152nd Kentucky Oaks Picks; Stakes undercard Selections

By Rick Francis —-

The 152nd running of the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks features one it’s toughest fields in the race’s history. Mutiple graded stakes winners will battle the Churchill Downs main track at a distance of a mile and one eighth all looking for the winner’s share of the $3 million purse. It’s all part of an exciting card festuring six additional six graded stakes; Good Luck to all.

Race 13) Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks 3yo Fillies 1&1/8th Miles Purse $3 Million Postb Time 8:40 EDT

11) Percy’s Bar (Colebrook/Machado); Upstart filly exits a “drawing away” score in the Grade 1 Ashland; she was a DQ away from her fourth victory in six career starts.
1) Explora (Baffert/Prat); daughter of Blame has won or placed in all seven starts; Formidable.
2) Zany (Pletcher/Ortiz, I.); out of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, starpping filly will factor in all exotic plays just may not have enough for the top spot.
5) Meaning (McCarthy/Hernandez,Juan); winner of two straight, last Santa Anita Oaks.
Picks: 11, 1, 2, 5

Race 7) G2 Unbridled Sidney F&M 5&1/2 Turf
6) Shisospicy
8) Moon Spun
5) Queen Maxima
1) Mae Town

Race 8) G2 Eight Belles Fillies 7 Furlongs
9) On Time Girl
8) Goodall
7) Luv Your Neighbor
6) Sippin Pretty

Race 9) G2 Alysheba 1&1/16th Miles
2) Baeza
7) Skippylongstocking
8) Corporate Power
3 Grande

Race 10) G3 Modesty F&M 171/8TH Turf
6) Gezora
5) Kathynmarissa
3) Whisket Decision
2) Proctor Street

Race 11) G1 La Troienne F&M 1&/16TH Miles
2) Scalable
1) Bless the Broken
9) Fully Subscribed
7) Chasten

Race 12) G2 Edgewood Fillies 1&1/16th Turf
9) Dandona
8) Lion Lkae
13) Indigo Woods
1) Storm’s Wake