Trainer: Larry Jones

Jones, a Hopkinsville, Kentucky native, currently lives in Henderson, near Ellis Park, with his wife and four children. Jones and his wife work closely together in their 20 horse operation, splitting time between Oaklawn in the winter and Delaware and Kentucky the remainder of the year. Jones has had great success with fillies in recent years: Island Sand won the Acorn (GI) and $1 million Delaware Handicap (GII) and was second in the 2004 Kentucky Oaks; Ruby's Reception took the 2003 Fantasy (GII); and Josh's Madelyn won the 2004 Raven Run (GII). Jones finished second in the Kentucky Derby last year with Hard Spun.

Jockey: Gabriel Saez

Gabriel Saez was born on February 1, 1988, in Port Darien, Panama. He began riding in his native country in 2004 and was the leading apprentice jockey in Panama for 2005. Saez moved to the United States in February of 2006, making an instant impact as Delaware Park's leading apprentice rider of that year. His biggest win to date came aboard Proud Spell in the Matron (Grade 2) at Belmont Park; he also finished second in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (Grade 1) aboard the same filly. Proud Spell would be his first Kentucky Oaks mount.

Owner: Fox Hill Farms, Inc.

Fox Hill Farms is the racing name of Richard Porter, a resident of Hobe Sound, Florida. An automobile dealer and lifetime racing fan, Porter has been a horse owner for about a dozen years. In addition to Jones, he also employs trainers Tom Albertrani, Kiaran McLauglin and Michael Matz for his stable of approximately 30 horses. The latter won the 2006 Breeders' Cup Distaff for Porter with Round Pond. His other top horses to race were 2007 Kentucky Derby runner-up Hard Spun and multiple Grade 1 winning mare Jostle.

Breeder: Robert N. Clay & Serengeti Stable

Robert N. Clay, along with his wife Blythe, owns Three Chimneys Farm - a leading Thoroughbred stallion farm located outside of Lexington, KY that is home to such industry leading sires and top former racing stars as Dynaformer, Point Given, Rahy, Wild Again, War Chant, and Smarty Jones. When Clay founded the farm in 1972, he was with Top Yield Industries, later becoming president of that company. In 1984, he oversaw the sale of Top Yield Industries to Cargill, Inc. and from that point on, Clay devoted his time to Three Chimneys. The Three Chimneys Stallion division was built in 1984 and the first stallion to stand was champion Slew o' Gold, in 1985, followed soon by the only undefeated Triple Crown winner in history, Seattle Slew. A native of Mt. Sterling, KY, Clay is a graduate of the College of William and Mary and attended the University of Kentucky and Harvard Business School. He served as president of the National Thoroughbred Association, was a founding member of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association Board of Directors, was president of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association and is a member of the Board of Directors of that organization. He is a member of The Jockey Club and a member of the Board of Directors of the Breeders' Cup, the Keeneland Association and the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association. Clay serves as a trustee of The Blood-Horse magazine, and is past president of the Thoroughbred Club of America and is currently secretary of the American Horse Council. Clay also owns a few racehorses, as he campaigned recent graded stakes winner Medallist and now stands him at Three Chimneys. Clay and wife Blythe have two children, Heather and Case.