Newcomers

JOCKEYS Robby Albarado AGE 39 BIRTHPLACE Lafayette, La.

FIRST WINNER June, 29, 1990 (Evangeline Downs) CAREER STATISTICS MTS W PL SH W% 27,442 4,449 4,121 3,765 16.2 PURSE EARNINGS $177,551,079 2012 STATISTICS MTS W PL SH W% 812 101 111 95 12.4 PURSE EARNINGS $4,529,571 NOTEWORTHY Riding regularly at Oaklawn for the first time since 2006. ... Oaklawn’s leading rider in 1996-1997. ... Seven-time leading rider at Fair Grounds in New Orleans. ... Also has won riding titles at Churchill Downs and Keeneland in Kentucky and Arlington Park near Chicago. ... Regular rider of 2003 Horse of the Year Mineshaft and Curlin, 2007-2008 Horse of the Year. ... Equaled Fair Grounds’ single-day record for victories (6) on March 11, 2004. ... Mounts have earned at least $8.3 million yearly 13 times since 1998. ... Biggest career victories include $6 million Dubai World Cup in 2008, $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic in 2007 and the Preakness in 2007. ... Comes to Oaklawn after going 1 for 49 at the current Gulfstream meeting in Florida.

Malcolm Franklin AGE 23 BIRTHPLACE Orangeburg, S.C.

FIRST WINNER July 8, 2005 (Colonial Downs) CAREER STATISTICS MTS W PL SH W% 4,578 605 612 595 13.2 PURSE EARNINGS $12,173,619 2012 STATISTICS MTS W PL SH W% 639 85 79 93 13.3 PURSE EARNINGS $2,279,255 NOTEWORTHY Has never ridden at Oaklawn. ... Started riding full-time at Colonial Downs in Virginia in 2006 after completing his junior year of high school. ... Rode five winners Aug. 14, 2010, Laurel in Maryland.

Rosemary Homeister Jr.

AGE 40 BIRTHPLACE Hollywood, Fla.

FIRST WINNER April 22, 1992 (Calder) CAREER STATISTICS MTS W PL SH W% 18,460 2,574 2,565 2,516 13.9 PURSE EARNINGS $46,501,841 2012 STATISTICS MTS W PL SH W% 934 125 122 122 13.4 PURSE EARNINGS $3,280,647 NOTEWORTHY Has never ridden at Oaklawn. ... Father and mother were both jockeys. Mother still trains.

...First female to win an Eclipse Award as the country’s leading apprentice in 1992, when she won 172 races and her mounts earned $1.7 million. ... Leading apprentice at Monmouth Park in 1992-1993. ... Has won riding titles at Calder andHialeah in south Florida and Colonial Downs in Virginia. ... Became just the fifth female to ride in the Kentucky Derby in 2003. ... Retired in 2004 and spent about 18 months selling real estate. ... Inducted into the Calder Hall of Fame in 2006. ... Won 2,000th career race Dec. 18, 2008, at Tampa Bay Downs in Florida. ... Finished second in the Breeders Cup Marathon in 2009. ...Missed most of 2011 to give birth to her first child, Victoria Rose. ... Second-winningest female rider in North American history, behind only Hall of Famer Julie Krone (3,704). ... Has the same first, middle (Bernadette) and last name as her mother, so the jockey uses Jr. to avoid confusion in racing. Not legally a Jr. ... Is a notary in Florida and an independent consultant for Arbonne, a health and wellness company. ... Plans to retire from riding in about four years.

Victor Lebron AGE 28 BIRTHPLACE St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands FIRST WINNER Oct. 22, 2005 (Thistledown) CAREER STATISTICS MTS W PL SH W% 8,218 1,291 1,191 1,104 15.7 PURSE EARNINGS $20,426,041 2012 STATISTICS MTS W PL SH W% 1,015 181 157 124 17.8 PURSE EARNINGS $3,550,007 NOTEWORTHY Was winless in three starts at the 2008 and 2010 Oaklawn meetings. ... Grew up riding pleasure horses on his father’s farm in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands and wanted to become a jockey after watching the Kentucky Derby when he was about 8. ... Moved to the United States in 2005. ... Has won five riding titles at Turfway Park near Cincinnati. ... Ranked eighth nationally in victories in 2008 when he won a career-high 263 races. ... Rode five winners on a single card at Ellis Park in Kentucky in 2008. ... Rode champion Hansen in his first two career starts in 2011. ... Agent is Doc Danner, the longtime agent for Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day.

John McKee AGE 31 BIRTHPLACE Cincinnati FIRST WINNER May 27, 2002 (River Downs) CAREER STATISTICS MTS W PL SH W% 10,282 1,388 1,374 1,387 13.5 PURSE EARNINGS $33,014,1262012 STATISTICS MTS W PL SH W% 692 83 88 93 12.0 PURSE EARNINGS $1,289,292 NOTEWORTHY Rode regularly at Oaklawn from 2004-2007 before shifting winterbase to Turfway Park in northern Kentucky in 2008. ... Son of former jockey David McKee. ... Leading rider at River Downs in Cincinnati in 2001, breaking Hall of Famer Steve Cauthen‘s record for most wins by an apprentice.... Finalist for an Eclipse Award as the country’s top apprentice in 2002. ... Oaklawn’s leading rider in 2004 with 71 victories. ... Leading rider at Churchill Downs (fall meeting) in Kentucky in 2004. ... Scored his biggest career victory aboard Lawyer Ron in the $1 million Grade II Arkansas Derby in 2006. ... Was closely aligned with the late Bob Holthus, Oaklawn’s all-time leading trainer, at the height of the jockey’s career (2002-2007).

TRAINERS Eoin Harty AGE 50 BIRTHPLACE Dublin, Ireland FIRST WINNER July 29, 2000 (Del Mar) CAREER STATISTICS STS W PL SH W% 1,989 324 280 262 16.3 PURSE EARNINGS $19,999,644 2012 STATISTICS STS W PL SH W% 188 27 18 25 14.4 PURSE EARNINGS $1,195,666 NOTEWORTHY West Coast-based trainer has a string at Oaklawn for the first time. ... Spent seven years as an assistant for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert before going out on his own in 2000. ... Saddled Tempera to win the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies in 2001. ... Saddled millionaire Colonel John to win the Grade I Santa Anita Derby and Grade I Travers Stakes in 2008. ... Oaklawn contingent includes multiple Grade III winner Endorsement; Derby Eve, a 3-year-old filly who was born April 30, 2010, the day before that year’s Kentucky Derby and a full sister to Colonel John; and Only in America, an unstarted 3-year-old son of Tiznow who is a full brother to 2009 Dubai World Cup winner Well Armed. ... Oaklawn division is being overseen by Brian Ange.

Helen Pitts AGE 38 BIRTHPLACE Monkton, Md.

FIRST WINNER July 1, 2005 (Churchill Downs) CAREER STATISTICS STS W PL SH W% 1,427 191 197 191 13.4 PURSE EARNINGS $9,220,013 2012 STATISTICS STS W PL SH W% 89 6 9 7 6.7 PURSE EARNINGS $253,874 NOTEWORTHY Wintering at Oaklawn for the first time. ... Father, Clinton Pitts Jr., was a steeplechase rider and a racing steward in Maryland, New York and Hong Kong ... Mother, Avla Pitts, trained steeplechasers, fox hunters and show horses. ... Assistant for trainer Kenny McPeek before going out on her on in 2005. ... First woman to win a Grade I stakes at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky., when Sweet Talker won the $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes in 2005. ... Saddled eventual two-time Horse of the Year Curlin in his career debut victory February 2007 at Gulfstream Park in Florida. ... Developed Einstein into a Grade I winner - dirt and turf - of almost $3 million from 2005-2009. ... Sister-in-law of Scott Blasi, trainer Steve Asmussen’s top assistant.Dale Romans AGE 46 BIRTHPLACE Louisville, Ky.

FIRST WINNER Feb. 15, 1987 (Turfway Park) CAREER STATISTICS STS W PL SH W% 10,093 1,605 1,484 1,330 15.9 PURSE EARNINGS $77,218,606 2012 STATISTICS STS W PL SH W% 763 125 100 109 16.4 PURSE EARNINGS $11,834,249 NOTEWORTHY Has started only five horses at Oaklawn since 1998, according to Daily Racing Form. ... Son of Jerry Romans,a leading trainer at Turfway and Ellis Park in Kentucky. ... Began working in his father’s stable as a child. ... Took out his trainer’s license at age 18 and has become a major player nationally in the last decade. ... Trained 2004 Eclipse Award maleturf champion Kitten’s Joy and won the $6 million Dubai World Cup the following year with Roses in May. ... Saddled Shackleford to win the 2011 Preakness. ... Set a career high in purse earnings in 2012 ($11.8 million) and is a finalist for an Eclipse Award as the country’s top trainer. ... Ranked 28th nationally in victories last year (125) and fourth in purse earnings. ... Scored Grade I victories last year in the Breeders’ Cup Turf, Clark Handicap, Arlington Million, Pacific Classic and Blue Grass Stakes. ... Assistant Mary Doser, a former jockey, will oversee Romans’ Oaklawn division.

Phil Sims AGE 51 BIRTHPLACE Flemingsburg, Ky.

FIRST WINNER Dec. 13, 1981 (Latonia) CAREER STATISTICS STS W PL SH W% 2,811 364 396 371 12.9 PURSE EARNINGS $7,924,250 2012 STATISTICS STS W PL SH W% 165 26 29 18 15.8 PURSE EARNINGS $783,324 NOTEWORTHY Grew up on a Kentucky farm. ... Races primarily in the Midwest. ... Scored his first Grade I victory when Hot Cha Cha won the $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes in 2009 at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky. ... Hot Cha Cha went on to earn $998,552. ... Oaklawn contingent includes Don’t Tell Sophia, who has competed in graded stakes races.

Al Stall Jr.

AGE 51 BIRTHPLACE New Orleans FIRST WINNER Aug. 15, 1991 (Arlington Park) CAREER STATISTICS STS W PL SH W% 6,167 1,211 981 861 19.6 PURSE EARNINGS $40,726,620 2012 STATISTICS STS W PL SH W% 364 78 54 57 21.4 PURSE EARNINGS $3,472,623 NOTEWORTHY Has a string at Oaklawn for the first time since 2006, when he won 7 of 28 starts. ... Two-time leading trainer at Fair Grounds in New Orleans, winning the title outright in 1997-1998 and sharing the championship in 1998-1999 with fellow LSU graduate Tom Amoss. ... Best known for training 2010 Horse of the Year Blame, who handed Zenyatta her only career loss in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic. ... Other top runners include Star Guitar,the all-time leading Louisiana-bred money winner ($1,749,862) and turf star Joyeux Danseur, a Grade I stakes winner of more than $600,000 in the late 1990s ... Won Oaklawn’s Grade III Razorback Handicap with Juliannus in 1996 and the 1998 Rainbow Stakes with Pistol Alley. ... Father, Albert M. Stall, is also a member of the Fair Grounds Racing Hall of Fame and was chairman of the Louisiana Racing Commission for almost three decades. ... Came up under Hall of Famer Jack Van Berg and Frank Brothers. ... Major clients include historic Claiborne Farm/Adele Dilschneider, who campaigned Blame. ... Has 50 horses at Fair Grounds. ... Oaklawn division being run by Glenn Brookfield. ... Will keep 12-16 horses in Hot Springs.

Others to watch JOCKEYS NAME NOTEWORTHY E.T. Baird 2,201 career wins Glenn Corbett 3,317 career wins J. Loveberry Won 200 races last year Eddie Martin 3,547 career wins TRAINERS NAME COMMENT Randy Allen A mainstay at Parx Carl Bowman Oaklawn force in 1990s Danele Durham Eyes on Texas Bling F. Villafranco Oklahoma success Chris Hartman Nearing 900 wins STATISTICS Equibase.com