Red Ruby Wins Delaware Oaks by 13 Lengths

Tiznow filly followed up her performance in the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2).

Sandra Sexton and Brandi Nicholson’s Red Ruby continued her roll in the Mid-Atlantic region with a dominant victory in the $300,000 Delaware Oaks (G3) July 7 at Delaware Park.

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After her 4 3/4-length score in the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2) May 18 at Pimlico Race Course, the Tiznow filly trained by Kellyn Gorder could not have been more impressive in the 1 1/16-mile Oaks.

With an easy move past longshot early leader Prospective Lady as they entered the final turn, Red Ruby went unchallenged in the final stages of the race and coasted to a 13-length victory in 1:42.41 under jockey Paco Lopez.

Second choice Coach Rocks finished a clear second after a rally from fifth and came in eight lengths ahead of third-place finisher Mo Shopping.

Bred in Kentucky by Hargus Sexton, Sandra Sexton, and Silver Fern Farm, out of the Rubiano mare Caroni, Red Ruby has $438,000 in earnings and a 4-1-0 record from six starts. She started her 2018 season with a victory in the Martha Washington Stakes at Oaklawn Park Feb. 10 and finished fourth in the Honeybee Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn March 10.

Earlier on the card at Delaware, Tricky Escape earned her third graded win with a 1 1/2-length score in the Robert G. Dick Memorial Stakes (G3T). Jon Marshall’s Hat Trick mare, who won the Cardinal Handicap (G3) to close her 2017 season, had been winless in two 2018 starts for former trainer Gerald Iverson and current trainer Lynn Ashby.