QUIETSIDE stamped her ticket to the Kentucky Oaks with a determined win in the $750,000 Fantasy STakes-G2 at Oaklawn Park on March 29. The 3-year-old daughter of Malibu Moon defeated previously unbeaten Simply Joking by three-quarters of a length after a prolonged stretch duel. Winner of the Honeybee S.-G3 last time out, QUIETSIDE was already a probable starter for the Oaks, but she cemented her status by earning 100 additional points in the Road to the Kentucky Oaks series.
Monthly Archives: March 2025
Augustin / Stone Farm EXACTA in Santa Anita’s China Doll Stakes
Three-year-old fillies WILL THEN (pictured left) and AMORITA finished first and second respectively in Santa Anita’s Listed China Doll Stakes on March 23. The mile-long race on the turf was a “family” affair of sorts… Winner WILL THEN is a homebred racing for George Strawbridge’s Augustin Stables, and runner-up AMORITA races for Augustin in partnership with her breeder Stone Farm.
Paulick Report Interviews Arthur Hancock on Recently Pulished Autobiography
Ray Paulick, publisher of the Paulick Report, interviewed Arthur Hancock last week about his recently published autobiography “Dark Horses: A Memoir of Redemption.” Topics up for discussion run the gamut from Ricky Nelson’s song “Garden Party” to Hancock’s departure from Claiborne Farm to the stallion career of Kentucky Derby-G1 and Breeeders’ Cup Classic-G1 winner Sunday Silence.