Jones Fillies Drill for May 1 Kentucky Oaks
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Trainer Larry Jones sent out his two fillies for the May 1 Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) the morning of April 26 at Churchill Downs.
Gov. Brereton C. Jones' Lovely Maria got her five-furlong work in :59 3/5 under jockey Kerwin Clark, while Fletcher and Carolyn Gray's I'm a Chatterbox went in 1:01 under jockey Florent Geroux.
"I think we're having a very good morning," Jones said back at Barn 43 as his two fillies were walking the shedrow.
Going out promptly at 8:30 after the renovation break, I'm a Chatterbox was out in front of Lovely Maria by about 100 yards.
I'm a Chatterbox, from the first crop of Munnings , went in :11 4/5, :23 4/5, :36, 1:01, and galloped out six furlongs in 1:14 2/5.
Lovely Maria, a daughter of Majesticperfection , went in :12, :23 4/5, :35 4/5, :47 3/5, :59 3/5, and galloped out six furlongs in 1:13 2/5.
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