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The excitement is building for trainer Rob Atras and his wife Brittney, their 3-year-old filly Maracuja and jockey Kendrick Carmouche. The Kentucky Oaks (G1) is Friday, and there are high hopes all around for a breakthrough victory in one of the most prestigious races for females.
Maracuja is Portuguese for passionflower, said to be a plant so powerful it can cure everything from deep wrinkles to high anxiety. And she just might be so talented that she can transport her connections into the winner’s circle while draped in lilies.
Atras is an up-and-coming, New York-based trainer. The 36-year-old started on his own in 2019 when former boss Robertino Diodoro decided to leave New York and asked his assistant to take over a handful of horses.