Nahla

Able to have things all her own way up front, Maximum Offer (Maxfield) set an easy tempo early and had something left late to win the GIII Indiana Oaks in gate-to-wire fashion Saturday at Horseshoe Indianapolis. After breaking her maiden in her 3-year-old debut, trainer Ken McPeek pointed her on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. After pressing the lead early, she wound up fourth just a length back in the Martha Washington at Oaklawn Park but a non-impact fifth in the GII Fair Grounds Oaks March 21 ended her...

A day after the closest finish in the history of the the legendary 500-mile road race not far away, there was horse power of a different variety on display at Horseshoe Indianapolis when Shadwell Stable's well related Nahla (Authentic) graduated in convincing style to enhance her future residual value. They didn't need a photo finish to call the winner of this one. The bay filly ran very well against much tougher in her first two appearances, finishing second over an extended mile at Tampa on debut Feb. 28 before rounding...

2nd-GP, $84K, Msw, 3yo, 6f, 12:01 p.m. ET. Al Loud (Quality Road), a $650,000 OBS April purchase by Tagermeen Racing, gets his career started for Todd Pletcher. Produced by GSW & GISP Genre (Bernardini), Al Loud previously brought $410,000 as a Keeneland September yearling. The Quality Road x Bernardini cross is also responsible for 2022 G1 Saudi Cup winner Emblem Road and 2019 GI Alabama S. heroine and narrow 2021 GI Breeders' Cup Distaff runner-up Dunbar Road. Gilded Bandit (Charlatan), drawn widest of all in post 11 for this unveiling,...