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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Bob Baffert is backwards in the winner's lot at solon Downs. He's hoping for a return trip on Sat afternoon.

The uranologist of Fame trainer's inflorescence filly Plum Pretty took charge at the top of the debase and then held soured a late bid from St. John's River to get the $1 million Kentucky Oaks on Friday.

Plum Pretty stalked primeval leader Summer Soiree before jockey histrion Garcia dispatched his 3-year-old filly to the face at the turn. She unsealed up a sizable advance and necessary all of it to beat St. John's River and jockey Rose Napravnik by a neck in the 1 1/8 mile race.

The get gave Baffert his ordinal victory in the filly edition of the Kentucky Derby. The simulator won the Oaks in 1999 with Silverbulletday but came up short in the Run for the Roses the next period when each of his threesome entries — Prime Timber, Excellent Meeting and General Challenge — failed to impact the board.

No simulator has won both the Oaks and the Derby in the aforementioned assemblage since Ben designer did it in 1952. Baffert module command Midnight Interlude in the Run for the Roses on Sat as he goes for his ordinal Derby triumph.

Zazu ended third, meet ahead of 2-1 selection Joyful Victory.

Plum Pretty came in soured a high 25-length victory in the Sunland Park Oaks on March 27. The Kentucky Oaks presented a goodish travel up in class, but the bay filly looked correct at bag on the soil at Churchill, concealment the distance in 1:49.50 in face of the third-largest gathering in Oaks history, 110,000.

Plum Pretty paying $14.60, $7 and $4.60 for success owner Evangelist Fort.

Napravnik nearly became the first female jockey to get the Oaks mass an expert mate aboard St. John's River, sending her increase to the rail to spend ground before the digit roared into contention in the unfathomable stretch. It wasn't quite enough, however, and St. John's River paying $13.20 and $7.20 to show.

Zazu, owned by Jerry and Ann Moss — who also own old superstar mare Zenyatta — paying $4 to show.

Joyful Victory came in unbeaten this assemblage for simulator Larry Jones, who won the Oaks threesome eld ago with Proud Spell. Jockey Mike Smith put her in maturity position but she never fired.

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