Kentucky Oaks - Churchill Downs

Sealy Hill Gets Feel For Churchill Downs Track; Autobahn Girl Works

johnasher — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:39:50 -0400

Melnyk Racing Stables’ Sealy Hill made her first venture over the main track at Churchill Downs Monday morning, galloping a mile and a half under Julia Brimo. The Point Given filly had vanned over from Keeneland Sunday morning.

Fantasy Winner High Heels Sharp In Work at Churchill Downs

johnasher — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 17:27:36 -0400

Anita Ebert's High Heels, the runaway winner of the Fantasy (GII) in her most recent start, tuned up for her Oaks engagement by working five furlongs over a "fast" track in 1:00 under jockey Joe Johnson before the renovation break Saturday morning at Churchill Downs.

Capacity Field Possible for Oaks 133

johnasher — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:41:25 -0400

Derrick Smith and Michael Tabor's Rags to Riches looms as a heavy favorite for the 133rd running of the $500,000-added Kentucky Oaks (Grade I) at Churchill Downs on May 4, but her presence does not appear to be scaring many opponents away from the 1 1/8-mile race for 3-year-old fillies.

Boca Grande Wins Comely; Rags To Riches Works With Derby Hopeful

johnasher — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 18:10:14 -0400

EAST/BOCA GRANDE BOUNCES BACK IN AQUEDUCT'S COMELY - Phipps Stable's Boca Grande overhauled pacesetting favorite Perfect Forest near the top of the stretch and pulled away to win Saturday's $150,000 Comely Stakes (GIII) at Aqueduct by 1 ½ lengths.

Rags To Riches An Overwhelming Favorite As Final Pool Of '07 Kentucky Oaks Future Bet Ends Record Run

johnasher — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 20:30:38 -0400

Derrick Smith and Michael Tabor's Rags to Riches, the winner of the Las Virgenes (Grade I) and Santa Anita Oaks (GI) at Santa Anita, closed as the strongest favorite in the history of Churchill Downs' Kentucky Oaks Future Wager ("KOFW") as wagering in the bet's third and final pool of 2007 drew to a close early Sunday evening.

Rags To Riches Remains Solid Favorite Heading Into Final Day Of 2007 Kentucky Oaks Future Wager

johnasher — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 01:08:23 -0400

Derrick Smith and Michael Tabor's Rags to Riches, the winner of the Las Virgenes (Grade I) and Santa Anita Oaks (GI) at Santa Anita, continued to be a solid favorite heading into Sunday's final day of betting in Churchill Downs' 2007 Kentucky Oaks Future Wager ("KOFW").

Rags To Riches Solid Favorite As Pool Three Of Kentucky Oaks Future Wager Reaches Midway Point

johnasher — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:07:14 -0400

Derrick Smith and Michael Tabor's Rags to Riches, the winner of the Las Virgenes (Grade I) and Santa Anita Oaks (GI) at Santa Anita, remained a strong favorite at the midpoint of betting in Churchill Downs' 2007 Kentucky Oaks Future Wager ("KOFW").

Boca Grande Looks To Bounce Back In Comely;Street Sounds Takes Beaumont;Hollendorfer Has Four In Bay Meadows BC Oaks

johnasher — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:19:35 -0400

EAST/BOCA GRANDE LOOKS TO REBOUND IN AQUEDUCT'S COMELY - Phipps Stable's Boca Grande will attempt to bounce back from disappointing run in her season debut when she faces eight rivals in Saturday's $150,000 Comely (GII) at Aqueduct.

Rags To Riches Favored Over High Heels, Octave On Opening Day Of Final Oaks Future Pool

johnasher — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:32:11 -0400

Derrick Smith and Michael Tabor's Rags to Riches, the Todd Pletcher-trained winner of the Las Virgenes (Grade I) and Santa Anita Oaks (GI) at Santa Anita, stood as a solid favorite following the first day of Pool 3 of Churchill Downs' 2007 Kentucky Oaks Future Wager ("KOFW") as the pool opened its four-day run on Thursday.

Christmas Kid, High Heels Win; Rags To Riches Breezes At Hollywood

johnasher — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 18:15:24 -0400

MIDWEST/CHRISTMAS KID WINS ASHLAND, HIGH HEELS ROLLS IN FANTASY - Rags to Riches is a two-time Grade I winner and the favorite for the $500,000-added Kentucky Oaks (Grade I) on May 4 at Churchill Downs, but her record cannot rival the accomplishments of Edward P. Evans' homebred Christmas Kid.
The daughter of Lemon Drop Kid held off a late charge by heavily favored Octave to win Saturday's $500,000-added Ashland Stakes (GI) at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky. In doing so, the James Jerkens-trained 3-year-old filly earned her third stakes win of year and did so over her third different surface.

Mistical Plan, Octave In Ashland Rematch; Cotton Blossom Heads Fantasy

johnasher — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:29:52 -0400

MIDWEST/MISTICAL PLAN, OCTAVE HAVE FAIR GROUNDS OAKS REMATCH IN ASHLAND - J. Paul Reddam's Mistical Plan and Starlight Stable and Paul Lucarelli's Octave, the 1-2 finishers in the recent Fair Grounds Oaks (Grade II), are set for an intriguing rematch in Saturday's 70th running of the $500,000 Ashland Stakes (GI) at Keeneland.

Rags To Riches Could Face Boys;Wide Open Bourbonette Breeders' Cup;Weather Delayed Cicada On Saturday

johnasher — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:50:29 -0400

Lukas' Time's Mistress Enters Oaks Picture With Honeybee Win;Autobahn Girl Meets Cotton Blossom At Tampa

johnasher — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 19:10:37 -0400

CENTRAL/LUKAS ENTERS OAKS PICTURE AS TIME’S MISTRESS TAKES HONEYBEE – Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who has won the $500,000 Kentucky Oaks (Grade I) four times, but was on the outside looking in on this year’s Oaks scene until Charles Kidder’s Time’s Mistress scored an upset victory in Friday’s $100,000 Honeybee Stakes at Oaklawn Park.

Rags To Riches Rolls In Santa Anita Oaks, Could Faces Males; O'Neill's Mistical Plan, Mott's High Again Win

johnasher — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:58:56 -0400

WEST/RAGS TO RICHES DOMINANT IN OAKS ROMP, COULD FACE MALES - An emphatic victory in Sunday's $300,000 Santa Anita Oaks (Grade I) left little doubt about which horse sits atop the ranks of contenders for the 133rd running of the Kentucky Oaks (GI) at Churchill Downs on May 4.

Rags To Riches Solid Favorite In Pool 2 Of Kentucky Oaks Future Wager

johnasher — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 21:03:19 -0400

Derrick Smith and Michael Tabor's Rags to Riches, the Todd Pletcher-trained winner of the Las Virgenes (Grade I) and a dominating winner in Sunday's Santa Anita Oaks (GI), stood as a solid favorite in Pool 2 of Churchill Downs' 2007 Kentucky Oaks Future Wager ("KOFW") when wagering on the four-day pool concluded on Sunday evening.

Rags To Riches Emerges As Solid Favorite With One Day To Go In 2007 Kentucky Oaks Future Pool 2

johnasher — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 01:26:11 -0500

Derrick Smith and Michael Tabor's Rags to Riches, winner of the Las Virgenes (Grade I) and the favorite for Sunday's Santa Anita Oaks (GI), emerged as a solid favorite following three days of betting in Churchill Downs' 2007 Kentucky Oaks Future Wager ("KOFW").

Champion Dreaming Of Anna Favored At Midpoint Of Kentucky Oaks Future Pool 2

johnasher — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 02:13:26 -0500

She has lost her first two races of 2007, but Frank Calabrese's champion filly Dreaming of Anna remained the favorite among racing fans across North America at the midway point of four days of betting in Pool 2 of Churchill Downs' 2007 Kentucky Oaks Future Wager ("KOFW").

Dreaming of Anna Returns To Grass; Valdale Attracts A Dozen

johnasher — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:35:25 -0500

RECORD 192 FILLIES NOMINATED TO 133rd KENTUCKY OAKS - Las Virgenes (Grade I) winner Rags to Riches and reigning juvenile filly champion Dreaming of Anna head a record list of 3-year-old fillies nom