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Virginia Oaks

COLONIAL DOWNS, New Kent, VA

  • Purse: $200,000
  • Date: July 19, 2008
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  • Age: 3 yo
  • Race: 8
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1 I Lost My Choo Margin: BRIS: 88 $120,000

2005 | Bay Filly | Western Expression   - Fairy Queen, Tom Rolfe

  • Breeder:Flying Zee Stables
  • Owner: Flying Zee Stable
  • Trainer: Philip M. Serpe
  • Jockey: Edgar S. Prado

Sire: Western Expression  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1996. Raced 2 years. 16 starts, 3 wins, $140,114. Lifetime: 32 yearlings sold, median $2,600.

Broodmare Sire: Tom Rolfe, Bay, 1962.

Sale History: Keeneland Association November 2012 Breeding Stock Sale, $145,000.

2 Namaste's Wish Margin: ½ BRIS: 86 $40,000

2005 | Bay Filly | Pulpit   - Copelan's Bid Gal, Copelan

  • Breeder:Glory Days Breeding, Inc.
  • Owner: Live Oak Plantation
  • Trainer: William I. Mott
  • Jockey: Kent J. Desormeaux

Sire: Pulpit  , Bay, 1994. Raced 1 years. 6 starts, 4 wins, $728,200. Lifetime: 364 yearlings sold, median $150,000.

Broodmare Sire: Copelan, Bay, 1980.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga 2006 Select Yearling Sale, $600,000.

3 Julia Tuttle Margin: BRIS: 85 $22,000

2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Giant's Causeway   - Candy Cane (ARG), Ride the Rails

  • Breeder:Marion G. Montanari
  • Owner: Marion G. Montanari
  • Trainer: A. Ferris Allen, III
  • Jockey: Horacio Karamanos

Sire: Giant's Causeway  , Chestnut, 1997. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 9 wins, $3,078,989. Lifetime: 771 yearlings sold, median $140,000.

Broodmare Sire: Ride the Rails, Dark Bay or Brown, 1991.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton Kentucky February Mixed Sale 2010, $235,000.

Time: 1:50.12   Track: FM

Others: Nijinsky Ballet, $12,000; Athena's Gift, $6,000; Cherokee Queen; Born to Be; Clara's Song; Three Graces.

Scratched: Miss Mafioso.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1I Lost My ChooEdgar S. PradoPhilip M. Serpe
2Namaste's WishKent J. DesormeauxWilliam I. Mott
3Julia TuttleHoracio KaramanosA. Ferris Allen, III
4Nijinsky BalletGarrett K. GomezRobert M. Gorham
5Athena's GiftEmma-Jayne WilsonMalcolm Pierce
6Cherokee QueenJohn R. VelazquezH. Graham Motion
7Born to BeAlan GarciaMichael R. Matz
8Clara's SongLuis GarciaCarlos A. Garcia
9Three GracesRobby AlbaradoRichard R. Scherer

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