Quality Road and Bodemeister sired the Oaks-Derby double last weekend — quite a feat for a pair of Virginia-breds whose own Derby dreams were dashed.
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.
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.
We turned our intrepid handicapper Erin Vespe loose on the Kentucky Oaks, and…
Two horses bred in the region will run in major Churchill Downs stakes on Friday, including the favorite in the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks.
For Keswick Stables, Stellar Wind is the end of the line: the last horse out of the last mare. “Nice to go out with a bang,” says Keswick’s owner.
A pair of Midlantic-breds will tackle Churchill Downs stakes on Kentucky Oaks day, one in the big race itself.