Fourteen Line Up For Louisiana Oaks
The Bluegrass Oaks picture will become clearer this weekend with three graded stakes for three year old fillies routing on the dirt. One of those stops is the Grade Two Louisiana Oaks at a mile and one sixteenth for a purse of $400,000. A full field of fourteen looks to make the next step on the Oaks trail, let’s take a look at the field.
#1 The More I Give 13/1 wfstables stables C Morris rides
The More I Give is a daughter of More Than Ready out of g-grade Empire Maker x Spinning World mare Theworldaccording. This is her first foal. The More I Give began her career in April of 2010 with a fourth place finish in a maiden special weight. She returned to action in June breaking her maiden and took an allowance in July. Off until October she finished third in the Grade Three Margarine Stakes. She ran fourth in an owner restricted stakes to end the year. Her most recent race saw her win an allowance on January 29th with a career best 89sp.
#2 Siren Serenade 12/1 simond3 stables S Hardinger rides
Siren Serenade is a daughter of Afleet out of g-grade Awesome Again x In Reality mare Jawdropping. This is her third and most successful foal. Siren Serenade didn’t get her start until October of 2010, but she did it the right way winning first time out. She came back and ran third in an allowance to end the year. In three starts this year she has been very solid, winning two allowances at six and one half furlongs and one mile. Last time out on February 5th she finished second, beaten only 3/4s length in the Grade Three SilverBulletBeer Stakes with a 96sp.
#3 Lay the Points 20/1 blankpoin3 stables K Robertson rides
Lay the Points is a daughter of Arch out of f-grade Pulpit x Rahy mare Take the Points. This is her second foal to race and most successful. Lay the Points broke her maiden first time out last June. She finished second in an allowance race and then stretched out to a mile to win an allowance in September. She jumped up in class to run in the Grade Three Adam’s Apple Stakes but could do no better than 14th. She ended her season with a third place finish in an allowance running a career high 88sp. On January 29th she made her most recent start, easily winning a one mile allowance.
#4 Super Daring 8/1 super19 stables A Jolly rides
Super Daring is a daughter of Tiznow out of the d-grade Forty Niner x Seattle Slew mare Mama Forty. From eight foals to race she has produced three graded winners and three additional stakes winners. Super Daring ran second in her first two starts before breaking through and winning a maiden in May of 2010. She came back and won an allowance and then ran fifth in the Grade One Getaway Stakes. Switched to the grass and routing for the first time she won the Grade Three Dormello Stakes. Back on the dirt she won the Grade Three Adam’s Apple Stakes with a career best 94sp. A return to the grass saw her run eighth in the Grade One Juvenile Filly Stakes. Given some time off Super Daring returned on February fifth in the Grade One Los Vinegrette Stakes where she ran fourth.
#5 Mom’s Glory 8/1 kobras3 stables Bo Ryan rides
Mom’s Glory is a daughter of Hard Spun out of a-grade Buddha x Miswaki mare Quiet Glory. This is her second foal. Mom’s Glory broke her maiden in her first start and then ran second in two allowance starts. She broke through with an allowance win at a mile and one sixteenth before her lone off-the-board race where she ran sixth in the Time Grinding Special Stakes. Back in allowance company she took home another win. Her most recent start saw her finish second in the Exbourne’s Asia Special on February 12th with a career best 98sp.
#6 Three Towers 30/1 confessor stables R Romero rides
Three Towers is a daughter of Cape Cross out of b-grade Miswaki x El Gran Senor mare Whispering Sound. She has three other foals, one of which is a graded winner. Three Towers started her career on the grass running fifth in two maidens. Switched to the dirt she won four straight races, a maiden and three allowances. She ran a career best sp two starts back with a 87. Her last start was on January 29th when she won a mile and one sixteenth allowance by four easy lengths.
#7 Carrie Carrie 11/1 brenbren stables W Kelly rides
Carrie Carrie is a daughter of First Samurai out of a-grade Ferdinand x Mr. Prospector mare Texas Project. Texas Project has seven foals and one stakes winner. Carrie Carrie’s first four starts were on the grass. She broke her maiden in her first start and returned to win an allowance race. After running second in the Grade Three Prestige Stakes and fifth in the Grade One Filly Grand Prix she was switched to the dirt. She won an allowance race in her first dirt start. Most recently she finished second in the Grade Three Dubai One Thousand Guineas on February 5th with a career high 96sp.
#8 Rules Be Gold 20/1 graywolf33 stables PP Shannon rides
Rules Be Gold is a daughter of Country Be Gold out of e-grade Peace Rules x Danehill Dancer mare Deimos. This is her second foal. Rules Be Gold broke her maiden in her first start. She ran second in an allowance and then ran third in the Shot to the Bow Special Stakes. After two off the board efforts in Grade One races she returned to an allowance and finished second. Another Grade One start saw her miss the board but she followed with a third place finish in the Vegas Vixen Challenge, earning a career best 89sp. She won a CPU-restricted allowance as the favorite. In her most recent start she ran in the Grade One Vermont is 4 Lovers Stakes on February 12th and finished eleventh.
#9 Wooden Ninja III 6/1 casino stables I Szott rides
Wooden Ninja III is a daughter of Empire Maker out of the e-grade mare Wooden Ninja II, a daughter of Awesome Again and Wooden Ninja, by Woodman. This is the first foal for Wooden Ninja II. Wooden Ninja III broke her maiden in her first start last February. She ran fourth and second in allowances before breaking through and winning an allowance. She ran fourth in the Grade Two Motherly Love Stakes. She won an allowance and then took the Seekin Gal Memorial Stakes. She finished third in the Manta Raise Challenge Stakes and then was sixth in the Grade Three Old Cap Stakes. Most recently she won the Live Liability Stakes on February 19th with a career best 98sp. This will be her first time routing.
#10 Empire of Fire 7/1 salamander stables T Campy rides
Empire of Fire is also a daughter of Empire Maker out of c-grade A.P. Indy x Storm Cat mare Rakharo. She has two other foals to race, both have earned over $100,000. Empire of Fire began her career the right way, taking a maiden and three straight allowance scores culminating in a win at one mile with a 97sp. She ran sixth in her stakes debut, the Grade Two Mother Story Handicap. Given a little time off she ran second in the Grade Three Davola Dane South Stakes with a 95sp on February 5th.
#11 Reconnected Again 11/1 fabman2 stables F Oxon rides
Reconnected Again is a daughter of A.P. Arrow out of f-grade Mountain Cat x Awesome Again mare So We Meet Again. This is her third and most successful foal. Reconnected Again began her career on the grass winning first time out and then running fifth and third in allowances. Switched to the dirt she ran second in an allowance and then won an allowance. She was second in the Guitar Neck Challenge Stakes and then won the Grade Two Golden Red Stakes with a 94sp. Given some time off she returned to action on January 22nd where she finished third in the Expenditure Stakes.
#12 La Farsante 7/1 3mstable stables M Bailey rides
La Farsante is a daughter of Medicean out of f-grade Awesome Again x Carson City Truhan. La Farsante opened her career with four straight wins, taking a maiden special weight and three allowance scores. She made her stakes debut in the Ricky’s Nightmare Challenge Stakes where she finished second. She was second again in the Time Grinding Special Stakes, beaten less than a length while running a 96sp. In her most recent outing she repeated that figure but could finish no better than eighth in the Grade One Atlantic City Race Course Stakes against males on February 5th.
#13 Litbythemoon 9/1 sicko3 stables P Sullivan rides
Litbythemoon is a daughter of Malibu Moon out of f-grade Medaglia D’oro x Storm Cat mare Sad Teresa. This is her first foal, she has a two year old filly by Matsurida Gogh. Litbythemoon ran third in her first start in August of 2010. She returned to the races to take a maiden and followed that with an allowance score. She was then second in another allowance. In her most recent start Litbythemoon ran second in the Exile on Main Street Memorial Stakes on January 29th running a 95sp.
#14 Full of Wrath 8/1 fairhaven1 stables D Hogin rides
Full of Wrath is a daughter of Curlin out of c-grade Montjeu x Kingmambo Fallen God. Full of Wrath started her career with three straight wins in a maiden and two allowance races. She finished third in her stakes debut, the Chamberlain Stakes. After another third in an owner restricted stakes, she came in second in the Minsky Memorial. She broke through at the stakes level in her last start, winning the Exile of Main Street Memorial Stakes on January 29th, running a 96sp.
Good luck to all!