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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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His fillies, not his colts, have been the stars of the prolific barn’s sophomore class.
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Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 7 June 2025
Junior Alvarado Morning line odds: 30-1 Three months ago, this filly was winless and running in maiden claimers, the lowest tier of racing.
—Teresa Genaro, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The horse race is for 3-year-old fillies on Friday, a prelude to the Preakness.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025
The favorite in this year’s field is Good Cheer, an undefeated filly going for her seventh win in Friday’s Grade 1 gallop.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 7 June 2025
Junior Alvarado Morning line odds: 30-1 Three months ago, this filly was winless and running in maiden claimers, the lowest tier of racing.
—Teresa Genaro, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The horse race is for 3-year-old fillies on Friday, a prelude to the Preakness.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025
The favorite in this year’s field is Good Cheer, an undefeated filly going for her seventh win in Friday’s Grade 1 gallop.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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“Filly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filly. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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