ½-furlong turf race, April 4 at Keeneland. … Multiple stakes winner Alsvid worked a bullet half-mile (:48.60) Saturday morning for leading trainer Chris Hartman. … Trainer Jinks Fires is back on his pony during morning training hours following surgery last month on his left ear for skin cancer. Fires had been observing training from the grandstand.