Bourbonette

Jill Byrne
Mid-West

Sunday, April 01, 2007

Taking Pletcher as an option to Pletcher in the Oaks

The saying goes , "you need to fight fire with fire". Translate that to horse terms and you need to beat Pletcher with Pletcher.

Saturday, March 24, 2007

Sealy Hill Holds On In Bourbonette

Sealy Hill struck the front at the top of the stretch and just held off a determined Panty Raid in the final yards of Saturday's $150,000 Bourbonette Breeders' Cup (Grade 3). The top pair may have established themselves as potential contenders for the Kentucky Oaks.

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Bourbonette Attracts Overflow Field of Promising Fillies

An overflow field of 14 has been entered in the $150,000 Bourbonette Breeders' Cup (Grade 3), a one-mile test for 3-year-old fillies to be run at Turfway Park on Saturday's stakes filled card.  The size of the field is matched by the quality it has attracted, boasting stakes winners Olivine, Our Dancing Babe, and Sealy Hill, as well as other highly touted youngsters Silverinyourpocket, Floral Park, and Bavarian Belle.