Kentucky Oaks - Updates

Pletcher Trio Handling Sloppy Surface "Really Well"

mervhuber — Thu, 03 May 2007 14:27:12 -0400

Pletcher was asked about the possibility of a wet track for the $500,000, nine-furlong Oaks and how it might affect his horses.

"They all seemed to handle it well this morning - in fact, really well," the three-time Eclipse Award winner said.

Dawn After Dawn Happy With Post; Pletcher Fillies in Spring; High Heels Update

mervhuber — Wed, 02 May 2007 14:49:16 -0400

Dawn After Dawn's trainer Wesley Hawley said, "The one hole is perfect, I'm fine with it. She's got a good mind. She'll break on top and come back to the rider (jockey Robby Albarado). She's push-button. I like the way she's coming into it."

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Pletcher Trio Ships to Churchill Downs

mervhuber — Tue, 01 May 2007 14:16:28 -0400

AUTOBAHN GIRL - Live Oak Plantation's Autobahn Girl galloped a mile and a half at Churchill Downs Tuesday morning in preparation for Friday's Kentucky

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High Again Sharpens Up in Final Work

mervhuber — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:55:55 -0400

High Again breezed a strong half-mile in :47.80 Monday after the renovation break under Larry Melancon. Mott, Churchill's all-time leading conditioner by victories, looks forward to participating in Louisville's landmark race for 3-year-old fillies.

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Wesley Hawley: "Be Afraid"

mervhuber — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:22:18 -0400

Dawn and Ike Thrash's Dawn After Dawn signaled her readiness for the Kentucky Oaks by working five furlongs in 1:00.20 on Sunday morning. The move impressed trainer Wesley Hawley and was the third-fastest of 26 at the distance over a track labeled "fast."

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Dreaming of Anna Sparkles in Workout

mervhuber — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:28:06 -0400

Eclipse Award-winning filly Dreaming of Anna all but cemented her Kentucky Oaks credentials Saturday when she drilled a bullet five furlongs in :58.60, fastest of 47 workouts at the distance. Trainer Wayne Catalano said that owner Frank Calabrese has veto power, but that his recommendation will be for the Oaks, instead of the grassy Edgewood Stakes.

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Mistical Plan & Silver Knockers Work; 'Anna' Set to Work

mervhuber — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:31:38 -0400

AUTOBAHN GIRL/SILVER KNOCKERS - Elk Manor Farm and James Moran's Silver Knockers worked a half-mile in :48.20 after the renovation break with Joe Johnson up

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Surprise! Champion Dreaming of Anna "Leaning Towards" Oaks

mervhuber — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:08:00 -0400

Frank Calabrese's Dreaming of Anna, winner of the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (GI) and the champion 2-year-old filly of 2006, took a van ride from Keeneland to Churchill Downs on Thursday to continue preparations for a possible bid for the 133^rd running of the $500,000-added Kentucky Oaks (Grade I).

"We're leaning toward it," said Catalano.

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Pletcher Trio Gallops; High Again Walks; Sealy Hill's Work Postponed

mervhuber — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:26:11 -0400

AUTOBAHN GIRL/SILVER KNOCKERS - Elk Manor Farm and James Moran's Silver Knockers galloped Wednesday morning at Churchill Downs with exercise rider Heather St

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High Again Gears Up

mervhuber — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:02:38 -0400

Zayat Stables' High Again worked five furlongs in 1:01.40 under jockey Larry Melancon after the renovation break Tuesday morning at Churchill Downs. The move was the 12^th-fastest of 36 at the distance over a track labeled as "fast."

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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.

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Rags to Riches Works in Company with Circular Quay

mervhuber — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:43:28 -0400

AUTOBAHN GIRL/SILVER KNOCKERS - The Live Oak Plantation's Autobahn Girl and Elk Manor Farms and James Moran's Silver Knockers each gallo

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Folk Preps for Oaks in Dubai; Dream Rush Readies for Return

mervhuber — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:36:30 -0400

INTERNATIONAL/FOLK MEETS BOYS IN QUALITY TEST FOR KENTUCKY OAKS BID - Godolphin Racing's streaking Folk will get a quality test against males as she preps fo

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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

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Cotton Blossom Wins Fla. Oaks; Time's Mistress, Tough Tiz's Sis win for Lukas, Baffert

mervhuber — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 16:29:50 -0400

SOUTHEAST/PLETCHER'S COTTON BLOSSOM WINS FLORIDA OAKS IN '07 DEBUT - Dogwood Stable's Cotton Blossom, third to champion Dreaming of Anna
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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.

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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.

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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").

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Rags To Riches Heads Santa Anita Oaks;Appealing Zophie Bids For Fair Grounds Oaks

johnasher — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 18:02:22 -0500

WEST/RAGS TO RICHES HEAVILY FAVORED IN SANTA ANITA OAKS - Derrick Smith and Michael Tabor's Rags to Riches assumed the role of favorite for the $500,000-added Kentucky Oaks (Grade I) when she defeated a star-studded cast in her stakes debut in the Las Virgenes (GI) at Santa Anita. A strong effort in Sunday's $300,000 Santa Anita Oaks (GI) would likely make the 3-year-old daughter of A.P. Indy an overwhelming favorite to wear the lilies that will go to the winner of the 133rd running of the Kentucky Oaks on Friday, May 4.

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Appealing Zophie Favored In Fair Grounds Oaks; Rags To Riches To SA Oaks; Grade I Winner Sutra Loses

johnasher — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 20:55:46 -0500

CENTRAL/FLORAL PARK EDGES GRADE I WINNER SUTRA; EIGHT TO VIE IN FAIR GROUNDS OAKS – Overbrook Farm’s homebred Floral Park dueled for the early lead and had plenty left to hold off grade I winner Sutra in a Friday allowance race at Oaklawn Park.

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Grade I Winner Sutra Loses In '07 Debut;Boca Grande To Forward Gal

johnasher — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 19:23:11 -0500

CENTRAL/GRADE I WINNER SUTRA BACK IN ACTION AT OAKLAWN - Stonerside Stable and Oakcrest Farm's Sutra, a grade I stakes winner at two, was upset on Friday at Oaklawn Park as she made her first start on the road to the $500,000 Kentucky Oaks (Grade I).

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Champion Dreaming Of Anna 0-for-2 In '07; Octave To Fair Grounds Oaks

johnasher — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:44:41 -0500

SOUTHEAST/AUDACIOUS CHLOE UPSETS CHAMP DREAMING OF ANNA - The unbeaten record of reigning juvenile filly champion Dreaming of Anna was already history, and now her record on grass has its first blemish.

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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

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Autobahn Girl Rolls To First Stakes Win At Tampa Bay

johnasher — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:22:48 -0500

TOP KENTUCKY OAKS 133 STORIES:

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Saturday Is Kentucky Oaks Nomination Deadline; Zito's Autobahn Girl Tops Tampa's Suncoast

johnasher — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:37:57 -0500

DEADLINE FOR KENTUCKY OAKS NOMINATIONS SET FOR MIDNIGHT SATURDAY
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Rags To Riches Emerges From Las Virgenes As A Star; Dream Rush Upsets Dreaming of Anna; Oaks Noms Deadline Is Feb. 17

johnasher — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:30:10 -0500

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