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Soothsay (No. 2) and Flavien Prat narrowly win the Indiana Oaks
For the first half of Wednesday evening s $200,000 Grade 3 Indiana Oaks, the owner and trainer of Soothsay were just hoping to get a piece of the pot in order to cover the cost of shipping from California to Indiana Grand Casino & Racing in Shelbyville, Ind.
That s what a bad start will do for you and Soothsay broke in the air and found herself last of nine 3-year-old fillies heading into the far turn. But Soothsay, with a savvy ride from jockey Flavien Prat, turned on the jet engines, flying through the stretch to mow down the competition for a neck victory over 40-1 shot Moon Swag. Lady Aces was another head back in third and Marion Francis yet another neck back in fourth.
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O Besos training for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs
Trainer Greg Foley has been on a roll, and he hopes that translates into O Besos rolling into the $300,000, Grade 3 Indiana Derby winner s circle at Indiana Grand Racing & Casino on July 7.
O Besos, who finished fifth in the Kentucky Derby and second in Churchill Downs Matt Winn (G2), had his final serious training move Tuesday morning at the Louisville track. With Indiana Grand s meet-leader Marcelino Pedroza aboard, the chestnut colt powered five-eighths of a mile in 1:00.20 in company right after the track opened for training at 5:30. The work was designed to start at the half-mile pole and end at the seven-eighths pole past the wire.