This Month in Racing History
MAY
1999May 15 – Champion Kool Kue Baby defeats Tailor Fit by a head in the MBNA America Oklahoma Challenge (G2) at Remington Park, with Dashin Is Easy third and SLM Big Daddy fourth. Owned by Ramiro Lopez of Houston, the 7-year-old mare by Gone To The Man, is scoring a Quarter Horse record 24th stakes victory.
May 29 – Tailor Fit, Betty Jane Burlin’s 4-year-old gelding by Strawfly Special, defeats Miss De Great by a nose in the MBNA America East Challenge (G2) at Delta Downs.
2001May 3 & 13 -- Former world champion Tailor Fit, now 6, finishes second by a half length to Dashingly Cleat in the trials to the MBNA America Oklahoma Challenge (G1). In the final, the Strawfly Special gelding scores by three parts of a side over Mr Moon Streaker, with Dashingly Cleat sixth.
Reproducing the Original, by Kaye Meynell (click to read article)