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she's still a filly, so she has plenty of time to decide what she wants to do in life
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An undefeated filly won the $100,000 Dixie Belle Stakes on Saturday, just not the one that most bettors expected.
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Bob Wisener, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
Thurby, a celebration of Kentucky’s heritage featuring live entertainment; and the Kentucky Oaks, a race for 3-year-old fillies (female horses).
—Chase Jordan
february 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Never farther back than second in the mile run for 2-year-old fillies, Just Aloof pulled away in the stretch under Hector Berrios to win by 2 ½ lengths over Latte Luv.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
The $80,000 Swingtime Stakes matches a large field of fillies and mares seeking their first stakes win in 2025.
—Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
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Bob Wisener, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
Thurby, a celebration of Kentucky’s heritage featuring live entertainment; and the Kentucky Oaks, a race for 3-year-old fillies (female horses).
—Chase Jordan
february 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Never farther back than second in the mile run for 2-year-old fillies, Just Aloof pulled away in the stretch under Hector Berrios to win by 2 ½ lengths over Latte Luv.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
The $80,000 Swingtime Stakes matches a large field of fillies and mares seeking their first stakes win in 2025.
—Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Filly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filly. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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