Vigilantes Way, Half Sister To Mr Speaker, Takes Tropical Park Oaks On Front End Sponsored by:
Vigilantes Way and Julien Leparoux winning the Tropical Park Oaks
Phipps Stables Vigilantes Way stole away to victory in Saturday s $75,000 Tropical Park Oaks at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., after jockey Julien Leparoux took things into his own hands with a well-judged front-running ride.
The Tropical Park Oaks, a 1 1/16-mile turf stakes for 3-year-old fillies, highlighted Saturday s 11-race program along with the $75,000 Tropical Park Derby, a 1 1/16 turf stakes for 3-year-olds, and the $75,000 H. Allen Jerkens, a two-mile turf stakes for 3-year-olds and up.