ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY OAKS CONTENDERS
To earn a spot in the Kentucky Oaks starting gate, horses will need to earn points in the designated Road to the Oaks races.
Good Cheer with jockey Luis Saez up rides by the crowds in the grandstands after winning the Kentucky Oaks race.
What is the Road to the Kentucky Oaks?
The Road to the Kentucky Oaks is a series of races where the top five finishers in each race earn points. The 14 horses with the most points, who are also nominated to the Longines Kentucky Oaks, will earn a spot in the starting gate for the 152nd running of the Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade I). This race is scheduled for Friday, May 1, 2026.
The Longines Kentucky Oaks is America’s top race for 3-year-old fillies—young female horses—and is held every year on the day before the Kentucky Derby. This race is a Grade 1 stakes event with a $1.5 million prize and awards the winner a garland of lilies, known as “lilies for the fillies.”Kentucky Oaks Day at Churchill Downs is the second most-attended horse race in the United States, behind only the Triple Crown races: the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes.
2025–2026 LEADERBOARD
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RANKHORSEOWNERTRAINERJOCKEYTOTAL POINTS
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1
Michael E. Pegram, Karl Watson & Paul Weitman
Bob Baffert
Hernandez, Juan J.
45
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OWNER Michael E. Pegram, Karl Watson & Paul Weitman
TRAINER Bob Baffert
JOCKEY Hernandez, Juan J.
BREEDER Mesingw Farm, LLC
SEX Filly
COLOR Dark Bay or Brown
EARNINGS $600,000
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2
Spartan Equine Racing LLC, West Point Thoroughbreds (Terry Finley et al), Robert C. Gardiner & Michael W. Olszewski
John W. Sadler
Berrios, Hector Isaac
34
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OWNER Spartan Equine Racing LLC, West Point Thoroughbreds (Terry Finley et al), Robert C. Gardiner & Michael W. Olszewski
TRAINER John W. Sadler
JOCKEY Berrios, Hector Isaac
BREEDER Woodford Thoroughbreds, LLC
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $1,046,000
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3
Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek), Terry Bradshaw, Graham Leveston & Raasi Stable (Praddep Padmanabhan)
Kenneth G. McPeek
Hernandez Jr., Brian Joseph
30
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OWNER Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek), Terry Bradshaw, Graham Leveston & Raasi Stable (Praddep Padmanabhan)
TRAINER Kenneth G. McPeek
JOCKEY Hernandez Jr., Brian Joseph
BREEDER Courtney L. Meagher
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $226,710
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OWNER Repole Stable (Mike Repole)
TRAINER Todd A. Pletcher
JOCKEY Ortiz Jr., Irad
BREEDER D. J. Stable
SEX Filly
COLOR Chestnut
EARNINGS $197,500
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5
Bridlewood Farm (John & Leslie Malone) & Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners (Aron Wellman et al)
Michael W. McCarthy
Prat, Flavien
26
BET NOW Learn More OWNER Bridlewood Farm (John & Leslie Malone) & Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners (Aron Wellman et al)
TRAINER Michael W. McCarthy
JOCKEY Prat, Flavien
BREEDER Stonehaven Steadings
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $160,000
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OWNER Respect the Valleys LLC
TRAINER Brittany T. Russell
JOCKEY Toledo, Jevian
BREEDER Maria M. Haire
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $213,525
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7
Will Stroud, Andrew Farm (Richard Brodie), Mountmellick Farm (David Fennelly) & For the People Racing Stable LLC (T. Mike Morgan)
Brad H. Cox
Prat, Flavien
22
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OWNER Will Stroud, Andrew Farm (Richard Brodie), Mountmellick Farm (David Fennelly) & For the People Racing Stable LLC (T. Mike Morgan)
TRAINER Brad H. Cox
JOCKEY Prat, Flavien
BREEDER Springhouse Farm
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $161,420
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OWNER Albaugh Family Stables LLC (Jason Loutsch)
TRAINER Brad H. Cox
JOCKEY Ortiz Jr., Irad
BREEDER Albaugh Family Stables LLC
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $273,745
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OWNER Tracy Farmer
TRAINER Mark E. Casse
JOCKEY Torres, Cristian A.
BREEDER Tracy Farmer
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $167,400
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OWNER Lael Stables (M. Roy Jackson)
TRAINER Michael Stidham
JOCKEY Saez, Luis
BREEDER Anderson Farms Ont. Inc. & 552727Ontario LTD.
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $51,500
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OWNER Hat Creek Racing
TRAINER Ben Colebrook
JOCKEY Machado, Luan
BREEDER Brereton C. Jones
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $503,620
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OWNER Gary and Mary West
TRAINER Brad H. Cox
JOCKEY Saez, Luis
BREEDER Gary & Mary West Stables, Inc.
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $71,160
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13
Belladonna Racing LLC (Porsche Brooks), Twin Brook Stables (Bruce Fenimore), Woodford Racing LLC (William S. Farish Jr. et al) & B.C.W.T. Ltd. (Barbara C. Webber)
Cherie DeVaux
Ortiz, Jose L.
11
BET NOW Learn More OWNER Belladonna Racing LLC (Porsche Brooks), Twin Brook Stables (Bruce Fenimore), Woodford Racing LLC (William S. Farish Jr. et al) & B.C.W.T. Ltd. (Barbara C. Webber)
TRAINER Cherie DeVaux
JOCKEY Ortiz, Jose L.
BREEDER Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $92,400
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14
CSLR Racing Partners & R. A. Hill Stable (Randy Hill)
Danny Gargan
Rosario, Joel
10
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OWNER CSLR Racing Partners & R. A. Hill Stable (Randy Hill)
TRAINER Danny Gargan
JOCKEY Rosario, Joel
BREEDER Pine Ridge Stable LLC
SEX Filly
COLOR Dark Bay or Brown
EARNINGS $240,000
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15
Godolphin LLC (Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum et al)
Brendan P. Walsh
Gaffalione, Tyler
10
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OWNER Godolphin LLC (Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum et al)
TRAINER Brendan P. Walsh
JOCKEY Gaffalione, Tyler
BREEDER Godolphin
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $238,440
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OWNER Juddmonte
TRAINER Bob Baffert
JOCKEY Kimura, Kazushi
BREEDER Juddmonte
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $120,000
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OWNER Muir Hut Stables LLC
TRAINER Mark Glatt
JOCKEY Rispoli, Umberto
BREEDER Gage Hill Stable II, LLC, W. S. Farish& Ken Langone
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $116,000
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OWNER EGL-One Racing
TRAINER Amelia J. Green
JOCKEY Rodriguez, Jaime
BREEDER Don Alberto Corporation
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $110,250
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OWNER Choctaw Racing Stable
TRAINER Lindsay Schultz
JOCKEY Cedillo, Abel
BREEDER Curt Leake & Elm Tree Farm, LLC
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $82,800
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OWNER Woodland Way
TRAINER Todd A. Pletcher
JOCKEY Velazquez, John R.
BREEDER Don Alberto Corporation
SEX Filly
COLOR Dark Bay or Brown
EARNINGS $29,100
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OWNER Edwin C. Anthony
TRAINER Kenneth G. McPeek
JOCKEY Hernandez Jr., Brian Joseph
BREEDER Maegan Ford Nicholson & James Nicholson
SEX Filly
COLOR Dark Bay or Brown
EARNINGS $103,888
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OWNER Repole Stable (Mike Repole)
TRAINER Todd A. Pletcher
JOCKEY Prat, Flavien
BREEDER Newstead Corp
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $40,000
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OWNER Red White and Blue Racing LLC (Randy Gullatt)
TRAINER Rob Atras
JOCKEY Torres, Cristian A.
BREEDER Narola, LLC
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $17,000
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24
LNJ Foxwoods (Jaime Roth) & NK Racing (Kathy Psoinos)
Brad H. Cox
Gaffalione, Tyler
6
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TRAINER Brad H. Cox
JOCKEY Gaffalione, Tyler
BREEDER Andrew N. Warren
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $74,550
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OWNER Richard Bahde
TRAINER Randy L. Morse
JOCKEY Bejarano, Rafael
BREEDER Daniel Mallory & Torie Gladwell
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $56,400
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OWNER WSS Racing
TRAINER Ryan Hanson
JOCKEY Escobedo, Adrian
BREEDER Buck Pond Farm & John Wilmot
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $12,000
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OWNER Wertheimer & Frere
TRAINER Todd A. Pletcher
JOCKEY Camacho, Samy
BREEDER Wertheimer et Frere
SEX Filly
COLOR Chestnut
EARNINGS $10,000
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OWNER L. William & Corinne Heiligbrodt
TRAINER Saffie A. Joseph, Jr.
JOCKEY Gutierrez, Reylu
BREEDER Don Duppenthaler, Jackie Duppenthaler,Wade Russell & Donna Russell
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $116,000
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OWNER Imaginary Stables
TRAINER Andrew L. Simoff
JOCKEY Hernandez, Julio A.
BREEDER John Guarnere
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $115,000
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30
Six Column Stables LLC (Brad Stephens), Bret Jones, Gene E. Rice, Jim Gladden, David Stanley & Randall L. Bloch
Ian R. Wilkes
Leparoux, Julien R.
5
BET NOW Learn More OWNER Six Column Stables LLC (Brad Stephens), Bret Jones, Gene E. Rice, Jim Gladden, David Stanley & Randall L. Bloch
TRAINER Ian R. Wilkes
JOCKEY Leparoux, Julien R.
BREEDER Brereton C. Jones
SEX Filly
COLOR Dark Bay or Brown
EARNINGS $59,100
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OWNER WSD Stable
TRAINER Kenneth G. McPeek
JOCKEY Prat, Flavien
BREEDER Titletown Racing Stables (Paul Farr)
SEX Filly
COLOR Gray or Roan
EARNINGS $58,483
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OWNER Reddam Racing LLC (J. Paul Reddam)
TRAINER Doug F. O'Neill
JOCKEY Maldonado, Edwin A.
BREEDER Reddam Racing, LLC
SEX Filly
COLOR Chestnut
EARNINGS $40,000
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OWNER Baoma Corp. (Charles Chu)
TRAINER Bob Baffert
JOCKEY Hernandez, Juan J.
BREEDER Klaravich Stables, Inc.
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $218,822
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Baccari Racing Stable LLC, Alfred Riccio & Robert Controne
Kenneth G. McPeek
Esquivel, Emmanuel
4
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TRAINER Kenneth G. McPeek
JOCKEY Esquivel, Emmanuel
BREEDER KMN RACING, LLC
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $16,740
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OWNER David N Heaton LLC
TRAINER Jose Lozano Sanchez
JOCKEY Lezcano, Jose
BREEDER Green Lantern Stables, LLC
SEX Filly
COLOR Dark Bay or Brown
EARNINGS $14,400
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OWNER OXO Equine LLC (Larry Best)
TRAINER William Walden
JOCKEY Ruiz, Jorge
BREEDER OXO Equine LLC
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $10,275
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OWNER Alexis Ruiz-Beltran
TRAINER Ralph N. Baez
JOCKEY Martinez, Gaddiel A.
BREEDER Stonehedge, LLC
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $5,000
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38
Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners (Aron Wellman et al), Sabby Racing LLC & Ken T. Reimer
Michael W. McCarthy
Gonzalez, Ricardo
3
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TRAINER Michael W. McCarthy
JOCKEY Gonzalez, Ricardo
BREEDER CORSER THOROUGHBREDS, LLC
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $115,500
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OWNER Stuart S. Janney III
TRAINER Claude R. McGaughey III
JOCKEY Franco, Manuel
BREEDER Stuart S. Janney, III LLC
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $48,000
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OWNER Whisper Hill Farm, LLC (Amanda Pope)
TRAINER J. Kent Sweezey
JOCKEY Velazquez, John R.
BREEDER Dr. Richard Holder & Justify Syndicate
SEX Filly
COLOR Chestnut
EARNINGS $38,700
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OWNER Klaravich Stables Inc. (Seth Klarman)
TRAINER Chad C. Brown
JOCKEY Prat, Flavien
BREEDER Mike G. Rutherford
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $30,000
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OWNER Naoya Yoshida
TRAINER Rodolphe Brisset
JOCKEY Machado, Luan
BREEDER Winchester Farm
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $29,550
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OWNER Zedan Racing Stables Inc. (Amr F. Zedan)
TRAINER Bob Baffert
JOCKEY Hernandez, Juan J.
BREEDER Calumet Farm
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $24,000
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OWNER Arindel (Alan Cohen)
TRAINER Jorge Delgado
JOCKEY Zayas, Edgard J.
BREEDER Arindel
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $195,115
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OWNER Fern Circle Stables (Paul Fireman)
TRAINER Kenneth G. McPeek
JOCKEY Elliott, Christopher
BREEDER Joe B. Mulholland Jr. &John P. Mulholland
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $105,600
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46
Saints or Sinners (Hans Maron), Titletown Racing Stables (Paul Farr), U Racing Stables LLC (Jeffrey Liford), Denise Barker, Edwin S. Barker, John Haines, Daniel Rivers & Deborah Self
John W. Sadler
Berrios, Hector Isaac
2
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TRAINER John W. Sadler
JOCKEY Berrios, Hector Isaac
BREEDER Steven Nicholson & Brandi Nicholson
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $82,274
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OWNER Burns Racing LLC & William Dan Hudock
TRAINER Peter Eurton
JOCKEY Ayuso, Armando
BREEDER Susan Casner
SEX Filly
COLOR Dark Bay or Brown
EARNINGS $24,000
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48
Spendthrift Farm LLC (Eric P. Gustavson) & Repole Stable (Mike Repole)
Todd A. Pletcher
Santana Jr., Ricardo
2
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TRAINER Todd A. Pletcher
JOCKEY Santana Jr., Ricardo
BREEDER Machmer Hall
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $24,000
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49
Gary Barber & D. J. Stable LLC (Leonard C. Green)
Mark E. Casse
Gaffalione, Tyler
2
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TRAINER Mark E. Casse
JOCKEY Gaffalione, Tyler
BREEDER B. Flay Thoroughbreds
SEX Filly
COLOR Chestnut
EARNINGS $20,913
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OWNER Kristine M. Chandler
TRAINER George Papaprodromou
JOCKEY Rispoli, Umberto
BREEDER Kris Chandler
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $12,000
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OWNER NBS Stable (John Ballantyne)
TRAINER Jon G. Arnett
JOCKEY Leon, Sonny
BREEDER Bridlewood Farm
SEX Filly
COLOR Dark Bay or Brown
EARNINGS $10,500
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OWNER Amo Racing USA, LLC
TRAINER Chad C. Brown
JOCKEY Franco, Manuel
BREEDER 3C Stables LLC
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $6,000
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OWNER Holy Cow Stable LLC
TRAINER Dallas Stewart
JOCKEY Lopez, Paco
BREEDER Buck Pond Farm, Inc.
SEX Filly
COLOR Dark Bay or Brown
EARNINGS $6,000
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OWNER Rocker O Ranch, LLC (Cole Ortowski)
TRAINER J. Keith Desormeaux
JOCKEY Graham, James
BREEDER Mt Brilliant Farm & Ranch, LLC
SEX Filly
COLOR Gray or Roan
EARNINGS $3,000
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OWNER Joel Politi
TRAINER Thomas M. Amoss
JOCKEY Ortiz, Jose L.
BREEDER Lantern Hill Farm LLC, Phil Needham & Judy Needham
SEX Filly
COLOR Chestnut
EARNINGS $63,000
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OWNER Tom R. Walters
TRAINER Darrin Miller
JOCKEY Miller, Chase
BREEDER Tom R. Walters
SEX Filly
COLOR Gray or Roan
EARNINGS $19,256
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OWNER Leland Ackerley Racing
TRAINER Todd A. Pletcher
JOCKEY Alvarado, Junior
BREEDER Spendthrift Farm, LLC
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $16,000
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Paradise Farms Corp. (Peter Proscia), JP Racing Stable (Ralph Bianculli), David Staudacher & Zilla Racing Stables (Mike Piazza)
Michael J. Maker
Rosario, Joel
1
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TRAINER Michael J. Maker
JOCKEY Rosario, Joel
BREEDER Dr. Jerry Bilinski
SEX Filly
COLOR Dark Bay or Brown
EARNINGS $9,360
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59
Shamrock Stables LLC (Rob Hutcherson) & MJM Racing
Kenneth G. McPeek
Hernandez Jr., Brian Joseph
1
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TRAINER Kenneth G. McPeek
JOCKEY Hernandez Jr., Brian Joseph
BREEDER WinStar Farm, LLC
SEX Filly
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $8,865
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60
Southwest Racing Stables Inc. (Genaro Garcia) & Triple V Racing LLC (Brandon Valentini)
Genaro Garcia
Morales, Edgar
1
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TRAINER Genaro Garcia
JOCKEY Morales, Edgar
BREEDER Steve Wilson
SEX Filly
COLOR Chestnut
EARNINGS $5,955
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OWNER Michael McMillan
TRAINER Peter Miller
JOCKEY Gonzalez, Ricardo
BREEDER Charles Fipke
SEX Filly
COLOR Chestnut
EARNINGS $4,000
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