Horse Racing

Kentucky Oaks prep: In stakes debut, Occult wins Busanda

Summarized by: Live Sports Direct
 
Kentucky Oaks prep: In stakes debut, Occult wins Busanda

Occult won Saturday's $100,000 Busanda at Aqueduct. The Into Mischief dark bay secured the maximum points in the qualifying event for the Kentucky Oaks. Affirmative Lady and Gambling Girl finished second and third, respectively. Sweetest Princess and Aniston finished fourth. Next stop is the Busher Invitational at Big A on March 4. The $625,00 Keeneland September yearling-sale purchase could target the Gazelle (G3) at nine furlongs on April 8.

IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky Oaks Sweetest Princess Affirmative Lady Gambling Girl Big A
Play Triple Red Hot 777 Slot
Recommended Slot Game To Play: Triple Red Hot 777 Slot
MyBookie Casino Double Your 1st Deposit Up To $1000
Related
Aqueduct wrap: Xigera, Everso Mischievous win Grade 2 stakes

Aqueduct wrap: Xigera, Everso Mischievous win Grade 2 stakes

Xigera confirmed her status as an elite dirt horse with an impressive 3 1/2-length score in Saturday's 66th renewal of the Grade 2, $250000 Mother Goose, a nine-furlong route for sophomore fillies, at Aqueduct. Trained by Philip Bauer and piloted by Julien Leparoux, the Nyquist dark bay entered from a commanding 6 1/4-length romp in the 1 1/16-mile…
Horse Racing
With a Whopping $631,088 in Combined Career Earnings, Three 3-Year-Old Fillies Are Set to Dominate $250,000 Race

With a Whopping $631,088 in Combined Career Earnings, Three 3-Year-Old Fillies Are Set to Dominate $250,000 Race

Monmouth Oaks, a grade three-horse race, is scheduled to start in the coming days. This year, ten fillies will compete in the $250000 one-mile and a sixteenth race in the dirt. There are always some favorite contenders for any stakes. Similar is the case in this stake too. The contenders for this race are the graded stakes winners. They are worth a…
Horse Racing
MyBookie
G1 Acorn Stakes Preview: Pretty Mischievous Looks Pretty Darn Good

G1 Acorn Stakes Preview: Pretty Mischievous Looks Pretty Darn Good

G1 Acorn Stakes Preview: Pretty Mischievous Looks Pretty Darn Good (Pretty Mischievous / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the NYRA Media Team: This May, trainer Brendan Walsh celebrated his first Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks triumph with Godolphin's Kentucky homebred Pretty Mischievous. The daughter of Into Mischief will now look to provide Walsh with his…
Horse Racing
Promiseher America Upsets Kentucky Oaks Prep; 1st Graded Win For Handal

Promiseher America Upsets Kentucky Oaks Prep; 1st Graded Win For Handal

Hoffman Thoroughbreds and Tom F. McCrocklin's Promiseher America, the 26-1 longest shot on the board, overtook pacesetter Capella in the far turn and fended off Gambling Girl's outside deep-stretch bid to win Saturday's Grade 3, $250000 Gazelle for 3-year-old fillies at Aqueduct Racetrack. The 128th running of the 1 1/8-mile Gazelle - one of four…
Horse Racing
BetOnline Casino

50% up to $1,000 Signup Bonus

Get the latest betting odds & lines for NFL Futures at BetOnline Sportsbook for betting on your favorite sport and snag a huge sign-up bonus.
IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky Oaks Sweetest Princess Affirmative Lady Gambling Girl Big A
Promiseher America Relishes Stretch-out in G3 Gazelle

Promiseher America Relishes Stretch-out in G3 Gazelle

Promiseher America outruns her odds in the Gazelle (Chelsea Durand) By Brian Bohl - NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y.- Hoffman Thoroughbreds and Tom F. McCrocklin's Promiseher America, the 26-1 longest shot on the board, overtook pacesetter Capella in the far turn and fended off Gambling Girl's outside deep-stretch bid to win Saturday's Grade 3,…
Horse Racing
Aqueduct: Gazelle upset lands Promiseher America in Ky. Oaks

Aqueduct: Gazelle upset lands Promiseher America in Ky. Oaks

Promiseher America, the longest shot on the board at 26-1, overtook pacesetter Capella in the far turn and fended off Gambling Girl's outside deep-stretch bid to win Saturday's Grade 3, $250000 Gazelle Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Aqueduct Racetrack. The 128th running of the 1 1/8-mile Gazelle - one of four graded stakes on a lucrative card…
Horse Racing
2023 Gazelle Betting Odds and Contenders Preview

2023 Gazelle Betting Odds and Contenders Preview

The 2023 Gazelle Stakes is coming up on Saturday, April 8, at Aqueduct. The Grade 3 race covers 1 1/8 miles over the dirt, the same distance as the Kentucky Oaks itself. The race offers a purse of $250000 as well as 100-40-30-20-10 Oaks points to the top five finishers. This means the winner punches her ticket to the Oaks, the second-place finisher…
Horse Racing
Shidabhuti Looks To Stay Unbeaten Heading Into Oaks

Shidabhuti Looks To Stay Unbeaten Heading Into Oaks

Four-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown will have two chances to secure his fourth Grade 3, $250000 Gazelle conquest with stakes-winners Occult and Shidabhuti in the nine-furlong test for sophomore fillies on Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack. The Gazelle, which will award 100-40-30-20-10 qualifying points towards the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks…
Horse Racing
RELATED LOCATION
State
Kentucky
Country
USA
State
New York
Aqueduct roundup: Shidabhuti wins Kentucky Oaks prep

Aqueduct roundup: Shidabhuti wins Kentucky Oaks prep

Shidabhuti stalked a moderate tempo and launched adevastating late kick in deep stretch to conquer her stakes debut Saturday inthe $200000 Busher for sophomore fillies going a one-turn mile at Aqueduct. Shidabhuti, by Practical Joke, earned 50 qualifying pointstowards Kentucky Oaks (G1) on May 5 at Churchill Downs in capturing the Busher,the…
Horse Racing
Shidabhuti Kicks Clear Late To Win Muddy Kentucky Oaks Prep

Shidabhuti Kicks Clear Late To Win Muddy Kentucky Oaks Prep

Peter Brant's Shidabhuti stalked a moderate tempo and launched a devastating late kick in deep stretch to conquer her stakes debut in Saturday's $200000 Busher for sophomore fillies going a one-turn mile at Aqueduct Racetrack. Shidabhuti, by Practical Joke, earned 50 qualifying points towards the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks on May 5 at Churchill Downs in…
Horse Racing
Ziaerati Takes Giant Step Up To Kentucky Oaks Trail

Ziaerati Takes Giant Step Up To Kentucky Oaks Trail

Highly impressive first-out maiden winner Ziaerati will attempt to carry her momentum onto the Road to the Kentucky Oaks when taking on five other sophomore fillies for Saturday's $200000 Busher going a one-turn mile, at Aqueduct Racetrack. The Busher is the penultimate local prep for the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks on May 5 at Churchill Downs, offering…
Horse Racing
Wonder Wheel Readies for 2023 Ky. Oaks Campaign

Wonder Wheel Readies for 2023 Ky. Oaks Campaign

Wonder Wheel winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. (Courtney Snow/Past The Wire) By Maribeth Kalinich Popular and uber successful D. J. Stable LLC's Wonder Wheel stands far and above in No. 1 on the Kentucky Oaks Leaderboard with 40 points. The Mark Casse trainee has collected $1481265 in non-restricted stakes earnings. The Into Mischief filly's last…
Horse Racing
RELATED CATEGORIES
Category Icon
Category
Horse Racing
Category Icon
Category
Horse Racing: Kentucky Oaks
It's time for the late-blooming Kentucky Derby colts to show their colors

It's time for the late-blooming Kentucky Derby colts to show their colors

Jan. 17 (UPI) -- It's that time of year when late-blooming Kentucky Derby contenders have to start to make good on their promise, and that's just how things played out during the Martin Luther King weekend action. The big guns were silent for a week, leaving room for previously unheralded contenders to strut their stuff at Tampa Bay Downs,…
Horse Racing
What we learned: With no value, Occult wins Busanda

What we learned: With no value, Occult wins Busanda

With a small field and flaws surrounding the main contenders, the Busanda Stakes at Aqueduct did not come across as a great betting opportunity on paper. But it turns out, the public picked the right horse in trusting the maiden winner Occult as the 7-5 favorite. She turned in a good performance at low odds and won the race by a clear margin. In…
Horse Racing
Occult Takes 2023 Kentucky Oaks Prep At Aqueduct For Chad Brown

Occult Takes 2023 Kentucky Oaks Prep At Aqueduct For Chad Brown

Alpha Delta Stables' Occult made her stakes debut a winning one in Saturday's $100000 Busanda, a nine-furlong test for sophomore fillies, at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained by Chad Brown and piloted by Dylan Davis, the Into Mischief dark bay secured the maximum allotment in the qualifying event for the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks which offered 20-8-6-4-2…
Horse Racing
Occult Draws Off To Busanda Win, Earns Kentucky Oaks Points

Occult Draws Off To Busanda Win, Earns Kentucky Oaks Points

Alpha Delta Stables' Occult made her stakes debut a winning one in Saturday's $100000 Busanda, a nine-furlong test for sophomore fillies at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained by Chad Brown and piloted by Dylan Davis, the Into Mischief dark bay secured the maximum allotment in the qualifying event for the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks that offered 20-8-6-4-2…
Horse Racing
Saturday plays: Find out how to play the Busanda, Fifth Season

Saturday plays: Find out how to play the Busanda, Fifth Season

Bettors face some unattractive choices in the $100000 Busanda Stakes at Aqueduct on Saturday. The morning line favorite Occult stretches out from eight to nine furlongs and figures to get overbet while making her stakes debut, while the class fillies Gambling Girl and Affirmative Lady appear slow at this point in their development. Is the Busanda…
Horse Racing
Kentucky Oaks 2023 trail: Busanda odds, preview, more

Kentucky Oaks 2023 trail: Busanda odds, preview, more

As the 2023 Kentucky Derby trail takes a one-weekend pause, the 2023 Kentucky Oaks path continues Saturday in New York. Occult is the 7-5 morning-line favorite for the $100000 Busanda Stakes. Post time from Aqueduct is 3:47 p.m. EST, with FS2 showing the 1 1/8-mile stakes for 3-year-old fillies. The Busanda is the first prep race to pay points on a…
Horse Racing
Les Bon Temps Rolls To Victory In NYSSS Fifth Avenue Division, Connections Looking To Pick Up Kentucky Oaks Qualifying Points Next

Les Bon Temps Rolls To Victory In NYSSS Fifth Avenue Division, Connections Looking To Pick Up Kentucky Oaks Qualifying Points Next

Deuce Greathouse, Cindy Hutson, and Brett Setzer's Les Bon Temps doubled up on stakes scores in Saturday's $500000 Fifth Avenue division of the New York Stallion Stakes Series, a seven-furlong sprint for eligible New York-sired juvenile fillies, at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained by Mike Maker and expertly piloted by Jose Lezcano, the Laoban bay…
Horse Racing
Les Bon Temps Celebrates in NYSSS Fifth Avenue

Les Bon Temps Celebrates in NYSSS Fifth Avenue

OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Deuce Greathouse, Cindy Hutson and Brett Setzer's Les Bon Temps doubled up on stakes scores in Saturday's $500000 Fifth Avenue division of the New York Stallion Stakes Series, a seven-furlong sprint for eligible New York-sired juvenile fillies, at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained by Mike Maker and expertly piloted by Jose Lezcano, the…
Horse Racing
Venti Valentine Redeeming Victory in Bay Ridge

Venti Valentine Redeeming Victory in Bay Ridge

OZONE PARK, N.Y. - NY Final Furlong Racing Stable and Parkland Thoroughbreds' Venti Valentine closed the curtain on her sophomore campaign with a redeeming victory in the $100000 Bay Ridge for New York-bred fillies and mares 3-years-old and upward going a one-turn mile at Aqueduct Racetrack. The victory showed a return to winning form for the Jorge…
Horse Racing
Venti Valentine Looks To Get Back on Track in $100K Bay Ridge

Venti Valentine Looks To Get Back on Track in $100K Bay Ridge

Venti Valentine wins the Busher Invitational March 5, 2022 (Chelsea Durand) By Keith McCalmont - NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y.- NY Final Furlong Racing Stable and Parkland Thoroughbreds' multiple graded-stakes placed Venti Valentine will seek her third career stakes score in Saturday's $100000 Bay Ridge, a one-turn mile for New York-bred…
Horse Racing
JULIA SHINING Wins Big Like Big Sister MALATHAAT; New Fav For Kentucky Oaks 2023?

JULIA SHINING Wins Big Like Big Sister MALATHAAT; New Fav For Kentucky Oaks 2023?

Put to a drive on the backstretch by jockey Luis Saez, odds-on favorite Julia Shining didn't make it look easy but got the job done nonetheless in the Grade 2, $250000 Demoiselle on Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack, narrowly defeating the maiden Affirmative Lady in the nine-furlong race for 2-year-old fillies. The Demoiselle, run for the 101st time,…
Horse Racing
Julia Shining Steps up to Stakes Company in G2 Demoiselle

Julia Shining Steps up to Stakes Company in G2 Demoiselle

Julia Shining an impressive debut winner (Coady Photography) By Mary Eddy - NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y.- Stonestreet Stables' Kentucky homebred Julia Shining, a full sister to Champion 3-Year-Old Filly and Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Distaff winner Malathaat, will make the step up to stakes company for her first try against winners in Saturday's…
Horse Racing
Magic Circle wins Kentucky Oaks points prep at Aqueduct

Magic Circle wins Kentucky Oaks points prep at Aqueduct

J.W. Singer's Magic Circle got her breakthrough victory in her fourth attempt at stakes level with a commanding, gate-to-wire performance in Sunday's $100000 Busanda Stakes for 3-year-old fillies going 1 1/8 miles at Aqueduct. The chestnut daughter of Kantharos was a close third in the Demoiselle (G2) in December at the Big A, displaying the same…
Horse Racing
  • 18 plus
  • eCogra
  • Trusted Site
  • Game Care