Alcibiades attracts well-matched field of seven on Keeneland opener
2YO fillies will take the opportunity to get in a track-and-distance prep Friday in the $350,000 Alcibiades Stakes with an eye towards the Breeders’ Cup. […]
Kentucky Oaks
Princess Noor the easiest of winners in Chandelier
Enduring only a few anxious moments when in a bit tight on the inside entering the first turn, 1-5 favorite Princess Noor otherwise proceeded to pummel her overmatched rivals in the $200,000 Chandelier Stakes (G2) […]
Transcript: 2020 Kentucky Oaks post-race news conference
JIM MULVIHILL: All right, ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the Longines Kentucky Oaks is Shedaresthedevil. And we are happy to be joined now by winning owner Staton Flurry, who owns the horse in partnership with […]
Shedaresthedevil throws her hat into Eclipse race with Kentucky Oaks upset
Billed as a showdown between Gamine and Swiss Skydiver, and to a lesser extent Speech, Friday’s $1.25 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) instead went the way of Shedaresthedevil, who posted a 15-1 upset in the 1 […]
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 […]
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 […]