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50 Kentucky Oaks qualifying points were up for grabs in the G3 UAE Oaks and Labwahhas connections who might just pursue that dream.
Ridden by Bernardo Pinheiro, as she was when winning the Cocoa Beach Stakes on her previous start, the Charlatan filly was given an easy lead and never looked in danger, powering away for a seven and a half length win over Yuno.
“She broke well and I got into a good pace, everything went very well,” said Pinheiro, riding his 37th winner of the season and 190th in the UAE. “Thank you to the whole team who put a lot of work in – I’m glad to be a part of it.
“I got a soft lead, to be honest, but she has a wonderful mind – she sits, relaxes, does everything I ask. She has a bright future as she’s proved she stays the distance. It will be interesting to see how far she goes.”
“She’s out of a middle-distance dam and a ten-furlong stallion so the distance was an advantage for her – we came here confident,” said trainer Salem bin Ghadayer after his third UAE Oaks win.
On whether the filly will pursue the Kentucky Oaks or face colts in the G2 UAE Derby, he said: “I will go back to His Highness Sheikh Hamdan [bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, owner] as she was his pick from the breeze-up sale. I will ask him what he wants to do, but she is ready for both options.”
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