Meanwhile, Saturday’s most anticipated race is taking place 220 miles south of Saratoga Springs at Monmouth Park, where eight horses hope to provide some clarity to the three-year-old picture in the Haskell (G1). Sacred Wish and She’s Lookin Lucky, both pegged at 10-1, complete the field. Southlawn (9-2) put up a big number winning the Fair Grounds Oaks (G2) by open lengths in late March but finished well up the track after a troubled trip in the Kentucky Oaks. The 6-year-old Medaglia d'Oro mare delivered for owner Mandy Pope, who bought Songbird on behalf of her Whisper Hill Farm at the 2017 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Selected Mixed Sale for 9.5. The New York-bred Gambling Girl exits runner-up finishes in the Gazelle Stakes (G3) and Kentucky Oaks (G1), In the latter race, her rally from far back came within a neck of collaring winner Pretty Mischievous at the wire. Prior to her victory in the Monomoy Girl, Hoosier Philly had been in the mix in three graded races, most recently a second in the Black-Eyed Susan (G2). Hoosier Philly and Gambling Girl are co-second choices at 5-2. Wet Paint comes in off a second in the ungraded Monomoy Stakes at Ellis Park, where she was unable to reel in a loose-on-the lead Hoosier Philly. The daughter of Blame impressed with a pair of decisive off-the-pace victories in G3s at Oaklawn Park (in the Honeybee and Fantasy) but could do not better than fourth as the 3-2 favorite in the Kentucky Oaks (G1). Eberhardt Songbird Carries a 9.5 million Tune at Fasig-Tipton Champion, nine-time grade 1 winner Songbird sold to Whisper Hill By Alicia Wincze Hughes NovemMandy Pope was. Favoritism in what appears to be a pretty evenly matched group– no horse is more than 10-1 on the morning line – goes to Wet Paint at 2-1. A major tourist attraction, recreational complex, and vacation community ranked in the top 40 in Tennessee, Birdsong Resort. This year’s edition has drawn a field of six. Birdsong Resort, Marina and Family Lakeside RV Campground is a 58-acre recreational complex that has been operated by Bob Keast and family in the true sense of southern hospitality as a second-generation owner since 1961. One wonders if it is only a matter of time before it is shortened to a mile. It was 1¼ miles from 2004 through 2009 and has been a mile and an eighth since 2010. Is the 2016 Breeders Cup Distaff the most gripping battle youve witnessed on a racetrackBeholder (Gary Stevens) and Songbird (Mike Smith) staged one of th. Winners in just the past seven years included Songbird, Abel Tasman, Monomoy Girl and Nest, all of whom went on to win Eclipse Awards.įirst contested in 1917, the Coaching Club was run at 1½ miles as recently as 2003. June 10 and wired the field to win the GI Delaware H. For a race that has only averaged 5.4 starters per year over the past decade, the Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) has still managed to attract top three-year-old fillies. Returning to winning ways in 2017, Songbird posted a one-length victory in Belmonts GI Ogden Phipps S.
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