Kentucky Oaks 2014; Unbridled Forever Pretty in Pink

Kentucky Oaks 2014; Unbridled Forever Pretty in Pink: Unbridled Forever is a strong contender on the leader board for the Longines Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on May 2, 2014. The three-year-old is in 11th place with a total 30 leader board points. The filly is pretty in pink displaying the official 140th Kentucky Oaks towel during early morning workouts at Churchill Downs.

Unbridled Forever reportedly came out of her work well on Friday, April 25th and will return to the track Saturday. Trainer Dallas Stewart said, “She’ll jog; she’ll jog early.”

Unbridled Forever is trained by Dallas Stewart who is well known in Kentucky racing. He was mentored by Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas and has had champions of his own including Lady’s Secret, Thunder Gulch, and Serena’s Song. He has previously won both the Kentucky Oaks with Lemons Forver in 2006 and the Breeders’ Cup Distaff with Unbridled Elaine in 2001. Dallas Stewart took home 2nd place with Golden Soul in the 2013 Kentucky Derby.

Unbridled Forever is owned by Charles E. Fipke and was bred by Fipke as well. Unbridled Forever was foaled on April 23rd, 2011 with Sire Unbridled’s Song and Dam Lemons Forever.

Unbridled’s Song has placed in graded stakes and is a graded stakes winner. This year Unbridled Forever has had 2 starts with 1 first, 0 seconds, and 1 third. Unbridled Forever has earned $115,000 this year with $57,500 earnings per start this year. Unbridled Forever has had 4 overall career starts, which include 2 firsts, 0 seconds, and 1 third with total career earnings of $140,830 and $35,208 career earnings per start. Unbridled Forever is ranked #140 of 29,078 horses this year.

At the beginning of the year, Unbridled Forever ran in the 2014 Silverbulletday Stakes in January at fair grounds. Unbridled Forever came in 1st place in the 1 mile 70 yard race. On March 29th, 2014, Unbridled Forever ran in the grade 2 Fair Grounds Oaks at Fair Grounds for 1 1/16 miles and Unbridled Forever came in third place behind Untapable and Fiftyshadesofgold.

Unbridled Forever has not officially been assigned a jockey for the 2014 Kentucky Oaks.

The $1 million Longines Kentucky Oaks is the most lucrative race in the nation for three-year-old fillies and is the most anticipated race the day before the Kentucky Derby. Set at a distance of 1 1/16 miles, the Longines Kentucky Oaks hosts a field of fourteen esteemed competitors. The 140th running of the Longines Kentucky Oaks will be the 11th race of the day on Friday May 2, 2014 with a 5:51 PM EDT post time. Coverage of the 2014 Kentucky Oaks will begin at 4:00 PM EDT on NBC Sports Network. Stay tuned for other viewing options as they become available.

Kentucky Oaks 2014 Post Positions and Odds
1 Please Explain 50-1 Jose Lezcano
2 Ria Antonia 10-1 Mike Smith
3 Sugar Shock 12-1 Calvin Borel
4 Rosalind 8-1 Joel Rosario
5 Thank You Marylou 30-1 Julien Leparoux
6 Kiss Moon 30-1 Victor Espinoza
7 Fashion Plate 6-1 Gary Stevens
8 Aurelia’s Belle 50-1 Channing Hill
9 Unbridled Forever 12-1 Robby Albarado
10 Empress Of Midway 50-1 Corey Nakatani
11 My Miss Sophia 8-1 Javier Castellano
12 Got Lucky 20-1 John Velazquez
13 Untapable 4-5 Rosie Napravnik

Kentucky Derby 2014 Post Positions and Odds