Balance favored in final Kentucky Oaks future pool
BALANCE (Thunder Gulch), the favorite for Saturday’s Ashland S.
(G1) at Keeneland, looms as a solid favorite in the final pool of the Kentucky
Oaks (G1) Future Wager, which launches its four-day run on Thursday. The David
Hofmans trainee is listed at 7-2 favorite on the morning line. The bay filly
won the Las Virgenes S. (G1) and Santa Anita Oaks (G1) in her first two starts
of the season.
The mutuel field, which includes all three-year-old fillies
other than the 23 individual wagering interests, is the 5-1 second choice in
Pool 3. Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) runner-up WILD FIT (Wild Wonder),
who finished second in the Las Virgenes and third in the Santa Anita Oaks, is
next at 8-1 on the morning line. The remaining wagering interests are all at
odds of 12-1 or higher.
There are nine new wagering interests in Pool 3 of the Kentucky
Oaks Future Wager: Martha Washington S. winner BROWNIE POINTS (Forest Wildcat),
who finished second in the Honeybee S. in her last start; Florida Oaks winner
BUSHFIRE (Louis Quatorze), Honeybee winner ERMINE (Exchange Rate), Forward Gal
S. (G2) winner MIRACULOUS MISS (Mr. Greeley), Santa Anita Oaks runner-up QUIET
KIM (Real Quiet), Gulfstream Park allowance winner READY TO PLEASE (More Than
Ready), WinStar/Sunland Park Oaks winner SWEET FOURTY (Sweetsouthernsaint),
Bonnie Miss S. (G2) winner TEAMMATE (A.P. Indy), Bourbonette Breeders’ Cup S.
(G3) winner TOP NOTCH LADY (Sultry Song).
Top Notch Lady and Brownie Points are not nominated to the
Kentucky Oaks, but trainer Mark Casse plans to make Top Notch Lady a
supplemental entry to the race at a cost of $25,000. Trainer Donnie Von Hemel
said Brownie Points could also be supplemented to the Kentucky Oaks if she runs
well in the Fantasy S. (G2) at Oaklawn Park on April 14.
2006
Kentucky Oaks Future Wager Pool 3
| NO. | HORSE | ODDS | ||
| 1. | Adieu | 20-1 | ||
| 2. | Balance | 7-2 | ||
| 3. | *Brownie Points | 50-1 | ||
| 4. | *Bushfire | 20-1 | ||
| 5. | Celestial Legend | 20-1 | ||
| 6. | Crystal Current | 30-1 | ||
| 7. | Diplomat Lady | 30-1 | ||
| 8. | *Ermine | 20-1 | ||
| 9. | Ex Caelis | 50-1 | ||
| 10. | French Park | 20-1 | ||
| 11. | India | 20-1 | ||
| 12. | Itty Bitty Pretty | 15-1 | ||
| 13. | *Miraculous Miss | 30-1 | ||
| 14. | *Quiet Kim | 15-1 | ||
| 15. | *Ready to Please | 30-1 | ||
| 16. | Sweet Belle | 30-1 | ||
| 17. | *Sweet Fourty | 20-1 | ||
| 18. | Sweet Sugaree | 50-1 | ||
| 19. | *Teammate | 12-1 | ||
| 20. | *Top Notch Lady | 30-1 | ||
| 21. | Wait a While | 12-1 | ||
| 22. | Wild Fit | 8-1 | ||
| 23. | Wonder Lady Anne L | 20-1 | ||
| 24. | All Other
Three-Year-Old Fillies |
5-1 |
*An asterisk represents a new wagering interest in Pool 3