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Field set for Kentucky Oaks

SPECIAL TO THE HERALD-LEADER

A field of 12 3-year-old fillies, headed by Grade I winners Country Star, Little Belle and Golden Doc A as well as possible Kentucky Derby starter Eight Belles, was entered Tuesday for Friday's $500,000 Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs. In addition to the Grade I winners, five other graded stakes winners are in the field.

Stonerside Stable's Country Star is the 4-1 choice behind 5-2 favorite Eight Belles co-second choices Proud Spell and A To The Croft (7-2).

Country Star is trained by two-time Oaks winner Bobby Frankel and won the Darley Alcibiades and Hollywood Starlet to close out 2007. In her lone 2008 start, Country Star finished fifth in the Grade I Ashland Stakes at Keeneland.

Darley Stable's Little Belle, winner of the Ashland in her most recent start, brings a three-race win streak into the Oaks.

Ron McCauley's Golden Doc A took the Grade I Las Virgenes at Santa Anita in February and followed that effort with runner-up finishes in the Santa Anita Oaks and Stonerside Beaumont.

Oaks draw
When: 5:45 p.m. (ESPN2) Where: Churchill Downs, Louisville

For: 3-year-olds fillies Distance: 11/8 miles

Purse: $500,000 Weight: 121 pounds

Pp Horse Trainer Jockey Odds

1 Golden Doc A Barry Abrams Kent Desormeaux 12-1

2 Absolutely Cindy Keith Kinmon Julien Leparoux 20-1

3 Awesome Chic Rafael Ramos Robby Albarado 20-1

4 Elusive Lady John Kimmel Eibar Coa 30-1

5 Rasierra Ray Tracy Jamie Theriot 50-1

6 Country Star Bobby Frankel Rafael Bejarano 4-1

7 Little Belle Kiaran McLaughlin Rajiv Maragh 8-1

8 Proud Spell Larry Jones Gabriel Saez 7-2

9 A To The Croft Kenneth McPeek Calvin Borel 7-2

10 Bsharpsonata Tim Salzman Eric Camacho 6-1

11 Pure Clan Bob Holthus Edgar Prado 6-1

12 Eight Belles Larry Jones Ramon Dominguez 5-2