7/19 (CNL): VA Oaks (Gr. III)/VA Derby (Gr. II)
 

7th (4:28) Kitten's Joy S.

1 1/16 Miles (Turf) | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $60,000

1 Midwatch Prado E S 120 L
2 Mint Slewlep Franklin M 124 L
3 Diamond Dina Garcia G 115 L
4 Dominguin (PER) 120 L
5 False I. D. Gibbs C 118 L
6 Bastille Pimentel J 120 L
7 Ballast (IRE) Velazquez J R 120 L
8 Hunting Print Desormeaux K J 120 L



8th (5:06) Virginia Oaks (G3)

1 1/8 Miles (Turf) | Fillies | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $200,000

1 Miss Mafioso Ocampo I 116 L
2 Julia Tuttle Karamanos H A 116 L
3 Nijinsky Ballet Gomez G K 116 L
4 Athena's Gift Wilson E 118 L
5 Clara's Song Garcia Luis 116 L
6 Three Graces Albarado R J 118 L
7 Namaste's Wish Desormeaux K J 118 L
8 Born to Be Garcia Alan 116 L
9 Cherokee Queen Velazquez J R 118 L
10 I Lost My Choo Prado E S 118 L



9th (5:44) Virginia Derby (G2)

1 1/4 Miles (Turf) | Open | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $750,000

1 Your Round Lopez J 116 L
2 Old Man Buck Albarado R J 116 L
3 El Sultry Sun Prado E S 118 L
4 Court Vision Desormeaux K J 116 L
5 Baltimore Bob Karamanos H A 116
6 Budge Man Karamanos H A 116 L
7 Gio Ponti Gomez G K 118 L
8 Sailor's Cap Garcia Alan 120 L
9 Southwest Prado E S 116 L

Interesting match-up between possibly the two best 3 year-old turfers in the big one.

I have been a Gio Ponti fan since his debut and it seems as if he's been handled with care by Clement. I wasn't thrilled to see that he supposedly had "trouble staying sound" during the winter but he looked great in the Hill Prince. He's lucky that this race is a heck of a lot softer than the Colonial Turf Cup and hopefully he'll get the job done here on dry ground.

NT

Anyone going on Saturday?

you are not! you'll be playing golf.;)

50/50 for me

The Derby came up very nice.

I like Athena's Gift in the Oaks.

The Derby is a good race, but I think Sailor's Cap is going to be tough to beat.

Trifecta:
8 / 1,2,4,7 / 1,2,3,4,7

Just to put it out there... I like Old Man Buck. :p

Rooting for Southwest (I know, I know :confused: ).

Court Vision is 5-2... :eek:





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