A trio of final preps closed out the road to the Kentucky Oaks (G1), with Where’s My Ring winning the Gazelle (G3) at Aqueduct and Leslie’s Rose victorious in the Ashland (G1) at Keeneland to secure their spots in the premier race for 3-year-old fillies. Final Oaks preps decide top 14 Oaks quali...
On Friday (April 5), opening day at Keeneland, eight 3-year-old fillies will assemble for the $600,000 Ashland Stakes (G1), all vying to earn points to qualify for the nation’s premier filly race, the $1.5 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) four weeks hence. The Ashland is one of 19 stakes at Keeneland’...
A neck shy of pulling off a 17-1 upset in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), Jody’s Pride made her 3-year-old debut a winning one and vaulted from 24th to first place on the Kentucky Oaks (G1) leaderboard with her 2 ¼-length score in the $200,000 Busher Stakes at Aqueduct on Saturday. Sta...
The colts (and an occasional gelding) “Run for the Roses” in the Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 4. Not to be left out, the fillies have their own race one day earlier, the Kentucky Oaks (G1), also at Churchill Downs. The “Lillys for the Fillies” chase begins in earnest this weekend. Just as in t...
The $100,000 Busanda Stakes for 3-year-old fillies on Saturday is the midway point on the New York road to the Kentucky Oaks (G1), and trainer Ken McPeek hopes Shimmering Allure can live up to her role as the 4-5 morning-line favorite. The most seasoned and accomplished filly in the compact field of...
Horseplayers would be wise to consider a Bob Baffert exacta the next time a graded stakes race for 2- or 3-year-olds is run in California. Five times in the past five months, the Hall of Fame trainer has finished 1-2, most recently with 3-year-olds Muth ($2.80 on a $2 win bet) and Pilot Commander in...
The $300,000 Springboard Mile provides Remington Park in Oklahoma City with the opportunity to showcase 2-year-olds who could wind up in the Kentucky Derby. It’ll be the 15th edition of the ungraded $300,000 Springboard, but significantly the race is one offering qualifying points for the 150th De...
Dornoch pulled off a refuse-to-lose re-rally in the final furlong and edged Sierra Leone by a nose in the $250,000 Remsen (G2) at Aqueduct on an overcast Saturday. The track was muddy and sealed all day, which made for a speed bias with the rail the best place to be. Dornoch, the favorite in the [&h...
By US Racing Staff The $1.25 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) turned into an international affair after Pretty Mischievous made a stretch run to victory on Friday at Churchill Downs in front of a crowd of 106,381. The Kentucky-bred filly was ridden by Florida-born Tyler Gaffalione, trained by Irishman Bre...
Wet Paint Commands Center Stage in 2023 Kentucky Oaks By US Racing Team Godolphin-owned Wet Paint checks most boxes as the 5-2 morning line favorite for the $1.25 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) on Friday. The Kentucky Oaks for 3-year-old fillies is the companion event to Saturday’s $3 million Kentucky...
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