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2011 Kentucky Oaks (G1)

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Date/Track:
5/6/2011, Churchill Downs
Post Time:
5:45 PM ET
Distance:
1 1/8 m (Dirt)
Age/Sex:
3 F
Time:
1:49.50

What the Nation is saying about the 2011 Kentucky Oaks (G1)...

With another showdown against Blind Luck just a few days away, Matt Shifman explores Havre De Grace's place ...Read More
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  • crazymomof4 · Proud Spell - Hard Spun - Grace - Eight Belles - Jenda · 116 days ago ·
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  • AndyScoggin · Hey, it is fun to look back at this question seven months later. Clearly now the answer is YES, HDG is the best horse Larry Jones has ever trained. · 116 days ago ·
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This week we introduce the second edition of the Eclipse Debates. The Chicago Dark Horse, Chris Sorenson and I will be looking at the 3 year old divisions and deciding who should deserve to be the Eclipse award winner. Read More
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  • kedez2012 · Caleb's Posse deserves it, but Animal Kingdom will win. · 169 days ago ·
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  • grdhzloinz · Fortunately I was able to attend the Kings Bishop race in Saratoga to see Caleb's Posse's win! He is a fantastic horse and knows how to win his race no matter the competitors. After his awesome win at Churchill Downs, I think he has proved himself worth of the Eclipse Award. · 154 days ago ·
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St. John’s River has been knocking on the door for most of 2011, tomorrow is her time to kick it in. In a race that includes two-time grade 1 winner, It’s Tricky, Kentucky Oaks victor, Plum Pretty, Queen’s Plate heroine, Inglorious, and Black-Eyed Susan winner, Royal Delta, why am I expecting the fi...Read More
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  • bornstar · I just finished handicapping this one and St. Johns is the best bet. Like you said the distance will suit her well and Plum Pretty and It's Tricky will probably get into a speed duel opening it up for her to make the late charge. · 283 days ago ·
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  • BrianZipse · Not sure if it will be a speed duel, but just as long as they keep each other busy for the opening mile. · 283 days ago ·
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Zazu won her second graded stakes race of the year in the Hollywood Oaks, and finished ahead of Plum Pretty for the third time in four starts. Read More
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  • arazi · The video is on the Hollywood Oaks page. Or you can go to Plum Pretty's page and see it. · 337 days ago ·
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  • KyOaksRunner · @greatercincinnatipropertymanagement - If you click on the link to "Zazu" or "Plum Pretty's" home page and scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page with their race records, there's a little video link on the far left side of each career race listed. Click on that and it will bring up the race replay. I'll look into seeing if we can publish them on the same page with the stories in the meantime. · 337 days ago ·
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My iPhone took this photo accidentally, but it's a good reflection of my Derby weekend experience. Lots of walking! It was my first time spending the First Saturday in May at Churchill Downs, and it really was unforgettable. Some of those footprints are actually mine—walking the track from the backs...Read More
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  • Saratoga John · · 359 days ago ·
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  • Saratoga John · It's the only sport where the fan chooses to become a participant every half hour. Consequently there is a sense of comeraderie among the attendees unlike other sports where often the attendees are adversarial due to their allegience. For someone who is relatively 'new' to horse racing, you have picked up on an aspect of the sport that long-time fans overlook . . . we're ALL in it together! · 359 days ago ·
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I had a plan this past week when I was preparing to take off for my trip to Ireland. I had my laptop, flashdrive and saved files all relative to the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (gr.2) set to go. My hotel in Dublin had free high speed WiFi and I was eager to continue my coverage of the race and contender...Read More
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  • BigAConfidential · Welcome back, Brian! I must hear about your trip to the Emerald Isle at some point. You and I have both liked Royal Delta for some time. She got a dream setup Friday, yes. But she still capitalized very nicely. Interested to watch the rest of her campaign play out. · 370 days ago ·
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  • KyOaksRunner · Thanks Joe, it was amazing! Yes, I've been loving Royal Delta but had her pegged for second here, she really came through in a big way. I remember you called her in my last post, nice job!! :) · 370 days ago ·
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Medaglia d’Oro has produced magic twice in the last three years in America’s most celebrated race for three year old fillies. In 2009 Rachel Alexandra set the bar at an unreachable height with her 20 ¼ length victory in the Kentucky Oaks when she came within 1/5 of a second of the stakes record. In ...Read More
  • BrianZipse · Great coverage of the Oaks, Brian. The top two were the best and ran great ... I am still hoping that St. John's River got there, but Plum Pretty was a deserving winner. I wonder if any of these will wheel back for the Black-Eyed Susan? · 386 days ago ·
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  • KyOaksRunner · Thanks Brian! I haven't heard anything about the KY Oaks runners making the Black-Eyed Susan yet but I know Wyomia is heading there which is great! · 384 days ago ·
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Trainer Andy Leggio Jr. was enthused by St. John's River's near miss performance in the Kentucky Oaks. His plan is now to give her a break of a few weeks and then point for a Breeders' Cup campaign in the Fall. Read More
All-sources wagering on the 12-race Kentucky Oaks card at Churchill Downs on Friday set an Oaks Day record at $37.5 million, including a record ontrack handle of $12.1 million, according to Churchill. The Friday all-sources handle total was up 4.2 percent over the previous record, set last year, at ...Read More
Plum Pretty sat a comfortable stalking trip en route to a good looking score in Friday's Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs. Read More
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  • gardenesque1 · Kathmanblu might be better on turf. Nice efforts by Plum Pretty and St. John's River. · 389 days ago ·
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  • CommaToTheTop · Well, I was really hoping Kathmanblu wil come first. But we have it clear Medaglia d'Oro is a good sire, Rachel Alexandra and now Plum Pretty ;) · 388 days ago ·
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24 hours from racing’s biggest day, I find myself needing to take a breath and put my Derby thoughts on hold for just a little … for today is fillies’ day, and they run for the lilies. The female version of the Kentucky Derby is of huge importance in its own right, and personally, it is one of my fa...Read More
Racing’s day of pink has arrived. In just a few short hours Churchill Downs will slowly begin to fill with thousands of fans ready to witness an exciting day of racing and the stands will rapidly become a sea of pink. Pink has become the color of preference at the Kentucky Oaks since it began to par...Read More
The Space Gal and I made it down to Louisville last night safely. This is her first Derby so she's plenty excited and just bought her first Oaks Day hat.  The bad weather they have been predicting all week looks to have passed by and the sky is clear and…Read More
Ladies First! Keeping this one simple, Joyful Victory figures to have a Joyful Victory!
Forgive Jerry Moss if he enters upon Churchill Downs this week with mixed emotions. On the face of it, the sight of the place should trip nothing but blissful memories. Moss and his wife, Ann, took their first turn on the national stage in 1994 when their filly Sardula won the 120th running of the K...Read More
OCEANPORT, N.J. – Monmouth Park gates will open at 9:30 am on Friday, May 6, and at 9 am on Saturday, May 7, for simulcasting of Churchill Downs’ Kentucky Oaks Day and Kentucky Derby Day cards, respectively.    Wagering will commence at 10 am both days in advance of Churchill’s 10:30 am f...Read More
The 2011 Kentucky Oaks will be run in two days and the post positions have been drawn. A field of 13 will contest the 137th running but my longtime number one ranked filly R Heat Lightning is not part of the equation. R Heat Lightning came down with a problem in her right knee and will be evaluated ...Read More
Saturday and Sunday produced works from six probably Kentucky Oaks starters beginning on Saturday with Kathmanblu, Lilacs and Lace, Summer Soiree and Zazu as well as Niji’s Grand Girl who is now a possible for the Oaks according to trainer Ken McPeek. On Sunday Joyful Victory and Her Smile were the ...Read More
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  • bellesforever · She is my top pick..after watching her work yesterday..ohh yah! · 393 days ago ·
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  • KyOaksRunner · She looks incredible, very confident! · 392 days ago ·
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Zipse’s Kentucky Derby Daily – Day 5 Pedigree Spotlight written by Scott Dick It's Here!!! Can you believe it? Finally, it's the week of the Kentucky Derby, and like most of you, I'm feeling like a kid in a candy store who's eagerly awaiting his chocolate milk balls and bubble gum gum-drops. This is...Read More
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  • jpinkertoncook · I'm still not sure about Mo. I'm not going to bet him. · 392 days ago ·
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  • icyhotboo · This is one of the most wide open KDs I can remember it can go so many ways but if it's wet Soldat.This of course depends on PP draw which can change the whole race as it did last year with LAL · 392 days ago ·
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Keeneland, in an attempt to ease congestion at its drive-through betting windows May 6-7, Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (both gr. I) days, is partnering with The Red Mile in Lexington to add windows.Keeneland will have 12 drive-through windows on the two days. In years pa...Read More

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