December 25, 2024

Stellar Wind early favorite in Kentucky Oaks

Last updated: 4/30/15 8:12 PM



141ST KENTUCKY OAKS




















PP   HORSE   TRAINER   JOCKEY   ODDS
1   Forever Unbridled   Dallas Stewart   Mike Smith   15-1
2   Shook Up   Steve Asmussen   Robby Albarado   30-1
3   Include Betty   Doug Anderson   Rosemary Homeister Jr.   20-1
4   Eskenformoney   Todd Pletcher   Javier Castellano   20-1
5   Condo Commando   Rudy Rodriguez   Joel Rosario   4-1
6   Angela Renee   Todd Pletcher   John Velazquez   15-1
7   Lovely Maria   Larry Jones   Kerwin Clark   5-1
8   I’m a Chatterbox   Larry Jones   Florent Geroux   4-1
9   Money’soncharlotte   Kelly Breen   Paco Lopez   50-1
10   Oceanwave   Wayne Catalano   Rafael Bejarano   30-1
11   Sarah Sis   Ingrid Mason   Gary Stevens   30-1
12   Stellar Wind   John Sadler   Victor Espinoza   7-2
13   Birdatthewire   Dale Romans   Irad Ortiz Jr.   6-1
14   Puca   Bill Mott   Junior Alvarado   15-1
    Also eligible:            
15   Peace and War   Olly Stevens   Julien Leparoux   50-1


Stellar Wind early favorite in Kentucky Oaks










Stellar Wind is the
morning-line favorite for Kentucky Oaks 141


(Benoit Photos)




Stellar Wind (Curlin), comfortable winner in three of four starts including
the Santa Anita Oaks (G1), was made the 7-2 morning line favorite for Friday’s
$1 million Kentucky Oaks (G1). The 1 1/8-mile race for three-year-old fillies,
which will be run for the 141st time at Churchill Downs, attracted a full field
of 14 with one also-eligible.

Trained by John Sadler, Stellar Wind captured the April 14 Santa Anita Oaks
by 5 1/4 lengths. That effort was preceded by a 2 3/4-length score in the Santa
Ysabel (G3), also at 1 1/16 miles.

The co-second choices in the Oaks field are Condo Commando (Tiz Wonderful)
and I’m a Chatterbox (Munnings), who were both pegged at 4-1. Condo Commando has
captured both starts at Aqueduct this season, the Gazelle (G2) and Busher, and
enjoyed a prominent freshman campaign that included blowout wins in the Frizette
(G1) and Demoiselle (G2).




I’m a Chatterbox is also undefeated this year, having swept Fair Grounds’
trio of preps for the Kentucky Oaks. An eight-length score in the
Silverbulletday were followed by 2 1/2-length wins in the Rachel Alexandra (G3)
and Fair Grounds Oaks (G2).



Other major prep winners in the Oaks lineup are Ashland (G1) scorer Lovely
Maria (Majesticperfection), Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) vixen Birdatthewire
(Summer Bird), and Fantasy (G3) upsetter Include Betty (Include).

The lone also-eligible is Peace and War (War Front), upset winner of the
Alcibiades (G1) at Keeneland in her juvenile finale but the trailer in the field
of seven in the April 4 Ashland in her season debut.




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