The hoo hah about the filly's tie to Secretariat while understandable, is particularly silly given the prominance of her second dam Gal in a Ruckus, Oxley's upset winner of the 1995 Kentucky Oaks. Gal in a Ruckus beat Urbane in that Oaks, the heavy favorite owned by Jay Em Ess who went on to a notable career as a broodmare producing Suave.
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