Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted May 4, 2018 Journalists Share Posted May 4, 2018 Monomoy Girl (f, 3, Tapizar–Drumette, by Henny Hughes) outbattled Wonder Gadot (Medaglia d’Oro) to earn a gritty 3/4-length victory in the GI Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs. The 5-2 shot, breaking from the far outside in the 14-horse field, angled inside and worked her way to the three path going into the first turn. She pressed the pace as Take Charge Paula (Take Charge Indy) set fractions of :23.48 and :47.70. Monomoy Girl surged to the lead early on the far turn, but was soon joined by Wonder Gadot. The chestnut filly inched out slightly towards Wonder Gadot, but battled bravely on and was inching clear at the wire. John Velazquez, aboard the runner-up, claimed foul but the stewards made no change to the order of finish. Slight favorite Midnight Bisou (Midnight Lute) rallied some seven wide at the top of the stretch to chase the top two home in third. The time for the 1 1/16 miles was 1:49.13. Monomoy Girl, who won the Rags to Riches S. under the Twin Spires last October, opened her sophomore campaign with a win in the Feb. 17 GII Rachel Alexandra S. and was coming off a dominant 5 1/2-length tally in the Apr. 7 GI Ashland S. Lifetime Record: 7-6-1-0, $1,156,550. O-Dubb, M., Monomoy Stables, The Elkstone Group and Bethlehem Stables LLC; B-FPF LLC & Highfield Ranch (Ky). T-Brad Cox. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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