filly
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Smith said the filly “broke really well but she must have hit herself leaving the gate. She was real choppy and didn’t feel comfortable.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2026
Baffert said the filly appeared OK but would undergo diagnostic tests to be sure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2026
The filly broke alertly and stayed near the front before going to the lead in midstretch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
It was not a popular win as Codex beat Derby-winning filly Genuine Risk and then had to withstand an inquiry to officially give Lukas his first Triple Crown win.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2025
A daring she had never known filled Daenerys then, and she gave the filly her head.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
He looks to buy fillies and mares that are good broodmare prospects, then either resells them or breeds them and sells the foal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
Saturday’s win helped both claim rare weekend sweeps of the Derby and Kentucky Oaks for fillies.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2024
He married Pamela Yellin in 1980, and in 1995 they moved from New Jersey to River Edge Farm, a 110-acre spread in Buellton, Calif., where they raised fillies and colts to become top racehorses.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2024
Sixteen stakes are scheduled on Sundays with five set for Saturdays, including the $50,000 Seattle Stakes for 3-year-old fillies that kicks off the stakes schedule June 15.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
Old Rosebud was purchased, along with four yearling fillies, in the season of 1912, by H. C. Applegate & Co., for $3,000.
From History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921 by John Lawrence O'Connor
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