Drexel Hill rides momentum into $1.5 million Kentucky Oaks (G1)

Bolt d’Oro’s Drexel Hill, who has improved nicely in all three of her stakes starts, was assigned post 4 for the May 2^nd Kentucky Oaks (G1).

The 3-year-old filly was a troubled fifth in the Dec. 21^st Untappable S. at Fair Grounds, then came back a month later to just get nipped for second in the Silverbulletday S. over the same New Orleans track. Undaunted, she would go on to win the Busher S. March 1^st at Aqueduct, coming from well off the pace, and once again overcoming a rough trip, to get the win.

Trained by Louisville native Whit Beckman for Legion Racing, Drexel Hill has post three strong works at Churchill Downs in April, including a bullet five furlongs of :58 2/5 on April 19^th.

For the Oaks, Drexel Hill will be ridden by Ben Curtis, who also rode the dark bay filly in the Busher.

Drexel Hill was bred in Kentucky by Tuscany Bloodstock.

A leading Fourth-Crop sire, Bolt d’Oro has nine stakes horses thus far in 2025.

The Kentucky Oaks is race 11 on Friday’s card, with a post time of 5:51 pm ET.