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Breeders’ Cup races. They include the Classic with Pleasantly Perfect, a dead heat with Johar in the Turf, and the Juvenile Fillies with Halfbridled. The latter earns an Eclipse Award as best 2-year-old filly and makes Julie Krone the first female jockey to win a Breeders’ Cup race. Doug O’Neill sets a meeting training record with 22. 2006—The 20 horses who compete at Oak Tree prior to going to the Breeders’ Cup at Churchill Downs produce one winner—Thor’s Echo in the Sprint. His previous effort was a second in the Ancient Title. Thor’s Echo is voted the Eclipse Award for best sprinter and gives trainer Doug O’Neill his second Breeders’ Cup triumph. O’Neill sends out Lava Man to win the Goodwood Handicap and earn Horse of the Meet honors. 2007—Santa Anita’s new synthetic main track surface debuts at Oak Tree. The Horse of the Meeting is Nashoba’s Key, a 4-year-old filly whose win in the Yellow Ribbon Stakes keeps her record perfect at seven for seven. She finishes fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Filly
& Mare Turf at Monmouth Park. Tyler Baze wins his first Oak Tree riding title. 2008—As the Breeders’ Cup World Championships return to Oak Tree, a two-day format features five distaff races on Friday, Oct. 24, and the remaining nine races on Saturday, Oct. 25. Undefeated Zenyatta captures the Ladies’ Classic. Raven’s Pass comes from England to win the Classic, upsetting Horse of the Year Curlin; his trainer, John Gosden, was Oak Tree leading trainer in 1986.
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’87—Ferdinand, ’89—Hawkster, ’90—Shoemaker (third from left) and Intimate Kid, ’92—Bel’s Starlet, ’93—Sherwood Chillingworth, ’93—Kotashaan, ’95—Chris McCarron and Northern Spur, ’97—Ryafan, ’00—Kona Gold (center), ’02—Azeri, ’03—Julie Krone and Halfbridled, ’06—Lava Man, ’07—Nashoba’s Key, ’08—Zenyatta.
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