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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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Opening weekend continues Saturday with two stakes — the $200,000 Grade II San Clemente Handicap for 3-year-old fillies at a mile on the Jimmy Durante turf course and the $100,000 Wickerr, a one-mile turf test for older horses.
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
In 1988 his filly Winning Colors became only the third filly to win the Kentucky Derby.
—Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
That was Nellie Morse in 1924, one of just six fillies to capture the Triple Crown’s second jewel.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025
His fillies, not his colts, have been the stars of the prolific barn’s sophomore class.
—Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 7 June 2025
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
In 1988 his filly Winning Colors became only the third filly to win the Kentucky Derby.
—Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
That was Nellie Morse in 1924, one of just six fillies to capture the Triple Crown’s second jewel.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025
His fillies, not his colts, have been the stars of the prolific barn’s sophomore class.
—Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 7 June 2025
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“Filly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filly. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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