$1.05M OBS 2YO Buy Dandona Prevails in Florida Oaks

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Last year, Nitrogen (Medaglia d'Oro) used the GIII Florida Oaks as an unlikely springboard to the 3-year-old filly championship. This year, it was Tagermeen Racing's Dandona (f, 3, Tiz the Law–Tulsa Queen, by Cactus Ridge) who captured the 1 1/16-mile turf race at Tampa Bay Downs. Bought by Mahmud Mouni for $1.05 million from the King's Equine consignment at the 2025 OBS Spring sale of 2-year-olds in training, Dandona raced unbothered near the back behind :23.40 and :48.05 fractions, split horses with confidence on the turn, tipped out several paths wide in the lane, and powered down the stretch en route to a resounding decision. Time to Dream (Not This Time) and Kokomotion (Quality Road) followed her home. The final time for the 1 1/16 miles was 1:44.71.

Dandona broke her maiden at first asking Aug. 31 going a mile and 70 yards on the all-weather at Gulfstream, then went to the bench for five months before reemerging with a third in a 7 1/2-furlong optional allowance on Gulfstream's lawn Feb. 7.

DANDONA ($13.00) stalks and fires at the top of the stretch to win the $200,000 Florida Oaks (G3) @TampaBayDownsFL with Flavien Prat up for trainer @SaffieJosephJr and owner Tagermeen Racing. Another stakes winner by @CoolmoreAmerica stallion Tiz The Law. pic.twitter.com/Bv66BOYw4d

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Saturday, Tampa Bay Downs
FLORIDA OAKS-GIII, $150,000, Tampa Bay Downs, 3-7, 3yo, f, 1 1/16mT, 1:44.71, gd.
1–DANDONA, 119, f, 3, by Tiz the Law
1st Dam: Tulsa Queen (SW & GSP-Can, SW-USA, $211,381), by Cactus Ridge
2nd Dam: Hot Touch, by Touch Gold
3rd Dam: Pure Red, by Thirty Six Red
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($70,000 Ylg '24 FTKOCT; $1,050,000 2yo '25 OBSAPR). O-Tagermeen Racing; B-Spotted Pony Stables LLC (KY); T-Saffie A. Joseph, Jr.; J-Flavien Prat. $90,000. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1, $121,000. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Time to Dream, 121, f, 3, Not This Time–Wild Silk, by Street Sense. ($750,000 Ylg '24 FTSAUG). O-Repole Stable; B-Maggie Gieseke (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher. $30,000.
3–Kokomotion, 119, f, 3, Quality Road–Zee Drop, by Lemon Drop Kid. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($22,000 Ylg '24 FTKOCT; $340,000 2yo '25 OBSAPR). O-Icon Racing Stable; B-Gage Hill Stable II, LLC, W. S. Farish & Ken Langone (KY); T-D. Whitworth Beckman. $15,000.
Margins: 1 1/4, 2 1/4, 1HF. Odds: 5.50, 2.20, 1.80.
Also Ran: Laigina, Abigail, Bossy Candy, Special Wood (Fr), Alone Time, Backgammon, Bramble Blast, Courageous Diane.
Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

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