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FAIR GROUNDS, New Orleans, LA
| 1 | Summer Applause | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: A+ | $120,000 |
2009 | Bay Filly | Harlan's Holiday - Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy
Sire: Harlan's Holiday , Bay, 1999. Raced 3 years. 22 starts, 9 wins, $3,632,664. Lifetime: 312 yearlings sold, median $55,000.
Broodmare Sire: Royal Academy, Bay, 1987.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2010 Select Yearling Sale, ($82,000).
| 2 | Avie's Sense | Margin: 3½ | TrueNicks: A | $40,000 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Street Sense - Fly for Avie, Lord Avie
Sire: Street Sense , Dark Bay or Brown, 2004. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 6 wins, $4,383,200. Lifetime: 168 yearlings sold, median $83,956.
Broodmare Sire: Lord Avie, Bay, 1978.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, ($120,000).
| 3 | Inny Minnie | Margin: 2¾ | TrueNicks: B+ | $20,000 |
2009 | Chestnut Filly | Hard Spun - Inny River, Seattle Slew
Sire: Hard Spun , Bay, 2004. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 7 wins, $2,673,470. Lifetime: 191 yearlings sold, median $55,000.
Broodmare Sire: Seattle Slew, Dark Bay or Brown, 1974. In 2009: 3.66 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association April 2011 Two-Year-Olds in Training, $240,000.
Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga 2010 Select Yearling Sale, ($210,000).
Others: Believe You Can, $8,000; Table Three Ten, $4,000; Annaclone, $2,000.
Scratched: Applauding.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summer Applause | Robby Albarado | W. Bret Calhoun |
| 2 | Avie's Sense | James Graham | Josie Carroll |
| 3 | Inny Minnie | Shaun Bridgmohan | Steve Margolis |
| 4 | Believe You Can | Rosie Napravnik | J. Larry Jones |
| 5 | Table Three Ten | Javier Castellano | H. Graham Motion |
| 6 | Annaclone | Miguel Mena | Bernard S. Flint |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Summer Applause | Robby Albarado | $8.40 | $4.40 | $2.80 | ||||||
| 2 | Avie's Sense | James Graham | $8.20 | $4.40 | |||||||
| 3 | Inny Minnie | Shaun Bridgmohan | $3.00 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-2) | $69.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (5-2-3) | $260.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (5-2-3-1) | $675.60 | ||||||||||
Evan Hammonds recaps the Peter Pan Stakes, Lazaro Barrera Memorial Stakes and a quick Preakness preview.
Trainer Larry Jones revealed May 11 he would likely point Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) winner Believe You Can to the 1 1/16-mile Mother Goose Stakes (gr. I) at Belmont Park June 23.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Evan Hammonds recaps the 2012 Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks and several undercard races from the weekend.
Churchill Downs Inc. reported record total wagering for the 138th Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) day program of $39.9 million.
Saturday, May 05, 2012
Trainer Larry Jones comments on Believe You Can's victory in the 2012 Kentucky Oaks.
Scenes from Kentucky Oaks Day 2012, including Believe You Can's victory.
Eric Mitchell recaps Kentucky Oaks Day for 2012, highlighted by the victory by Believe You Can and Rosie Napravnik in the Kentucky Oaks. Sponsored by Three Chimneys Farm.
Brereton Jones' homebred daughter of Proud Citizen runs past Broadway's Alibi to win the grade I Kentucky Oaks by three-quarters of a length.
Friday, May 04, 2012With Believe You Can's win in the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I), some nice prices can be found in Churchill Downs' Oaks/Derby double pool.
Friday, May 04, 2012
Who is Jason picking in the Oaks and the Derby?
With so much speed entered in this year's Kentucky Derby, you have to consider that stalkers, and closers who sit just off the pace this year could pull out a victory.
Believe You Can predict the winner of this year's Kentucky Oaks?
A visual look at the Kentucky Oaks field in post position order.
Tucked away in Bret Calhoun's barn 22, a considerable distance from the Kentucky Derby backside bustle, is Kentucky Oaks-bound filly Summer Applause, who was casually eating a hearty hay breakfast the morning of May 2.
While the striking bay Grace Hall has the favored 5-2 morning line status in the May 4 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I), there are plenty of other fillies in the full field of 14 that deserve much more than a passing glance.
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Here is a look at some of the interesting meanings behind the names of this year's Kentucky Oaks fillies
Both Proud Citizen and Empire Maker have shot at Derby/Oaks Double.
Fifteen 3-year-old fillies entered for May 4 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I). On Fire Baby draws the rail; Oaks Lilly on the outside looking in.
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Eric Mitchell updates us on track conditions, the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby works for Bodemeister, Optimizer, Jemima's Pearl and Believe You Can.
Brereton C. Jones' homebred Believe You Can sizzled five furlongs in :58 2/5 over a muddy track at Churchill Downs April 29 as the Proud Citizen filly completed her work for the May 4 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I).
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Brereton Jones' homebred filly Believe You Can, winner of the Fair Grounds Oaks (gr. II) in her most recent start, posted a bullet five-furlong workout, covering the distance in :59 over a fast track the morning of April 22.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Summer Applause, On Fire Baby, and Grace Hall all worked April 20.
Friday, April 20, 2012
This year's Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) picture is shaping up nicely, with a talented cast of fillies poised to contend on the first Friday in May at Churchill Downs.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Pacesetter Believe You Can showed her determination when she held on in the final strided to nip odds-on choice Summer Applause by a head in the $480,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (gr. II) March 31.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
The Fair Grounds Oaks (gr. II) field is headed by Summer Applause, who defeated Avie's Sense by a length in the Rachel Alexandra Stakes (gr. III).
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Every several years, whenever a horse is attempting to sweep the Triple Crown, Billy Turner is summoned by the media to offer his take on the horse, the obstacles that stand in his way, and to reminisce about the great Seattle Slew, who under Turner’s guidance and expertise became racing’s only undefeated Triple Crown winner. [More]
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