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Quartet of Millionaires for Jenny Wiley

Quartet of Millionaires for Jenny Wiley

A long wait for the spring thaw and the return of top-level turf racing to Kentucky helped produce an extraordinarily tough group of 10 older fillies and mares for the $200,000 Jenny Wiley Stakes (gr. IIT) at Keeneland April 12. Grade I winners Precious Kitten, Rutherienne, and Bit of Whimsy and the last two Canadian Horse of the Year winners, Arravale and Sealy Hill, account for half of the field.

 Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Candy Ball Wires Bayou BC Handicap

Candy Ball Wires Bayou BC Handicap

Candy Ball broke sharply and led every step of the way in the $150,000 Bayou Breeders' Cup Handicap Feb. 23 at Fair Grounds, soundly defeating five rivals in the 1 1/8-mile test that was moved to the dirt.

 Saturday, February 23, 2008
Familiar Foes Return For Bayou 'Cap

Familiar Foes Return For Bayou 'Cap

A field of seven is entered for the Feb. 23 Bayou Handicap, a 1 1/8-mile turf test for older fillies and mares at Fair Grounds.

 Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Dreaming of Anna Returns to Turf in Regret

Dreaming of Anna, last year's champion 2-year-old filly, will try to make it two straight on grass as she heads Saturday's Regret Stakes (gr. IIIT) at 1 1/8 miles at Churchill Downs.

 Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Swingit Nips Luna Dorada in Exciting Edgewood

Closing from the rear of the field after the opening half-mile, Robert V. Hovelson's homebred Swingit proved a game winner when she bettered Luna Dorada by a head to win the $171,500 Edgewood for 3-year-old fillies on Friday at rainy Churchill Downs.

 Friday, May 04, 2007

Swingit Dances to Jessamine Stakes Upset

Swingit, a 15-1 outsider, rallied from last place Thursday at Keeneland to win the $125,000 JPMorgan Chase Jessamine Stakes.

 Thursday, October 26, 2006