Believe You Can predict the winner of this year's Kentucky Oaks? And Why Not, you are On Fire Baby, as it's Hard Not to Like Grace Hall for Oaks Lily. writeRanker("http://i.bloodhorse.com/xml/ranking/2012KYOaksOrderofFinish...
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Tucked away in Bret Calhoun’s barn 22, a considerable distance from the Kentucky Derby backside bustle, is Kentucky Oaks-bound filly Summer Applause, who was casually eating a hearty hay breakfast the...
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Every year I try and write a blog with name meanings of the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) fillies, and this year is no different. I’ve said in past years how I often base my handicapping off of horses’ names,...
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(Originally published in the May 14, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine . Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column. ) Hollywood screenwriters could not have scripted...
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This year’s Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby week was definitely memorable to me—from the heartbreaking phone call I made to John Greathouse about his ill-fated filly Devil May Care, to the quiet beauty...
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People have been asking me for days who my picks are for the Kentucky Oaks. It’s hard this year, because there are so many great stories behind these fillies and their connections, and for sentimental...
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Her Smile is a filly that came into the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) game a little late and lacks the buzz factor that has surrounded some of the other contenders in the Run for the Lilies. But after talking...
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Since I focused on a longshot yesterday, today I will highlight the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) favorite, Joyful Victory. I had the privilege of being up close and personal with the daughter of Tapit this morning...
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Who will win this year's Kentucky Oaks? Will it be a Joyful Victory? Is it time for a Summer Soiree? Are you expecting a Street Storm? Or will the results be Plum Pretty? writeRanker("http://i.bloodhorse...
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