{"id":178711,"date":"2026-03-29T08:23:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T08:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/178711\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T08:23:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T08:23:35","slug":"prom-queen-powers-home-in-gulfstream-park-oaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/178711\/","title":{"rendered":"Prom Queen Powers Home in Gulfstream Park Oaks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prom Queen (Quality Road<\/a>) is heading to the big dance.<\/p>\n

Tabbed as a ‘TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard’ off an eight-length maiden victory at second asking going two turns at Gulfstream Park Feb. 12, the Gary and Mary West homebred punched her ticket to Louisville with a powerful 2 3\/4-length victory in Saturday’s GII Gulfstream Park Oaks, good for 100 points on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks.<\/p>\n

My Miss Mo (Uncle Mo) held second after setting the pace. Favored She Be Smooth (Lexitonian), an impressive winner of the GII Davona Dale S., was third.<\/p>\n


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Off at odds of 3-1, Prom Queen raced in fifth beneath Hall of Famer Javier Castellano through an opening quarter in :24.13. A three-wide third heading into the far turn, Prom Queen set her sights on My Miss Mo at the top of the stretch and powered clear with big strides to win with authority.<\/p>\n

Prom Queen closed at 83-1 in the lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager Mar. 15.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor sure we’ll target that race moving forward,\u201d three-time Kentucky Oaks-winning trainer Brad Cox said. \u201cWe’ll ship her back to Kentucky at some point and prepare for that. Hopefully she does well over the next five weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cox continued, \u201cProud of her performance. Big run from her. Javier put her in a good position. She’s got a big, long, flowing stride. She was able to put herself in a good position turning for home, and she stayed on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Castellano added, \u201cIt seemed the track was favoring speed and I didn’t want to be too far back. It’s beautiful the way she moves and strides. It seems to me the longer the better for her. The way she finished was very impressive. I rode her all the way, a mile and an eighth, let her gallop out, and she did really well. I had a lot of horse.\u201d<\/p>\n

For a recent feature on Prom Queen, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pedigree Notes:<\/p>\n

Prom Queen’s page is highlighted by the Gary and Mary West-bred 2025 G1 Dubai World Cup winner Hit Show (Candy Ride<\/a> {Arg}).<\/p>\n

Her sire Quality Road<\/a> is responsible for 17 winners at the top level, including 2017 Kentucky Oaks heroine Abel Tasman. Prom Queen becomes Quality Road<\/a>‘s 98th stakes\/51st graded winner worldwide.<\/p>\n

Prom Queen was produced by the Tapit<\/a> mare Miss Bling Bling, who finished second in her lone career start at Monmouth Park in 2019. Her first foal is the unbeaten 4-year-old colt Money Game (Candy Ride<\/a> {Arg}), who returned from the shelf with an optional claiming victory at Fair Grounds earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Miss Bling Bling is also responsible for a 2-year-old filly by Candy Ride<\/a> (Arg) and a Maximum Security yearling filly. She was barren for 2026.<\/p>\n

Miss Bling Bling is a daughter of C. E. C. Farms homebred Milwaukee Appeal (Milwaukee Brew), the Canadian champion 3-year-old filly of 2009 and runner-up in that term’s GI Alabama S. at Saratoga and the following year’s GI Juddmonte Spinster S. at Keeneland.<\/p>\n

Milwaukee Appeal was acquired privately by the Wests following the conclusion of her racing career. Her first foal Actress (Tapit<\/a>) carried the couple’s hot pink-and-black silks to a maiden-breaking upset win in the 2017 GII Black-Eyed Susan S. at Pimlico.<\/p>\n

Actress has also made a name for herself as a broodmare. She is the dam of the aforementioned 6-year-old Hit Show, who was sold privately by the Wests to Wathnan Racing in 2024.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udc51 PROM QUEEN gets our vote and earns 5\ufe0f\u20e30\ufe0f\u20e3 points toward the #KentuckyOaks<\/a> with her victory in the $250,000 @GulfstreamPark<\/a> Oaks (G2). @jjcjockey<\/a> was aboard this Quality Road<\/a> (@LanesEndFarms<\/a>) filly. Congratulations to the @bradcoxracing<\/a> team and owner\/breeders Gary and Mary West. pic.twitter.com\/dGdCZr8ae2<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) March 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, Gulfstream Park
GULFSTREAM PARK OAKS PRESENTED BY CITY NATIONAL BANK-GII, $265,000, Gulfstream, 3-28, 3yo, f, 1 1\/16m, 1:44.40, ft.
1\u2013PROM QUEEN, 122, f, 3, by Quality Road<\/a>
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01st Dam: Miss Bling Bling, by Tapit<\/a>
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02nd Dam: Milwaukee Appeal, by Milwaukee Brew
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03rd Dam: Appealing Forum, by Open Forum
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. O\/B-Gary & Mary West Stables Inc. (KY); T-Brad H. Cox; J-Javier Castellano. $151,900. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0, $206,980. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree<\/a> or free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree<\/a>.
2\u2013My Miss Mo, 122, f, 3, Uncle Mo\u2013In a Dream, by Quality Road<\/a>. ($320,000 2yo ’25 OBSMAR). O-Averill Racing, LLC, Mathis Stable, LLC and Tristan De Meric; B-Valerie Mastromonaco, Tristan de Meric & Uncle Mo Syndicate (FL); T-Saffie A. Joseph, Jr.. $64,000.
3\u2013She Be Smooth, 122, f, 3, Lexitonian\u2013Seattle Smooth, by Quiet American. O\/B-Calumet Farm (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher. $24,500.
Margins: 2 3\/4, 3 3\/4, HF. Odds: 3.10, 7.10, 0.80.
Also Ran: Betty’s Pearl, Nasti Z, Just Singing, Haute Diva.
Click for the Equibase.com chart<\/a> or the TJCIS.com PPs<\/a>. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n