Maryland-bred Cathryn Sophia, a $30,000 auction purchase, scored one for the little guys by romping home to win the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks today.
Three runners entered in the Kentucky Oaks or Kentucky Derby head the three-year-old division of the latest Top Midlantic-bred Poll.
Though questions abound about the ability of Maryland-bred Cathryn Sophia to get the 9-furlong distance of the Kentucky Oaks, her trainer says she deserves the shot at G1 glory.
Yesterday and Today highlights the best of yesterday’s mid-Atlantic racing and looks ahead to today’s action.
Trainer John Servis and owner Chuck Zacney — both connected to dual-Classic winners — never thought modest-looking Maryland-bred Cathryn Sophia would put them back on the big stage.
In the second Top Midlantic-bred Poll of 2016, speedy soph Cathryn Sophia and hard-hitting Page McKenney led their divisions.
In the first Top Midlantic-bred Poll of 2016, speedy soph Cathryn Sophia and hard-hitting Page McKenney to their divisions.
Maryland-bred Cathryn Sophia thrashed her rivals in Saturday’s Grade 2 Davona Dale at Gulfstream Park and was thriving the next day.
Cathryn Sophia, a three-year-old Maryland-bred filly, had the worst of the trip in Saturday’s Forward Gal at Gulfstream Park but was tons the best in winning.
Maryland-bred Cathryn Sophia thrashed Parx maidens and Laurel stake horses. Saturday she’ll try her luck in the G2 Forward Gal at Gulfstream Park.