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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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Like Unconquerable Queen in the Stormy Liberal, Zona Verde ($23.60) broke third in the Durante — a one-mile turf test for 2-year fillies — then led to the finish under Juan Hernandez to finish a length ahead of Brown’s 7-5 favorite Lady de Berry.
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2023
In Race 11 at Oaklawn, the $750,000 Fantasy Stakes (G2) drew a field of 12 fillies, and #1 My Mane Squeeze (3/1) is a win contender along with #5 Where’s My Ring (6/1) and #12 Thorpedo Anna (7/2) with longshot #3 Midshipman’s Dance (20/1) adding to the exacta and trifecta payoffs.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The Kentucky Oaks, the race involving only 3-year-old fillies, will occur Friday, May 3.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 Feb. 2024
Warm Heart — a filly that ran second in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Santa Anita in November — was installed as the 9-5 favorite for the Grade 1, $1 million Pegasus Turf, just ahead of 3-1 second choice Integration.
—Tim Reynolds, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2024
The 4-year-old filly is well traveled having finished second on Nov. 4 in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf, followed by a third on Dec. 10 in the Hong Kong Vase.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2024
The 4-year-old filly was sitting behind early pacesetter Main Event when Moore angled Warm Heart inside and guided her through a tight opening at the top of the stretch before holding off the late closers.
—Clark Spencer, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2024
The Mosses purchased the big filly in 2005 at a September auction at Keeneland.
—Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023
At another farm just a few minutes away, cloned foals and fillies stuck close to mothers that looked nothing like them.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2023
In Race 11 at Oaklawn, the $750,000 Fantasy Stakes (G2) drew a field of 12 fillies, and #1 My Mane Squeeze (3/1) is a win contender along with #5 Where’s My Ring (6/1) and #12 Thorpedo Anna (7/2) with longshot #3 Midshipman’s Dance (20/1) adding to the exacta and trifecta payoffs.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The Kentucky Oaks, the race involving only 3-year-old fillies, will occur Friday, May 3.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 Feb. 2024
Warm Heart — a filly that ran second in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Santa Anita in November — was installed as the 9-5 favorite for the Grade 1, $1 million Pegasus Turf, just ahead of 3-1 second choice Integration.
—Tim Reynolds, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2024
The 4-year-old filly is well traveled having finished second on Nov. 4 in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf, followed by a third on Dec. 10 in the Hong Kong Vase.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2024
The 4-year-old filly was sitting behind early pacesetter Main Event when Moore angled Warm Heart inside and guided her through a tight opening at the top of the stretch before holding off the late closers.
—Clark Spencer, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2024
The Mosses purchased the big filly in 2005 at a September auction at Keeneland.
—Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023
At another farm just a few minutes away, cloned foals and fillies stuck close to mothers that looked nothing like them.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
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“Filly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filly. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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