Take Charge Milady takes on 12 talented 3-year-old fillies in the $500,000 Honeybee Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park Feb. 23, including the George Weaver-trained Five G , nine-length winner of the Cash Run Stakes at Gulfstream Park Jan. 1. The 1 1/16-mile race was originally scheduled for Feb. 22, but has been moved due to winter weather. The Honeybee offers Road to the Kentucky Oaks points to the top five finishers on a scale of 50-25-15-10-5.
Take Charge Milady, a daughter of Take Charge Indy , comes into the race off a win in the Martha Washington Stakes Jan. 25 for trainer Kenny McPeek. Julien Leparoux will ride for owners James Ball, Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek), and Kenneth Rhodes. Quietside finished second to Take Charge Milady in the Martha Washington, and returns Saturday to try and secure her first stakes win for trainer John Ortiz and Shortleaf Stable, who also own Honeybee entrant Jenkin , trained by Lindsay Schultz.
Quickick is set to make her 3-year-old debut for trainer Tom Amoss following a break after a game third-place finish in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Del Mar. Dylan Davis has the mount on the multiple graded stakes-placed daughter of McKinzie .
Michael McCarthy will send out the California-based Look Forward , recent winner of the Santa Ynez Stakes Jan. 5 for Reddam Racing.
Undefeated Muhimma , a $700,000 yearling purchase by Shadwell Stable, will make her 3-year-old debut for trainer Brad Cox. She won the Demoiselle Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct Racetrack Dec. 7.
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Entries: Honeybee S. (G3)
Oaklawn Park, Saturday, February 22, 2025, Race 9
- Grade III
- 1 1/16m
- Dirt
- $500,000
- 3 yo Fillies
- 4:07 PM (local)
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