—May 4— Two of the leading ladies in the three-year-old filly division raced in separate divisions of the Kentucky Oaks on Friday and both scored big wins. Monomoy Girl was bet down to 1/10 and ran like it, pulling away from Sassy Sienna down the stretch to win her division by three lengths. The Brad Cox trainee made amends for a shocking loss in the Grade 1 Ashland Stakes at Keeneland on April 7. Left at the gate, Monomoy Girl made a furious rally but just fell short of catching She’s a Julie, who got loose on the lead.
In the second division, Midnight Bisou was seeking redemption of sorts as well. The Steve Asmussen trainee finished last in the Santa Ysabel Stakes at Santa Anita in March, beaten more than ten lengths by Dream Tree. She rebounded with a splendid effort in the Santa Anita Oaks, winning by five lengths.
She was 3/5 in the Kentucky Oaks and although she didn’t run quite as well as she had in the Santa Anita Oaks, she still won by more than two lengths over arguably a better field than the one Monomoy Girl faced.
| Horse | Age | Sex | Starts | Wins | Seconds | Thirds | Total Purses |
| Midnight Bisou | 3 | Female | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | $821,802 |
| Monomoy Girl | 3 | Female | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | $683,830 |
| Wonder Gadot | 3 | Female | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | $543,380 |
| She’s a Julie | 3 | Female | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | $347,040 |
| Sassy Sienna | 3 | Female | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | $317,250 |
| Chocolate Martini | 3 | Female | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | $296,585 |
| Eskimo Kisses | 3 | Female | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $294,275 |
| Shamrock Rose | 3 | Female | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | $260,000 |
| My Miss Lilly | 3 | Female | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $202,750 |
| Caledonia Road | 3 | Female | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $185,000 |
| Thewayiam | 3 | Female | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $182,560 |
| Dream Tree | 3 | Female | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $180,209 |