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And Why Not

3 year old Filly | Active
Owner(s):
Helen K. Groves  - 
Trainer:
Michael R. Matz
Bred:
Kentucky (USA) by Alexander Groves Matz, LLC
Pedigree:
Street Cry  -  Alchemist  by  A. P. Indy
Rating:
 
 
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What the Nation is saying about And Why Not...

BELIEVE YOU CAN – Brereton Jones’ homebred Kentucky Oaks heroine Believe You Can came out of the race in great shape, trainer Larry Jones said while accepting congratulations at his barn early on Kentucky Derby Day. Read More
A history making run for jockey Rosie Napravnik in the 2012 Kentucky Oaks!Read More
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  • jmcleav · If Went The Day Well wins the Derby, Proud Citizen could make a sweep! Went The Day Well is no lonshot in my book. · 19 days ago ·
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  • amberflash · Why are Julien Leparoux and Rafael Bejarano saying the exact same thing? · 19 days ago ·
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Grace Hall leads a very strong cast of 3-year-old fillies in the 138th running of the Kentucky Oaks on Friday. Who will be your selection?Read More
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  • footlick · Broadway Alibi, Jemima's Pearl, Summer Applause · 20 days ago ·
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  • KyOaksRunner · A lot of support for Grace Hall and Summer Applause so far. My sleeper is Hard Not to Like, I don't think she'll win but she looks good enough to pick up a peice of the action if one of the top three falter. · 20 days ago ·
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The 138th running of the Run for the Lilies takes place in just three days!Read More
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  • KyOaksRunner · Lots of love for Summer Applause! · 23 days ago ·
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  • yukichan · Sticking with On Fire Baby with Amie's Dini... · 23 days ago ·
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The three favorites draw the one, two, and six spots in today's Kentucky Oaks Post Position Draw.Read More
  • champion2011 · Summer Applause and Eden;s Moon look solid. Nice morning line odds doesn't hurt either. · 23 days ago ·
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  • keeneland dan · Summer Applause will never be 15-1 you might get 8-1. Top 2 drew perfect. I will use 1,2,3 ...Speed has zero chance too much of it. · 23 days ago ·
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Florida Derby day at Gulfstream Park featured brilliant sunshine, hot temperatures, enthusiastic fans and topnotch racing. Here are some of the performers -with a few extra photos mixed in - that helped to make the day so special. Read More
Grace Hall, 2nd to Yara as the 4-5 favorite in the Davona Dale (G2) on Feb 25, will try to turn the tables on that rival in Saturday's Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2). Read More
HRN staffers give their picks to help you with your Kentucky Oaks Future WagersRead More
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  • brandycunningham77 · summer applause....WP bet u will get paid. · 85 days ago ·
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  • Capper · We'll according to the table it looks like we Princess Arabella is an automatic throw out. =P · 84 days ago ·
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“That was one for the good guys,” Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas said to Gary Hartlage as Lukas passed the viewing stand just past the six-furlong pole.It was one of many congratulations Hartlage received Monday after Anita Cauley’s On Fire Baby’s three-quarter length victory in the Grade II Po...Read More
Anita Cauley’s homebred On Fire Baby held off a late charge from And Why Not to win the 43rd running of the Grade II, $173,400 Pocahontas for 2-year-old fillies by three-quarters of a length to highlight the opening day of the 21-day Fall Meet at Churchill Downs. Read More
Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s Stephanie’s Kitten swept past Heart of Destiny in deep stretch and went on to win the 60th running of the $400,000 Darley Alcibiades (G1).Read More
  • ahnuckolsjr · That's my girl. She has so much heart and ability! One more race this year, then a little grass and turnout. See you at three! · 230 days ago ·
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Good Luck Tomarrow! Go get'em girl!
It’s hard to imagine a race coming up much tougher than how the Darley Alcibiades Stakes shapes up for opening day at Keeneland. The Grade 1, $400,000 race drew an overflow field of 2-year-old fillies as the ninth of 10 races on the Friday card, with shippers coming from everywhere to try to earn an...Read More
Trainer Tony Dutrow already had a nice horse for the Grade 1 Spinaway in Schuylerville runner-up True Feelings, but in the days leading up to entries for Sunday he mulled adding his maiden winner Grace Hall into the mix. With recent longshot third-place finishes in the Alabama and Travers, Dutrow ha...Read More
The farther the better for And Why Not. Her sire and damsire pass endurance to their offspring. And Why Not’s half brother Burj Dubai is stakes placed. Their dam Alchemist was an allowance level runner who placed third in a Grade 3 stakes. Alchemist is a half-sister to Turnback the Alarm H.(G3) heroine Altesse. The second dam Aldiza won the Go For Wand (G1) and placed in the Test (G1), Spinster (G1), Frizette (G1) and other graded stakes. The fourth dam is blue hen Courtly Dee, dam of Champion Three Year Old Filly Althea.
On Sunday, Georgie’s Angel will try to please all her backers when she heads to the post as the 2-1 morning-line favorite in the 120th running of the Grade 1, $250,000 Spinaway for 2-year-old fillies at Saratoga Race Course. Read More
$800,000 purchase looks like a good investment on this chick...Every so often a horse will match their pedigree and I will be watching her closely
By Street Cry out of the AP Indy mare, Alchemist, And Why Not broke her maiden at first asking yesterday at Saratoga. Ridden by Julien Leperoux, the bay filly lagged behind early, saved ground and drew off smartly in the stretch. The slowish time, more than likely, was a result of a drying out racet...Read More

And Why Not - Pedigree

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Street CryMachiavellianMr. Prospector
Coup De Folie
Helen StreetTroy
Waterway
AlchemistA. P. IndySeattle Slew
Weekend Surprise
AldizaStorm Cat
Aishah

And Why Not - Race Results & Past Performances

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View DetailsView Video05/04/129thJ LeparouxCD111 1/8 mDKentucky Oaks-G103 FBelieve You CanBroadway's AlibiGrace Hall1:49.50
View Details03/31/127thJ LeparouxGP101 1/8 mDGulfstream Oaks-G203 FGrace HallZo ImpressiveHearts Of Red1:49.63
View Details10/30/112ndG GomezCD101 mileDPocahontas-G202 FOn Fire BabyAnd Why NotGlinda the Good1:37.17
View DetailsView Video10/07/116thG GomezKee91 1/16 mSAlcibiades-G102 FStephanie's KittenHeart of DestinyPutthebabiesdown1:43.12
View Details09/04/113rdJ LeparouxSar107 fDSpinaway-G102 FGrace HallJudy The BeautyAnd Why Not1:23.74
View DetailsView Video08/07/111stJ LeparouxSar86 1/2 fDMSW02 FAnd Why NotDark NebulaWicked Mizz1:19.71

 

 

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