Songbird Solid Favorite in Oaks Future Wager
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Fox Hill Farms' unbeaten 2-year-old filly champion Songbird is the solid favorite in a strong group of 3-year-old fillies in the 2016 pool of Churchill Downs Racetrack's Kentucky Oaks Future Wager, which opens a three-day run at noon (all times Eastern) Friday, March 11 and concludes Sunday, March 13.
Songbird, who has collected easy 2016 wins in the Santa Anita Park's Las Virgenes (gr. II) and Santa Ysabel (gr. III) to extend her perfect racing record to six victories, is the 3-1 favorite in Churchill Downs handicapper Mike Battaglia's morning-line odds for the Kentucky Oaks Future Wager.
BALAN: Songbird Dominates Santa Ysabel
The daughter of Medaglia d'Oro , winner of the 2015 14 Hands Winery Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I), is bidding to provide Fox Hill Farms owner Rick Porter with his first Kentucky Oaks victory, while Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer is seeking a fourth win in the race and Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith is searching for his second Oaks triumph.
Other major players in the lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager pool of 2016 include Cash Is King's unbeaten Cathryn Sophia (6-1), winner of Gulfstream Park's grade II Davona Dale and Forward Gal; Three Chimneys Farm's Carina Mia (8-1), the Bill Mott-trained winner of Churchill Downs' Golden Rod (gr. II); and the mutuel field (8-1), which includes all 3-year-old fillies other than the 23 individual wagering interests in the year's only Kentucky Oaks Future Pool.
NOVAK: Cathryn Sophia Flawless in Davona Dale
The Kentucky Oaks Future Wager allows fans to wager weeks in advance on contenders for the $1 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I). The Oaks future bet runs parallel to Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager and both wagers are set to open at noon Friday, March 11 at Churchill Downs; Twinspires.com, the official online wagering platform of the Kentucky Derby and Oaks, and other online wagering outlets; and satellite betting centers throughout North America.
Kentucky Oaks Future betting opens each day at noon, and the pool's wagering will conclude at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, March 13; 30 minutes after the conclusion of betting in concurrent Derby Futures pool.
| 2016 Kentucky Oaks Future Wager Friday, March 11 - Sunday, March 13 |
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| # | Wagering Interest | Morning Line Odds | Winning Payout |
| 1 | Adore | 30-1 | |
| 2 | Carina Mia | 8-1 | |
| 3 | Cathryn Sophia | 6-1 | |
| 4 | Cced | 50-1 | |
| 5 | Dothraki Queen | 20-1 | |
| 6 | Dream Dance | 50-1 | |
| 7 | Gomo | 15-1 | |
| 8 | Kinsley Kisses | 20-1 | |
| 9 | Land Over Sea | 20-1 | |
| 10 | Lewis Bay | 20-1 | |
| 11 | Marquee Miss | 50-1 | |
| 12 | Midnight On Oconee | 30-1 | |
| 13 | Mo d’Amour | 30-1 | |
| 14 | Nickname | 30-1 | |
| 15 | Off the Tracks | 20-1 | |
| 16 | Polar River | 20-1 | |
| 17 | Rachel’s Valentina | 15-1 | |
| 18 | Songbird | 3-1 | |
| 19 | Stageplay | 20-1 | |
| 20 | Street Fancy | 30-1 | |
| 21 | Terra Promessa | 50-1 | |
| 22 | Venus Valentine | 30-1 | |
| 23 | Weep No More | 30-1 | |
| 24 | Mutuel Field (All Others) | 8-1 | |
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Kentucky Derby Future Wager morning line odds by Mike Battaglia |
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