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.

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.

Kentucky Oaks - Gary Hartlage

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

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