Girl Daddy survives hot pace in Pocahontas Stakes
Making an early move into a hot pace is tiring for some horses, but not Girl Daddy. The 2-year-old daughter of Uncle Mo kicked off the 2020-21 Road to the Kentucky Oaks in resounding fashion […]
Kentucky Oaks
2020 Kentucky Oaks field
146TH KENTUCKY OAKS 1. Swiss Skydiver Tyler Gaffalione 8-5 2. Tempers Rising Julien Leparoux 50-1 3. Donna Veloce Ricardo Santana Jr. 15-1 4. Speech Javier Castellano 5-1 5. Gamine John Velazquez 1-1 6. Bayerness Rafael […]
Four Graces, Mundaye Call clash in Eight Belles; Sharing stars in Edgewood
Sophomore fillies who had contemplated the Kentucky Oaks (G1) at one point or another will add to the depth of a fantastic Friday undercard at Churchill Downs. The $300,000 Eight Belles Stakes (G2) pits Four […]
Marquee Kentucky Oaks match-up with Preakness implications
Something has to give when Gamine and Swiss Skydiver square off in the Sept. 4 Kentucky Oaks and barring an upset, the Oaks winner is expected to contest the final leg of the 2020 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico. […]
Swiss Skydiver romps in Alabama with Oaks next on the agenda
Swiss Skydiver chalked up yet another victory on the road to the Sept. 4 Kentucky Oaks (G1) on Saturday with a dominating triumph in the $500,000 Alabama Stakes (G1) at Saratoga, while also securing an […]
Swiss Skydiver faces six in Alabama
After a good second in the Blue Grass (G2) at Keeneland, Swiss Skydiver will return to the 3-year-old filly ranks in Saturday’s $500,000 Alabama (G1) at Saratoga. The three-time graded stakes winner will stretch out […]
Gamine gallops while tying stakes-record time in Test
Following up on her stakes-record demolition job in the Acorn (G1), Michael Lund Petersen’s Gamine equaled the stakes record with another romp in Saturday’s $291,000 Test Stakes (G1) at Saratoga. The 3-10 favorite threw down […]
Hopeful Growth draws away late in Monmouth Oaks
Fifth at a relatively short price in the Delaware Oaks (G3) last month, Hopeful Growth lived up to her moniker with a much-improved effort in Saturday’s $212,000 Monmouth Oaks (G3), dominating the 1 1/16-mile affair […]
Project Whiskey aims for Oaks double in Monmouth version
The longshot trio that dominated last month’s Delaware Oaks (G3) are set to renew rivalry in Saturday’s $200,000 Monmouth Oaks (G3), which will offer qualifying points toward the Sept. 4 Kentucky Oaks (G1) on a […]
Tiz the Law, Gamine favored in latest round of Kentucky Derby, Oaks future pools
As the 2020 Kentucky Derby picture continues to clarify, bettors have settled on a clear favorite for the postponed renewal of the Run for the Roses. Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 6 closed on Sunday […]