导出博客文章The nine 3-year-old fillies in the $300,000 Delaware Oaks on Saturday arent
household names, but that doesnt mean there isnt potential in the field. As the
second half of the season begins, a number of entrants in the 1-1/16-mile Oaks
are just now being moved up in class.The top three choices in the Grade 3 Oaks
-- Kinsley Kisses, Dark Nile, and Browse -- have each started only four times.
Browse is the only one of the trio to have raced at 2, and she won her debut at
Aqueduct in December.The Delaware Oaks is one of four stakes at Delaware Park on
Saturday. The undercard includes the Grade 3, $200,000 Robert Dick Memorial, a
1-3/8-mile turf race for fillies and mares, and a pair of $50,000 stakes. The
Dashing Beauty is a filly-and-mare sprint, and the Cape Henlopen is a 1-1/2-mile
turf race for 3-year-olds and up.The card will be streamed live on DRF.com. The
Delaware Park meet hits its high point next weekend, when the Grade 1, $750,000
Delaware Handicap will be run.The Delaware Oaks favorite is Kinsley Kisses, who
races for trainer Todd Pletcher. She has good early speed and has shown heart in
her last two races while facing top-shelf competition.After posting
front-running wins at Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs last winter, Kinsley
Kisses was thrown into the deep end of the pool in the Grade 3 Beaumont at
Keeneland. She settled off the front-runner but didnt pick up the pace
immediately when asked. She persevered in the stretch to finish third behind
Lightstream, who was third in the Mother Goose last weekend, and Grade 1 winner
Nickname.Kinsley Kisses most recently finished third in the Grade 2 Black-Eyed
Susan at Pimlico. She raced on the pace outside eventual winner Go Maggie Go,
couldnt stay with that rival in the stretch, and then was nipped for second by a
head.Kinsley Kisses has worked three times at Saratoga since that race,
including a half-mile in 48.60 seconds on July 1.Shes coming into this training
well and had a sharp breeze last week, Pletcher said.Dark Nile, trained by
Arnaud Delacour, and Browse, conditioned by Shug McGaughey, have the advantage
of having raced over the track. They finished first and second, separated by
three-quarters of a length, in the Our Mims, the local prep for the Oaks.Browse
set the pace that day, while Dark Nile sat a few lengths back. Dark Nile rallied
to gain the lead in upper stretch, and Browse battled back and made a race of it
until deep stretch before being outfinished.Dark Nile has now scored three
straight two-turn wins. The Our Mims was Browses first try around two turns, and
it would not be a surprise to see her improve Saturday.Key ContendersKinsley
Kisses, by CongratsLast 3 Beyers: 81-81-74Faces less-proven competition than in
her last two races. The seasoning she has gained may show.Browse, by Medaglia
dOroLast 3 Beyers: 80-77-78After Dark Nile got by her in upper stretch of the
Our Mims, McGaughey adds blinkers to her equipment for the Oaks.Dark Nile, by
Pioneerof the NileLast 3 Beyers: 81-77-66After easier wins at Tampa Bay Downs
and Penn National, she took her game a step higher by winning the Our Mims.This
is the race we have been shooting for, and it is the next logical spot, Delacour
said.Eighth Wonder, by Pioneerof the NileLast 3 Beyers: 77-82-76Her lone
two-turn start is the only time anyone has crossed the finish line in front of
her, and she was coming off a six-month layoff and may have been a little short.
Nobody has gotten within five lengths of her in her other four races.Notoriously
high-strung, keep an eye on her in the paddock to see how she behaves. This will
be her first start away from her home base of Parx. Trained by Dee Curry, shes
fast and surely will take the lead if others hesitate.Miss Inclusive, by
IncludeLast 3 Beyers: 67-83-65She defeated Eighth Wonder in the Parx Oaks but
was disqualified for a clenbuterol overage. She flattened out to finish fourth
in the Our Mims but may have more to give here for trainer John Servis.
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