LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) – Undefeated Malathaat is your 5-2 favourite for the 147th operating of the $1,250,000 Longines Kentucky Oaks (GI).
Trained by Todd Pletcher, Malathaat comes into Friday’s race off a victory in the Ashland at Keeneland on April 3.
Co-2nd alternative on the line at 3-1 are Klaravich Stables’ Look for Final results and OXO Equine’s Vacation Column. Qualified by Chad Brown, Look for Success is fantastic in 3 starts with her most latest coming in Gazelle (GIII) on April 3 at the Oaks distance of 1 1/8 miles. Irad Ortiz Jr., who has been aboard for two of people a few victories, has the mount Friday and will break from put up 12.
Travel Column could give the coach-jockey mixture of Brad Cox and Florent Geroux a 3rd Oaks victory and 2nd in a row. Cox and Geroux teamed to acquire the 2020 Oaks with Shedaresthedevil and in 2018 gained with the champion Monomoy Woman.
Geroux has been aboard Vacation Column for all five of her commences with the most the latest becoming a victory in the Good Grounds Oaks (GII). Journey Column will crack from publish 6. Cox will have a single other starter in the race in Kueber Racing’s Coach (50-1). Third in the Fantasy (GIII) in her most latest commence, Mentor will be ridden by Luis Saez and split from publish 9.
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