Undefeated champion Songbird, the heavy early favorite to win the $1 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs, will miss the May 6 event due to a fever. Kentucky Derby.Com.
“Unfortunately we have to report that Songbird will miss the Kentucky Oaks. She developed a low grade fever after the SA Oaks and has not been able to go out to the track. With the fever not resolved, she was started on a course of antibiotics today, and as a result it'll be another 7-10 days before she's able to return to the track. We are sorry to have to miss the Oaks but what's most important is to get Songbird well, and we have 2 great vets along with Jerry and his team taking good care of her.”
The sophomore daughter of Medaglia d'Oro would have been the heavy favorite for the May 6 race. Songbird has posted a seven-race win streak thus far, including the Breeders' Cup Juvenile and three additional Grade 1 events. Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer has campaigned the filly over the course of her star-studded career, which earned her the 2015 Eclipse Award for Champion 2-Year-Old Filly. Paullick
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