Trainer Brad Cox notched his second win on the Kentucky Oaks undercard on May 5 when trainee Heavenly Sunday won the Grade 2 Edgewood Stakes wire to wire under jockey Florent Geroux. The 3-year-old filly went to the lead and sat comfortably in front of Flashy Gem and Liguria, then held off closing efforts from Flashy Gem and Papilio, as well as a strong kick from Revalita.
The win was the first graded stakes victory for Heavenly Sunday, and followed a third-place effort against Edgewood foes Papilio and Cairo Consort in the G2 Appalachian and another third in the G3 Sweetest Chant.
Earlier on the card, Cox won the Unbridled Sydney with Caravel, with a solid effort in preparation for a Royal Ascot entry this summer.
Revalita was second by 3/4 of a length, followed by Mission of Joy and Papilio. Favored Preliminary (GB) was the last of 11. The final time for the 1 1/16 miles on the turf was 1:42.40.
Cox trains Heavenly Sunday for William Harrigan's Miacomet Farm. The daughter of Candy Ride was bred in Kentucky by the Randal Family Trust. She is out of Giant's Causeway mare Alien Giant.
Heavenly Sunday paid $21.36, $9.72, and $6.78. Find the full chart here.
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