Cincinnati Trophy Stakes 2024 | Turfway Park Replay [Kentucky Oaks]

The Eric Foster-trained Maxisuperfly won the 2024 Cincinnati Trophy Stakes at Turfway Park, a prep race for the Kentucky Oaks (G1).

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The press release:

Maxis Stable, Foster Family Racing and Chris Vitale’s 23-1 longshot Maxisuperfly was hustled out of the gate and never looked back, taking the field gate-to-wire in Friday’s $150,000 Cincinnati Trophy Stakes at Turfway Park Racing & Gaming, the prep race on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks at the Florence, Ky., track.

With her victory in the Cincinnati Trophy, Maxisuperfly earned 20 qualifying points towards a spot in the starting gate in the 150^th running of the $1.5 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1) on Friday, May 3, at Churchill Downs.

Trained by Eric Foster, Maxisuperfly was ridden to victory by Walter Rodriguez and covered one mile in 1:37.31 on the synthetic Tapeta surface.

Immediately out of the gate, Rodriguez sent Maxisuperfly to the lead and was never pressured on the front end while setting solid quarter-mile fractions of :24.03, :47.11 and 1:11.57. In the final eighth of a mile, Barbratina made a bold, late rally up the rail but could not catch Maxisuperfly who was clear by 1 ½ lengths.

Barbratina, under Axel Concepcion, earned 10 Kentucky Oaks points for her runner-up finish. She was 4 ½-lengths clear of 2-1 favorite Living Magic, who was followed by Everland, Cozee Rags, Figgy, Dazzlin’ Dictator, Stephanieswarrior, Vicountess and Falabella.

Living Magic, Everland and Cozee Rags earned 6, 4 and 2 points, respectively, towards the Kentucky Oaks.

Those who backed Maxisuperfly were handsomely rewarded with $2 mutuel returns of $48.36, $19.14 and $9.66. Barbratina paid $6.86 and $4.38 while Living Magic returned $4.10.

Maxisuperfly earned $88,280 for her victory in the Cincinnati Trophy to improve her overall earnings to $124,947. Her career record now stands at a 5-2-1-1.

Maxisuperfly is a 3-year-old daughter of Optimizer out of the Tapit mare Firefly. She was bred in Kentucky by Calumet Farm and purchased by Eric and Brooklyn Foster for $18,000 at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale. Maxisuperfly’s sire, a son of English Channel, was sold to Saudi Arabian interests in January 2023.