Envoutante (Uncle Mo) may not have been up to the likes Speech (Mr Speaker) and stablemate Swiss Skydiver (Daredevil) in her two most recent tries, but she looks poised to be the headline act in a field of eight for Sunday's GIII Remington Park Oaks in Oklahoma City.
The $250,000 Keeneland September yearling, raced in partnership by Walking L Thoroughbreds and Three Chimneys Farm, was an easy allowance winner at Churchill in May and was hardly disgraced when third behind Speech in the GI Ashland S. at Keeneland July 11. Connections kept the faith and gave their charge another top-level attempt in the GI Alabama S. at Saratoga Aug. 15 and she split the field of seven while finishing nearly 11 lengths adrift of Swiss Skydiver.
Ken McPeek will also send out the progressive Curls and Bows (Curlin) who broke her maiden for a $50,000 tag at Keeneland–a claim for her was subsequently voided–and exits an Ellis allowance score Aug. 21 in which she was bumped and hit the rail at the furlong grounds, but managed to get home a neck best. Curlin supplied last year's Oaks winner Lady Apple.
Paige Anne (Take Charge Indy) raids from California for trainer Simon Callaghan. Fourth to Donna Veloce (Uncle Mo) in the GIII Santa Ysabel S. at Santa Anita Mar. 8, the bay was third in the May 31 California Oaks on the Golden Gate Tapeta and was a distant third to Harvest Moon (Uncle Mo) when last seen in Del Mar's GIII Torrey Pines S. Aug. 22.
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