Power Gal to follow Oaklawn's 'great stakes program' toward Oaks
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Power Gal will continue through Oaklawn’s Kentucky Oaks prep series following her victory in Saturday’s $125,000 Martha Washington Stakes
The Japanese-bred Power Gal earned 10 Kentucky Oaks qualifying points for her half-length victory under David Cohen in her 2019 debut.
Power Gal, a daughter of Empire Maker owned by Gary Barber, is among four horses on the grounds for Casse, who won the 2017 Arkansas Derby with champion Classic Empire. That number should grow in coming weeks, Casse said Saturday afternoon.
“We don’t have a lot of horses there right now, but as the year goes on we’re going to send some of the best horses we have here to run because it’s such a great stakes program,” the Florida-based Casse said. “Just a great program. It was nice to get this one, but we’ll be sending more.”
Power Gal, who was making her stakes debut, won for the second time in four starts to raise her career earnings to $126,370.
Oaklawn’s Kentucky Oaks prep series continues with the $200,000 Honeybee Stakes (G3) March 9 and the $500,000 Fantasy Stakes (G3) April 12. Both races are 1 1/16 miles.
The $1.25 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) – the country’s biggest race for 3-year-old fillies – is May 3 at Churchill Downs.
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