Under a gray, dreary sky in Louisville, Oaks Day racing is underway at Churchill Downs.
To no ones surprise, the track is sloppy and the turf is Yielding.
The biggest disappointment already is the scratch of champion Zenyatta. Trainer John Sherriffs elected to play it safe with his prized pupil and not run her on a wet racetrack. The shame is that the trainer could have waiting a little longer in the day to see if the rain held off and the track dried out. The fans will miss out in a seeing a superstar run today.
She will make her next start at Hollywood Park on May 23.
With the first four races in the books, there has not been any big bias to the track.
The first big stakes race is the 6th race, the Aegon Turf Sprint and, of course, the highlight of the day is the 135th running of the Kentucky Oaks. That race is set to begin at 5:45 p.m. It will be broadcast on the Bravo Cable Network for the first time.
Will be back later to provide updates on the big races.
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