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Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade 1) (Fillies) (Dirt) Racecard

Channel: SKY
Distance: 1m 1f

Runners: 14
Type: All Weather
Surface: Dirt

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Runner

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(1)

Explora

J: Flavien Prat

T: Bob Baffert

Distance Specialist - 2 wins from 3 starts at this distance (67%)

Hot Recent Form Jockey - 5 wins from 16 in the last 14 days (31%)

121-21

Age: 3

Weight: 8-9

OR: -

Days: 62

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
1 Mar 26	Oak Oaklawn Park	8.5f Fs	3yG3F	8-9	1/9	Counting Stars (¾L)	EvensF	-	114
8 Feb 26	Sna Santa Anita	8f Fs	3yLF	8-12	2/4	Meaning (1½L)	4/5F	-	110
10 Jan 26	Sna Santa Anita	7f Fs	3yL	8-12	1/4	La Wally (5¼L)	1/20F	-	-
31 Oct 25	Dma Del Mar	8.5f Fs	2yG1F	8-10	2/9	Super Corredora (¾L)	6/4F	-	114
5 Oct 25	Sna Santa Anita	8.5f Fs	2yG2F	8-10	1/6	La Wally (4¼L)	2/5F	-	114
7 Sep 25	Dma Del Mar	7f Fs	2yG1F	8-8 b	2/7	Bottle Of Rouge (1L)	3/5F	-	105

(2)

Zany

J: Irad Ortiz Jr

T: Todd Pletcher

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

21-11

Age: 3

Weight: 8-9

OR: -

Days: 29

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
3 Apr 26	Kee Keeneland	8.5f Gd	3yG1F	8-9	2/6	Percy's Bar (2¼L)	8/13F	-	105
7 Feb 26	Tmp Tampa Bay Downs	8f Fs	3yLF	8-9	1/7	Life Of Joy (2¾L)	1/5F	-	98
6 Dec 25	Aqu Aqueduct	9f Fs	2yG2F	8-6	1/6	Jumping The Gun (8½L)	3/4F	-	-

(3)

Search Party

J: Cristian A Torres

T: Mark Casse

Hot Recent Form Trainer - 4 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (36%)

241-13

Age: 3

Weight: 8-9

OR: -

Days: 36

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
27 Mar 26	Oak Oaklawn Park	8.5f Fs	3yG2F	8-10	2/5	Counting Stars (5½L)	18/5	-	97
1 Mar 26	Oak Oaklawn Park	8.5f Fs	3yG3F	8-12	4/9	Explora (3½L)	53/10	-	108
6 Feb 26	Oak Oaklawn Park	8.5f Fs	3yLF	8-5	1/8	Newtown Pike (nk)	41/10	-	103
8 Aug 25	Els Ellis Park	8f Fs	2yF	8-7	2/6	Go To Girl (hd)	9/2	-	90

(4)

Counting Stars

J: Francisco Arrieta

T: Mark Casse

Hot Recent Form Trainer - 4 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (36%)

128-11

Age: 3

Weight: 8-9

OR: -

Days: 36

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
27 Mar 26	Oak Oaklawn Park	8.5f Fs	3yG2F	8-10	1/5	Search Party (5½L)	9/10F	-	113
1 Mar 26	Oak Oaklawn Park	8.5f Fs	3yG3F	8-9	2/9	Explora (¾L)	113/10	-	111
6 Feb 26	Oak Oaklawn Park	8.5f Fs	3yLF	8-10	8/8	Search Party (40L)	3/5F	-	19
25 Sep 25	Chu Churchill Downs	6.5f Fs	2yF	8-7	1/12	Fashion Designer (4L)	19/4	-	-

(5)

Meaning

J: Juan J Hernandez

T: Michael McCarthy

11-41

Age: 3

Weight: 8-9

OR: -

Days: 28

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
4 Apr 26	Sna Santa Anita	8.5f Fs	3yG2F	8-12	1/7	Brooklyn Blonde (2L)	9/10F	-	112
8 Feb 26	Sna Santa Anita	8f Fs	3yLF	8-8	1/4	Explora (1½L)	29/10	-	110
31 Oct 25	Dma Del Mar	8.5f Fs	2yG1F	8-10	4/9	Super Corredora (4L)	123/10	-	107
20 Sep 25	Lal Los Alamitos	6.5f Fs	2yF	8-10	1/7	Thank You India (3½L)	30/100F	-	100

(6)

My Miss Mo

J: Micah J Husbands

T: Saffie A Joseph Jr

22-412

Age: 3

Weight: 8-9

OR: -

Days: 35

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
28 Mar 26	Gul Gulfstream Park	8.5f Fs	3yG2F	8-10	2/7	Prom Queen (2¾L)	71/10	-	106
28 Feb 26	Gul Gulfstream Park	8f Fs	3yG2F	8-7	2/7	She Be Smooth (6L)	269/10	-	96
6 Dec 25	Tmp Tampa Bay Downs	6f Fs	2y	8-9	4/9	Sneaky Good (7L)	8/5	-	-

(7)

Dazzling Dame

J: Luis Saez

T: Brittany Russell

21-141

Age: 3

Weight: 8-9

OR: -

Days: 49

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
14 Mar 26	Cln Colonial Downs	8.5f Fs	3yF	8-10	2/5	Bottle Of Rouge (4¼L)	7/5	-	95
3 Jan 26	Aqu Aqueduct	8f Fs	3y	8-11	1/5	Two Bits (11½L)	85/40	-	-
11 Oct 25	Del Delaware Park	8f Fs	2y	8-10	1/9	Jumping The Gun (1½L)	5/2	-	-
13 Sep 25	Chu Churchill Downs	8f Fs	2yG3F	8-10	4/7	Taken By The Wind (9¾L)	77/20	-	75
17 Aug 25	Mon Monmouth Park	8f Fs	2yF	8-4	1/6	Spitfire (2L)	13/10F	-	-

(8)

Bottle Of Rouge ^b

J: Mike E Smith

T: Bob Baffert

11-611

Age: 3

Weight: 8-9

OR: -

Days: 49

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
14 Mar 26	Cln Colonial Downs	8.5f Fs	3yF	8-10 b	1/5	Dazzling Dame (4¼L)	4/5F	-	106
15 Feb 26	Snl Sunland Park	8f Fs	3y	8-9 b	1/7	Touch Of Magic (1½L)	2/5F	-	-
31 Oct 25	Dma Del Mar	8.5f Fs	2yG1F	8-10 b	6/9	Super Corredora (5¾L)	66/10	-	103
7 Sep 25	Dma Del Mar	7f Fs	2yG1F	8-8 b	1/7	Explora (1L)	91/10	-	110
9 Aug 25	Dma Del Mar	6.5f Fs	2yF	8-10 b	1/7	Super Corredora (6¾L)	EvensF	-	96
12 Jun 25	Sna Santa Anita	5f Fs	2yF	8-7 b	2/5	Himika (6L)	66/10	-	-

(9)

Always A Runner

J: Jose L Ortiz

T: Chad C Brown

Hot Recent Form Trainer - 3 wins from 10 in the last 14 days (30%)

Age: 3

Weight: 8-9

OR: -

Days: 28

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
4 Apr 26	Aqu Aqueduct	9f Fs	3yG3F	8-11	1/8	Pashmina (1¼L)	47/10	-	112
6 Feb 26	Tmp Tampa Bay Downs	8f Fs	3y	8-7	1/6	Evangalina (6½L)	3/5F	-	-

(10)

Prom Queen

J: Javier Castellano

T: Brad H Cox

Hot Recent Form Trainer - 5 wins from 15 in the last 14 days (33%)

112

Age: 3

Weight: 8-9

OR: -

Days: 35

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
28 Mar 26	Gul Gulfstream Park	8.5f Fs	3yG2F	8-10	1/7	My Miss Mo (2¾L)	31/10	-	114
12 Feb 26	Gul Gulfstream Park	8.5f Fs	3yF	8-10	1/5	Squander (8L)	4/5F	-	-
23 Jan 26	Gul Gulfstream Park	8f Fs	3yF	8-10	2/8	She Be Smooth (2¼L)	19/10F	-	-

(11)

Percy's Bar

J: Luan Machado

T: Ben Colebrook

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (0%)

1-3221

Age: 3

Weight: 8-9

OR: -

Days: 29

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
3 Apr 26	Kee Keeneland	8.5f Gd	3yG1F	8-9	1/6	Zany (2¼L)	51/20	-	113
31 Oct 25	Dma Del Mar	8.5f Fs	2yG1F	8-10	3/9	Super Corredora (3¾L)	79/10	-	109
3 Oct 25	Kee Keeneland	8.5f Fs	2yG1F	8-10	2/6	Tommy Jo (2¾L)	69/20	-	111
30 Aug 25	Sar Saratoga	7f Fs	2yG1F	8-10	2/7	Tommy Jo (6½L)	13/4	-	91
29 Jun 25	Chu Churchill Downs	6f Fs	2yF	8-8	1/8	Jaboss (5L)	69/20	-	-

(12)

Bella Ballerina

J: Tyler Gaffalione

T: Brendan P Walsh

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Distance Specialist - 2 wins from 3 starts at this distance (67%)

Hot Recent Form Trainer - 3 wins from 10 in the last 14 days (30%)

21-11

Age: 3

Weight: 8-9

OR: -

Days: 42

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
21 Mar 26	Fgr Fair Grounds	8.5f Fs	3yG2F	8-10 b	2/7	Life Of Joy (3¾L)	EvensF	-	100
14 Feb 26	Fgr Fair Grounds	8.5f Fs	3yG2F	8-10 b	1/6	Luv Your Neighbor (½L)	4/5F	-	100
29 Nov 25	Chu Churchill Downs	8.5f Fs	2yG2F	8-10 b	1/10	Atropa (½L)	41/10	-	-
5 Oct 25	Kee Keeneland	6f Fs	2yF	8-7 b¹	1/11	Debbie Doll (4¼L)	29/20F	-	-

(13)

Pashmina ^b

J: Ramon A Vazquez

T: Rob Atras

234-31

Age: 3

Weight: 8-9

OR: -

Days: 28

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
4 Apr 26	Aqu Aqueduct	9f Fs	3yG3F	8-11 b	2/8	Always A Runner (1¼L)	6/1	-	109
15 Feb 26	Snl Sunland Park	8f Fs	3y	8-9 b	3/7	Bottle Of Rouge (3L)	57/10	-	-
17 Jan 26	Fgr Fair Grounds	8.5f Fs	3yF	8-10 b	4/6	Taken By The Wind (1¾L)	28/1	-	106

(14)

Brooklyn Blonde

J: Kazushi Kimura

T: Michael McCarthy

212-7

Age: 3

Weight: 8-9

OR: -

Days: 28

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
4 Apr 26	Sna Santa Anita	8.5f Fs	3yG2F	8-12	2/7	Meaning (2L)	104/10	-	106
1 Mar 26	Sna Santa Anita	8f Fs	3yF	8-10	1/6	Wolf Hill (1¼L)	19/10F	-	-
7 Feb 26	Sna Santa Anita	6.5f Fs	3yF	8-10	2/6	Piney Woods (4L)	5/2	-	-

(15)

Lovely Grey

J: Dylan Davis

T: Kelsey Danner

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

223-66

Age: 3

Weight: 8-9

OR: -

Days: 42

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
21 Mar 26	Twp Turfway Park	8.5f Fs	3yF	8-10	2/9	Lorelei Lee (¾L)	284/100F	-	106
21 Feb 26	Twp Turfway Park	8f Fs	3yF	8-10	2/11	Resplendence (2¾L)	11/2	-	-
23 Jan 26	Twp Turfway Park	8f Fs	3yClF	8-10	3/10	Resist (¾L)	15/1	-	-

(16)

Nycon ^b

J: Jaime A Torres

T: D Whitworth Beckman

422-14

Age: 3

Weight: 8-9

OR: -

Days: 28

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
4 Apr 26	Aqu Aqueduct	9f Fs	3yG3F	8-11 b	4/8	Always A Runner (10L)	596/100	-	90
28 Feb 26	Aqu Aqueduct	8f St	3yLF	8-11 b	2/5	Paradise (3¾L)	61/20	-	104
1 Jan 26	Gul Gulfstream Park	8f Fs	3yF	8-6 b	2/6	Haute Diva (nk)	11/2	-	-

(17)

Resist

J: Brian Joseph Hernandez Jr

T: Thomas Drury Jr

331-1

Age: 3

Weight: 8-9

OR: -

Days: 42

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
21 Mar 26	Twp Turfway Park	8.5f Fs	3yF	8-10	3/9	Lorelei Lee (2¼L)	167/10	-	102
21 Feb 26	Twp Turfway Park	8f Fs	3yF	8-10	3/11	Resplendence (7¾L)	78/10	-	-
23 Jan 26	Twp Turfway Park	8f Fs	3yClF	8-8	1/10	Back Ring Buzz (nse)	98/10	-	-
20 Dec 25	Twp Turfway Park	6.5f Fs	2yF	8-7	1/12	Pink Flamingos (1¾L)	171/10	-	-

9/2 Zany,

5/1 Prom Queen,

Percy's Bar,

13/2 Explora,

8/1 Always A Runner,

9/1 Counting Stars,

10/1 Meaning,

12/1 Bella Ballerina,

25/1 My Miss Mo,

Pashmina,

33/1 Brooklyn Blonde,

40/1 Search Party,

Nycon,

50/1 Lovely Grey,

Resist,

66/1 Dazzling Dame

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