Paradise Earns Oaks Points In The Busher

[Wandering Eyes]

The beautifully-bred PARADISE (f, 3, Gun Runner–Venetian Harbor, by Munnings) picked up her first points towards the Road to the Kentucky Oaks Saturday with a win over a small field in the Busher Stakes at Aqueduct.

Facing just four rivals, the filly exited a maiden win going this same one-mile distance at Gulfstream Park Jan. 4 before shipping to New York for her stakes debut. Jockey Manny Franco kept his filly in third for most of the running and under a tight hold as Current Yield (Nyquist) and Interstatelovesong (Bolt d'Oro) carved out the fractions up the backstretch.

Unleashed to come wide around that pair turning for home, the 6-5 favorite made easy work of that duo, earning the advantage at the eighth pole and striding out nicely to pick up the win. Nycon (Nyquist) put in an eye-catching late run to steal second from Interstatelovesong. The final time was 1:38.53.

With the win, Paradise earned 37.5 points due to the five-horse field. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0.

O-NK Racing and LNJ Foxwoods; B-Ciaglia Racing, LLC, HNDEH & Domenic Savides; T-Brad Cox. Sales History: $700,000 ylg '24 FTSAUG.

 

PARADISE runs down INSTERSTATELOVESONG to win the Busher S. at Aqueduct and picks up 50 points towards the Kentucky Oaks!

Owned by @lnjfoxwoods, the 3YO filly is trained by @bradcoxracing and was piloted by @jockeyfranco. pic.twitter.com/YqWucml63F

— TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) February 28, 2026

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