R. Lee Lewis' Gun Song looked the real deal winning the George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2) for trainer Mark Hennig. However, one start later, she would finish a disappointing last of eight in the June 7 Acorn Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course. Whether it was the dreaded bounce effect—running back 21 days after a glittering performance—or the troubled start that could be blamed for her poor Acorn showing, Gun Song sets out on the path toward redemption in the July 27 $250,000 Monmouth Oaks (G3).
Gun Song began her sophomore season with a runner-up finish to Ashland Stakes (G1) winner Leslie's Rose in an allowance contest at Gulfstream Park before dominating under the same condition stretching out to a mile in her subsequent outing. The Gun Runner filly was then fourth in the Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) with a shoddy break before putting the pieces together in her 3 1/4-length Black-Eyed Susan score.
The class on paper against seven other rivals, a victory in the Monmouth Oaks could put Gun Song back on track for the fall's bigger targets.
Julien Leparoux has the call on Gun Song, the 122-pound high weight.
Kentucky shipper Little Jamie should give Gun Song her stiffest competition Saturday. The Robert Medina-trained filly enters the 1 1/16-mile Monmouth Oaks off a narrow head defeat to grade 2 winner Chatalas in the Indiana Oaks (G3) July 6.
Chilled, a big-speed-figure maiden winner last time out, also vans into the Jersey Shore from the Blue Grass State for her stakes debut.
Entries: Monmouth Oaks (G3)
Monmouth Park, Saturday, July 27, 2024, Race 8
- Grade III
- 1 1/16m
- Dirt
- $250,000
- 3 yo Fillies
- 4:14 PM (local)
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Wgt | Trainer | M/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1Scalable (KY) | Paco Lopez | 118 | Todd A. Pletcher | 4/1 |
| 2 | 2Chilled (KY) | Joe Bravo | 118 | Victoria H. Oliver | 9/2 |
| 3 | 3Regaled (KY) | Forest Boyce | 116 | Samuel G. Davis | 5/1 |
| 4 | 4Yes to Champagne (KY) | Jairo Rendon | 118 | Ian R. Wilkes | 6/1 |
| 5 | 5Gun Song (KY) | Julien R. Leparoux | 122 | Mark A. Hennig | 2/1 |
| 6 | 6My Two Sophia's (NJ) | Samy Camacho | 118 | Gregory D. Sacco | 30/1 |
| 7 | 7Lady Lala (FL) | UNKNOWN | 118 | Kathleen O'Connell | 12/1 |
| 8 | 8Little Jamie (KY) | Jorge A. Vargas, Jr. | 116 | Robert Medina | 7/2 |
