WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here UNTAPABLE UNLUCKY IN THE OAKS DRAW After defeating a total of 10 other rivals in the GIII Rachel Alexandra S. and GII Fair Grounds Oaks over Steve Sherack at the... the winter months, Winchell Thoroughbreds Kentucky Derby LLC=s Untapable (Tapit) @SteveSherackTDN will have to best 12 of her peers and will have to do so from the widest LIVE FROM LOUISVILLE post in stall 13 in the After getting slammed by thunderstorms throughout $1-million GI Longines the day Monday, a humid and overcast morning with Kentucky Oaks Friday temperatures in the mid-60s greeted the GI Kentucky afternoon at Churchill Derby/Oaks hopefuls at Untapable Sherackatthetrack Downs. The homebred Churchill Downs yesterday. was installed as the Curiosity got the better of prohibitive 4-5 chalk on Mike Battaglia=s morning line, impressive GI Toyota Blue and indeed--outside of her draw--there is very little to Grass S. hero Dance With hold against the filly. She is perfect in two appearances Fate (Two Step Salsa), who beneath the Twin Spires, including a half-length poked his head out of his success in the GII Pocahontas S. last September, and, stall to check on a small outside of an excusable eighth in the GI Breeders= Cup media contingent gathering Juvenile Fillies, is unbeaten in three starts going long on outside of Barn 42 shortly the dirt. Rosie Napravnik, who became the first woman after 7:30 a.m. to win the Oaks aboard Believe You Can (Proud Citizen) Trainer Dallas Stewart Harry’s Holiday in 2012, has the call for trainer Steve Asmussen, who took a break from the action Sherackatthetrack to take a photo with a group took the 2005 Oaks for these same connections with of fans on the backstretch before returning to the Summerly (Summer Squall). Owner Arnold Zetcher sent shedrow. Stewart was represented by 34-1 Derby out Gabby=s Golden Gal (Medaglia d=Oro) to a distant runner-up Golden Soul (Perfect Soul {Ire}) in 2013. The runner-up effort behind the runaway Rachel Alexandra former D. Wayne Lukas assistant returns with another (Medaglia d=Oro) in the 2009 Oaks, and the former live longshot in GII Louisiana Derby third Commanding Talbot=s CEO will be represented this time around by Curve (Master Command) this year. Cont. p4 6-1 second choice Fashion Plate (Old Fashioned), who he owns in partnership with Michael Tabor. Trained by Simon Callaghan, the dark bay filly enters this off wins in the GI Las Virgenes S. and GI Santa Anita Oaks and will be ridden by Gary Stevens, who last won the Oaks with Silverbulletday in 1999. Unbridled Forever (Unbridled=s Song), a daughter of 2006 Oaks victress Lemons Forever (Lemon Drop Kid), drew post position nine for owner Charles Fipke and Dallas Stewart, who orchestrated the 47-1 upset eight years back. Todd Pletcher, who saddled last year=s Oaks winner Princess of Sylmar (Majestic Warrior) at odds of 37-1, has two chances to do it again with the GII Gazelle S. one-two finishers. Owned by Mathis Stable LLC, My Miss Sophia (Unbridled=s Song) will exit stall 11, with Hill >n= Dale Equine Holdings Inc & Philip Steinberg homebred Got Lucky (A.P. Indy) beside her in slot 12. If either are successful, Pletcher will be the first trainer since his mentor D. Wayne Lukas to win consecutive renewals of the Oaks. 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Lifetime Record: 7-2-1-0, $1,244,140. Last Start: 2nd GI Santa Anita Oaks Apr. 5 3 Sugar Shock K Candy Ride (Arg) 12-1 ($20,000 yrl ‘12 KEESEP) O-On Cloud Nine LLC; B-Pam & Martin Wygod (KY); T-Doug L Anderson; J-Calvin Borel. Lifetime Record: 6-3-1-1, $343,130. Last Start: WON GIII Fantasy S. 4 Rosalind Broken Vow 8-1 ($70,000 yrl ‘12 FTKJUL) O-Landaluce Educe Stables; B-Hurstland Farm Inc, James H Greene Jr & Pin Oak Stud LLC (KY); T-Ken McPeek; J-Joel Rosario. Lifetime Record: 7-2-1-3, $558,036. Last Start: Won GI Ashland S. Apr. 5 (dead heat) 5 Thank You Marylou K Birdstone 30-1 ($47,000 wnlg ‘11 KEENOV) O-Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey; B-Mr & Mrs C W McNeely II (VA); T-Mike Maker; J-Julien Leparoux. Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-1, $178,200. Last Start: 3rd GI Ashland S. 6 Kiss Moon K Malibu Moon 30-1 ($80,000 RNA yrl ‘12 KEESEP) O-Carl F Pollard; B-Hermitage Farm LLC (KY); T-David Vance; J-Victor Espinoza. Lifetime Record: 5-2-1-1, $141,600. Last Start: 2nd GIII Fantasy S. 7 Fashion Plate K Old Fashioned 6-1 ($75,000 wnlg ‘11 KEENOV; $35,000 yrl ‘12 KEESEP; $340,000 2yo ‘13 OBSAPR) O-Arnold Zetcher LLC & Michael B Tabor; B-Springland Farm & Fox Hill Farms Inc (KY); T-Simon Callaghan; J-Gary Stevens. Lifetime Record: 5-3-0-1, $459,250. Last Start: WON GI Santa Anita Oaks 8 Aurelia’s Belle K Lemon Drop Kid 50-1 ($170,000 yrl ‘12 KEESEP) O-James F Miller; B-Alexander-Groves-Matz (KY); T-Wayne Catalano; J-Channing Hill. Lifetime Record: 5-2-1-2, $176,450. Last Start: WON GIII Bourbonette Oaks Mar. 22 9 Unbridled Forever Unbridled’s Song 12-1 O/B-Charles Fipke (KY); T-Dallas Stewart; J-Robby Albarado. Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-1, $140,830. Last Start: 3rd GII Fair Grounds Oaks Mar. 29 10 Empress of Midway K Empire Maker 50-1 ($95,000 RNA yrl ‘12 KEESEP) O-Daniel Kramer; B-Katierich Stables (KY); T-Doug O’Neill; J-Corey Nakatani.