The filly went wire-to-wire to win the $1.25 million Kentucky Oaks by 1 3/4 lengths over Liora on Friday at Churchill Downs. Serengeti Empress earned her second graded win in three starts this year and third overall in eight career races, and gave trainer Tom Amoss his first Kentucky Oaks victory. This is awesome.”Ridden by Jose Ortiz, Serengeti Empress covered 1 1/8 miles in 1:50.17 and paid $28, $14.80 and $9.60. “Most importantly on that particular day, we treated her therapeutically just as we were going to treat her for the Kentucky Oaks,” Amoss said. Though less dominant than September’s 19-length domination of the Grade 2 Pocahontas here, Serengeti Empress posted a victory memorable for her resilience and assertiveness.

Source: National Post May 03, 2019 22:52 UTC