2013 Apple Blossom Handicap

Anita Cauley’s On Fire Baby hadn’t raced since May 28 of last year. On April 12 she came back with a vengence, holding off Tiz Miz Sue to win the $500,000 Apple Blossom Handicap (gr. I) at Oaklawn Park by half a length. “I’m really, really proud,“ Cauley said. “I needed her to act like a racehorse today. I didn’t necessarily need the win. This was icing on the cake. We want to have her around for a while.“ Trained by Gary “Red Dog“ Hartlage and ridden by jockey Joe Johnson, both of whom earned