FROM OFF THE PACE: Five-year-old mares shine at Keeneland and Oaklawn
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — With so much attention focused on the Kentucky Derby, it’s hard for other divisions of American racing to attract much notice during the first four months of the year. This is especially true for the distaff divisions. Of the 10 G1s run before last weekend, only two (the Beholder Mile and Ashland Stakes) were written for females. That number doubled Saturday with the running of a pair of G1s for older fillies and mares: the $600,000 Jenny Wiley Stakes on the turf at Keeneland and the $1,250,000 Apple Blossom Handicap on the Oaklawn main track. Both […]
Source: troyrecord.com