Lovely Maria Wins Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs
Las Vegas, NV - The $1 million Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks was the main event on a busy Friday, May 1 in Lexington Kentucky - a 1 1/8 mile test for the best three year old fillies in the land. Brereton Jones' Lovely Maria was best on the day, rallying at 6-1 odds to win by 2 3/4 lengths in front of an Oaks record crowd of 123,763. 26-1 shot Shook Up rallied for second while another Jones trainee, I'm a Chatterbox, finished third at 5-1 odds. 3-1 favorite Stellar Wind battled a rough start and wound up fourth while Birdatthewire, Angela Renee, Oceanwave, Include Betty, Condo Command who was the co-second choice, Eskenformoney, Forever Unbridled, Puca and Money'soncharlotte completed the order of finish. Sarah Sis was pulled up by jockey Gary Stevens and posted a DNF in the race.
Kentucky Oaks Race Results & Payouts
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Lovely Maria | K. Clark | $14.60 | $7.80 | $5.40 |
| 2 | Shook Up | R. Albarado | $20.20 | $11.40 | |
| 8 | I'm a Chatterbox | F. Geroux | $5.00 |
Times in 5ths: :232 :471 1:112 1:364 1:502
Times in 100ths: :23.51 :47.26 1:11.50 1:36.86 1:50.45
Winning Trainer: Jones J. | Owner: Jones Brereton
Scratched: Peace and War
| Unplaced horses listed in order of finish. |
| Also ran: Stellar Wind, Birdatthewire, Angela Renee, Oceanwave, Include Betty, Condo Commando, Eskenformoney, Forever Unbridled, Puca, Money'soncharlotte and Sarah Sis |
| $2 Exacta (7-2) Paid: $296.00, $2 Trifecta (7-2-8) Paid: $1,562.80, $1 Superfecta (7-2-8-12) Paid: $4,126.60, $1 Daily Double (2-7) Paid: $48.90 Daily Double Pool $434,943.00 , $1 Pick 3 (10-2-7) 3 Correct Paid: $420.60 Pick 3 Pool $504,171.00 , $1 Pick 4 (2/5-10-2-7) 4 Correct Paid: $758.00 Pick 4 Pool $1,408,044.00 , 50 CENT Pick 5 (8-2/5-10-2-7) 5 Correct Paid: $2,439.35 Pick 5 Pool $732,622.00 , $2 Pick 6 (6-8-2/5-10-2-7) 6 Correct Paid: $65,950.80 Pick 6 Pool $324,024.00 , $2 Pick 6 (6-8-2/5-10-2-7) 5 Correct Paid: $593.40 Pick 6 Pool , $1 Super High Five (7-2-8-12-13) Paid: $30,843.80 |
