Oaks Prep Reviews

Kentucky Oaks 134

merv — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:56:01 -0500

Comely

merv — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:55:13 -0500

The Comely Stakes is a Grade II event with a purse of $150,000 and has been a prep to the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing or the Kentucky Oaks.

Ta Wee won this race in 1969. Mom's Command won it in 1985.

Winners of the Comely in the past seven years are:

* 2007 - Boca Grande
* 2006 - Miraculous Miss
* 2005 - Acey Deucey
* 2004 - Society Selection

Stonerside Beaumont

merv — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:54:27 -0500

Fantasy

merv — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:52:33 -0500

The Fantasy Stakes is held at Oaklawn Park each year. A Grade II race, the Fantasy offers a purse of $250,000.

Ashland

merv — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:53:32 -0500

The Ashland Stakes is held annually in early April at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky,. It was named for the homestead and breeding farm of statesman Henry Clay. Restricted to three-year-olds fillies, the Grade 1 race is currently run at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the polytrack and offers a purse of $500,000.

Bonnie Miss

merv — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:51:36 -0500

The Bonnie Miss Stakes is held at Gulfstream Park each year. The race is open to three-year-old fillies,at 1 1/8 miles on the dirt.

The Grade II Bonnie Miss carries a purse of $150,000.

Bourbonette Breeders' Cup

merv — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:50:34 -0500

The Bourbonette Breeders' Cup is a race held in late March at Turfway Park. The race is open to three-year-old fillies going one mile on the polytrack. It offers a purse of $150,000 and is a Grade 3 event.

Honeybee

merv — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:49:39 -0500

The Honeybee is a race held annually at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is open to three-year-old fillies and is competed over a distance of 1 1/16 miles on dirt. The race will run as a Grade III in 2008 and previously being an ungraded event.

Previous winners:

2007   Time's Mistress
2006   Ermine
2005   (did not run)

Florida Oaks

merv — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:48:46 -0500

The Florida Oaks is a race held annually at Tampa Bay Downs in Tampa, Florida. It is open to three-year-old fillies and is competed over a distance of 1 1/16 miles on dirt. The race regained its Grade III ranking for 2008.

Santa Anita Oaks

merv — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:47:40 -0500

The Santa Anita Oaks is a Grade One event open to three-year-old fillies held annually in mid March at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The Kentucky Oaks (GI) prep is scheduled for 1 1/16 miles and currently offers a purse of $300,000.

Fair Grounds Oaks

merv — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:44:47 -0500

Davona Dale

merv — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:43:47 -0500

The Davona Dale Stakes is a race for 3-year-old fillies held at Gulfstream Park in Florida. It is contested at one and one-eighth miles on the dirt. A Grade II event, it offers a purse of $150,000.

Las Virgenes

merv — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:40:17 -0500

The Las Virgenes Stakes is a race for thoroughbred fillies. A Grade I event, it's raced each February at Santa Anita Park and offers a purse of $250,000 for eligible three-year-olds. The Las Virgenes is run at a distance of one mile on the cushion surface and is considered a prep for the Santa Anita Oaks, itself a prep for the Kentucky Oaks.

Past winners:

Stonerside Forward Gal

merv — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:41:18 -0500

The Forward Gal Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run at Gulfstream Park each year. The Grade II event is open to fillies, age three, willing to race seven furlongs on the dirt and carries a purse of $150,000.

This race is considered a prep for the Kentucky Oaks.

Silverbulletday

merv — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:38:59 -0500

The Silverbulletday Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run at Fair Grounds Race Course each year. The Grade III event is open to fillies, age three, willing to race 1 1/16 miles on the dirt and carries a purse of $200,000.

Santa Ynez

merv — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:37:49 -0500

The Santa Ynez Stakes is run at Santa Anita Park. The race is open to fillies, age three, going seven furlongs on the cushion track. A Grade II event, it carries a purse of $150,000 and is considered a prep to the Kentucky Oaks.

Susan's Girl won this race in 1972. Serena's Song won it in 1995.

2008 - Indian Blessing
2007 - Jump On In

Santa Ysabel

merv — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:31:56 -0500

The Santa Ysabel Stakes, also at Santa Anita Park, is open to three-year-old fillies going one and 1 1/16 miles on the cushion track. The race is a Grade III event with a purse of $100,000.

Past winners:

Tiffany Lass

merv — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:36:01 -0500

The Tiffany Lass Stakes is held at the historic Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is a stakes race for three-year old fillies going 1 mile (8 furlongs) on the dirt. It offers a purse of $100,000, and is normally run in mid-January. Trainers use it as a prep race for the Fair Grounds Oaks (GII), and potentially the Kentucky Oaks.