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136TH KENTUCKY OAKS
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HORSE |
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TRAINER |
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JOCKEY |
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ODDS |
| 1 |
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It's Tea Time |
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Rusty Arnold |
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Alan Garcia |
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15-1 |
| 2 |
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Jody Slew |
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Bret Calhoun |
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Miguel Mena |
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30-1 |
| 3 |
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Quiet Temper |
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Dale Romans |
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Robby Albarado |
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10-1 |
| 4 |
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Age of Humor |
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Michael Maker |
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Rajiv Maragh |
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30-1 |
| 5 |
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Blind Luck |
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Jerry Hollendorfer |
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Rafael Bejarano |
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6-5 |
| 6 |
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Beautician |
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Kenny McPeek |
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Alex Solis |
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15-1 |
| 7 |
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Crisp |
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John Sadler |
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Joel Rosario |
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8-1 |
| 8 |
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Tidal Pool |
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D. Wayne Lukas |
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Calvin Borel |
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8-1 |
| 9 |
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Bella Diamante |
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Allen Milligan |
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Mike Smith |
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30-1 |
| 10 |
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Champagne d'Oro |
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Eric Guillot |
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Martin Garcia |
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30-1 |
| 11 |
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Evening Jewel |
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James Cassidy |
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Kent Desormeaux |
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10-1 |
| 12 |
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Ailalea |
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Todd Pletcher |
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John Velazquez |
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15-1 |
| 13 |
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Amen Hallelujah |
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Richard Dutrow Jr. |
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Julien Leparoux |
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8-1 |
| 14 |
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Joanie's Catch |
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Barry Rose |
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Paco Lopez |
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30-1 |
Blind Luck installed as 6-5 Oaks favorite
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| Blind Luck (left) just got up to deny Evening Jewel in the Las Virgenes
(Paula Smith/Horsephotos.com) |
Multiple Grade 1 queen BLIND LUCK (Pollard's Vision), a convincing 2
1/2-length winner of the April 2 Fantasy S. (G2) in her last start, drew post
position 5 and has been installed as the 6-5 morning-line favorite in Friday's
$584,300 Kentucky Oaks (G1). Fourteen fillies are set for the 1 1/8-mile
fillies' classic at Churchill Downs.An Eclipse Award finalist for champion two-year-old filly honors following
victories in the Hollywood Starlet (G1) and Oak Leaf S. (G1), as well as a close
third in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), Blind Luck opened her
sophomore campaign with a victory in the Las Virgenes S. (G1) and then finished a
troubled third in the Santa Anita Oaks (G1).
A 13 1/4-length maiden winner at Calder, the Jerry Hollendorfer-trained chestnut rebounded
in style from her Santa Anita Oaks setback when returning to a dirt track in the
Fantasy at Oaklawn Park, rallying strongly from off the pace to win going away
under the finish line. Regular rider Rafael Bejarano will return to the saddle
on Friday.
Churchill Downs' oddsmaker Mike Battaglia could find no clear-cut second
choice among Blind Luck's 13 rivals, listing AMEN HALLELUJAH (Montbrook), CRISP
(El Corredor) and TIDAL POOL (Yankee Gentleman) as 8-1 co-second choices.
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Amen Hallelujah posted a convincing 6 1/4-length score in the Davona Dale S.
(G2) two back and exits a commendable runner-up finish to Kentucky Derby (G1)
contender Devil May Care (Malibu Moon) in the Bonnie Miss S. (G2) at Gulfstream
Park. Trained by Richard Dutrow Jr., the dark bay filly will keep Julien Leparoux in
the saddle but must overcome post 13.
Crisp, who followed her maiden win with a victory in the Santa Ysabel S. (G3),
will enter the Oaks in good form for John Sadler, upsetting Blind Luck in
the March 6 Santa Anita Oaks last time out. She'll have regular pilot Joel
Rosario up.
Tidal Pool will be seeking her first stakes victory in a tough spot, but the
D. Wayne Lukas charge merits respect off a good second in the Fantasy. She's
registered triple-digit BRIS Speed ratings in her last two outings and will keep
the hot-riding Calvin Borel in the irons.
Ashland S. (G1) winner EVENING JEWEL (Northern Afleet) and Fair Grounds Oaks
(G2) victress QUIET TEMPER (Quiet American) come next on the morning line at
10-1. IT'S TEA TIME (Dynaformer), a fast-finishing second when making her stakes
bow in the Ashland, multiple Grade 1 runner-up BEAUTICIAN (Dehere) and Grade 3
scorer AILALEA (Pulpit) are all listed at 15-1.
JODY SLEW (Slew City Slew), CHAMPAGNE D'ORO (Medaglia d'Oro), BELLA DIAMANTE
(Lost Soldier), JOANIE'S CATCH (First Tour) and AGE OF HUMOR (Distorted Humor),
all rated as outsiders at 30-1 on the morning line, complete the field.
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