KENTUCKY OAKS

RACE 11 KENTUCKY OAKS



Kentucky Oaks one mile and one eighth for three year old fillies. Oaks-Kentucky Derby Double´´´ Pick three with the Wiford and the Derby........


1. On Fire Baby.......winner of the Pocahonas Grade 2 and Golden Rod.........is a half sister of High Heels..... She is trained by Gary Hartlage and ridden by JJ Joe Johnson.....She won the Honeybee grade 3 at Oaklawn Park.....

Notes on her....She is very professional and athletic. Bred in Kentucky is by Smoke Glacken out of a Gilded Time mare Ornate..... special pedigree.

Concerns is the rail with a two month layoff.

2. Grace Hall.....won the Spinaway last summer at the spa....She finished second in the Grey Goose in the Creeders Cup Juvenile filly race. She is trained by Tony Dutrow.....was very impressive in winning the Gulfstream Oark Oaks by seven lenghts.....

Notes..... filly has won four times and placed second twice..... excellent pedigree by Empire Maker.

Works....excellent work at Palm Meadow....

3. Summer Appause trained by Bret Calhoun .....won the Rachel Alexandra grade three at Fairgrounds..... Go Go rides her adds to her appeal..... a sneaky live longshot....

Notes.... getting better each race....will be midpack.....then make one big turn of foot turning for home.....a player.

Concern....... work`s

4. Eden`s Moon....... seen her race every start.....she won the Las Virgenes at Santa Anita......then in the Oaks she finished third......I expect the change in surfaces with help her. Baffert has her cranked up for her run.....She is both speed and tactical speed to be in perfect position....

Notes....... ton`s of energy...connections are optimistic about running her......training very good over this track

5. Hard Not To Like......should really improve off the second in the Grade 1 Ashland......tactical speed and speed to make her a player...

6. Broadway`s Aliba...... might be the speed with other`s in this race.....good gate horse that I expect will be on the lead going on the first turn. She might be hard to catch.....bred for distance... I like her.

7. Sacristy.....like the trainer and jockey combo...... I think she is improving....... light speed numbers and first time at the distance is my major concern....but having said that I like the pedigree.....major jockey on her.....Smith rides......

8. Jemima`s Grace......Baffert trains her.....I love 49er pedigree with fillies....She should get one final turn of foot turning for home. Jemima’s Pearl was the work partner of stablemate Bodemeister twice within a five-day span and more than held her own.

9. Believe You Can...... won the Fair Ground Oaks for Larry Jones.... professional jockey Rosie Napravnik rides......good pedigree...... a player with a shot .....She has five wins from eight starts.

10. And Way Not.....great connections.....she has been beaten twice by Grace Hall.....see no reason to have her beat her today.

11. Karlovy Way....... front runner who won the Ashland at Keeneland...... a major contender....seeking hat trick...

12. Colonial Espress.......gets the acid test....a maiden trained by Lucas..... fifty to one....Pass!

13. Amie`s Dini...... clockers did not like her.....she could move up with her pedigree.

14. Yara.....She beat Grace Hall in the Davona Dale..... trained by Jose Garoffalo ridden by Jesus Castonon.....clockers have said she has been training very good......bad post!



1. Jemima`s Pearl
2. Broadway`s Alibi
3. Grace Hall

Longshot Eden`s Moon

Derby Pick........ see tomorrow..........