Kentucky Oaks - Mistical Plan

Equine Therapy

danshapiro — Fri, 04 May 2007 09:33:48 -0400

As a horseplayer, I rarely think about the daily routine of elite Thoroughbreds and the care and conditioning they receive so they peak on big race days.

Take 12 -- A Swing in the Oaks

macmcbride — Tue, 01 May 2007 16:42:25 -0400

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

Full Field For Kentucky Oaks 133

markhoard — Tue, 01 May 2007 12:28:50 -0400

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

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."

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.

Take 10 -- Pre-Oak(s) Chestnuts

macmcbride — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:04:25 -0400

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

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

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.

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

macmcbride — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 01:53:00 -0400

So Rags to Riches you know about.

Christmas Kid Turns Back Rivals at Keeneland in the Ashland

mervhuber — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 19:11:23 -0400

Christmas Kid hugged the rail and shot to the front entering the stretch under jockey Rene Douglas before holding off a hard charging Octave by a head to win the $500,000 Ashland (Grade 1) at Keeneland.

Ashland Showdown!

mervhuber — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 17:14:48 -0400

The $500,000 Ashland (Grade 1) at Keeneland has assembled the year's most talented group of sophomore fillies to date. Nine fillies from across the country are set to do battle, each seeking a berth in the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on May 4.

Take 6 -- Some will and some won't

macmcbride — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 19:26:05 -0400

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.

Mistical Plan Goes Wire to Wire in Fair Grounds Oaks

markhoard — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 19:55:05 -0500

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.

Answered Questions

justindew — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 19:10:48 -0500

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

Did They Learn Their Lesson?

justindew — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:51:46 -0500

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.

Baroness Thatcher Reigns Supreme in Santa Ysabel

mervhuber — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Gomez, who won a pair of stakes on New Year's Day, extended his 2007 streak at the track to three early in the afternoon when he rode 3-1 second choice Baroness Thatcher to victory in the Grade III, $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes for 3-year-old fillies.