Mistical Plan

Mac McBride
West Coast

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Take 12 -- A Swing in the Oaks

So we’ve got a baker’s dozen plus one in the 133rd Oaks, a most interesting race and the key, natch, to the Oaks – Derby double.

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Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Full Field For Kentucky Oaks 133

Led by 5-2 morning line favorite Rags to Riches, who drew post 11, Friday’s 133rd Kentucky Oaks drew a full field of 14 when entries were taken at the Churchill Downs’ Racing Office Tuesday morning.

Mac McBride
West Coast

Monday, April 23, 2007

Take 10 -- Pre-Oak(s) Chestnuts

Some little chestnuts (sounds better than acorns) en route to that big Oak(s):

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Mac McBride
West Coast

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Take 7 -- Could "Tough" Have the Oaks Stuff?

So Rags to Riches you know about.

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Friday, April 06, 2007

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

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.

Mac McBride
West Coast

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Take 6 -- Some will and some won't

So for better or worse --- and obviously her people will take the better on that one – Rags to Riches will not be seen in her racing armor between now and May 4, when she will come out of the big paddock at Churchill Downs the likely favorite in the 133rd Kentucky Oaks.

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Monday, March 12, 2007

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

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.

Sunday, March 11, 2007

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

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").

Sunday, March 11, 2007

Mistical Plan Goes Wire to Wire in Fair Grounds Oaks

NEW ORLEANS, La. – J. Paul Reddam’s California-bred filly Mistical Plan led every step of the way under jockey Corey Nakatani to win the $400,000 Grade II Fair Grounds Oaks Saturday at Fair Grounds Race Course.

Justin Dew
South

Sunday, March 11, 2007

Answered Questions

Saturday's Fair Grounds Oaks did quite a bit towards clearing up the Kentucky Oaks picture.

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Justin Dew
South

Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Did They Learn Their Lesson?

Listen, I have no idea who is going to win the Fair Grounds Oaks on Saturday. But I can tell you this: Any jockey who lets Appealing Zophie get away with slow fractions again deserves to lose.

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