Seven Beaches, Sydney Jack, HH Shakem Cate Headline Inaugural Horseshoe Indianapolis Oaks Fina

By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

SHELBYVILLE, IN—November 7, 2026

A competitive field of 10 three-year-old Quarter Horse fillies is set to contest the inaugural $66,000-added Horseshoe Indianapolis Oaks Final on Thursday, November 12, at Horseshoe Indianapolis.

The 350-yard championship, scheduled as Race 10 with a 6:09 p.m. (EST) post time, brings together the 10 fastest qualifiers from three trials contested October 21. The first running of the Oaks gives three-year-old fillies another opportunity to compete for significant stakes money during the closing weeks of the Indiana racing season.

Seven Beaches, Sydney Jack, and HH Shakem Cate enter the final as the three trial winners, while stakes winner Suzys Kristine and high-priced Heritage Place graduate Cynter of Attention add depth to the championship field.

Seven Beaches, a daughter of Escondido Beach, recorded the fastest qualifying time of :17.387 in the third trial, narrowly defeating Suzys Kristine. The Indiana-bred gray filly is owned by Pamela Brickley Hann and trained by Anthony F. Cunningham. Luz D. Martinez, who guided her to victory in the trials, retains the mount from post position two.

Bred by Shelly A. Chavis, Seven Beaches is out of Eyem Sixes, by Sixes Liaison. She has compiled four wins, one second, and three thirds from 15 career starts, earning $89,253.

Seven Beaches has been a consistent performer throughout the 2026 season, including a third-place finish in the $124,000 QHRAI Stallion Service Auction Derby on August 29. She also crossed the wire second in the Sterlie Bertram Memorial Stakes on October 7 before being disqualified and placed fifth.

Sydney Jack, a four-time winner trained by Tim Eggleston, captured the opening Oaks trial in :17.556, defeating Sauce C by a half-length.

The Texas-bred daughter of second-crop sire Dulce Sin Tacha races for Jordan Timm, Gabi Timm, and Gordon L. Timm. Rolando D. Pina, who was aboard for her trial victory, has the riding assignment from post eight.

Bred by Mary and Jack W. Evans Jr., Sydney Jack is out of Caldonia Rose, by First Down Dash. She was a $12,000 Heritage Place graduate and has earned $69,568 from four wins, three seconds, and one third in 12 career starts.

Sydney Jack has won three of six starts this season, including a 400-yard derby trial on August 8. She also captured a qualifying trial for the QHRAI Stallion Service Auction Derby earlier in the year.

HH Shakem Cate, another daughter of Escondido Beach, won the second Oaks trial in :17.591, defeating Candy Spice by a neck.

Owned by Brisa Alia Ventura Hernandez and trained by Jessica A. Vazquez, the Indiana-bred sorrel filly will break from post nine with Fernando Morin aboard.

Bred by Larry Carter and John Myers, HH Shakem Cate is out of Shakem Jake, by Royal Shake Em. A $25,600 QHRAI Speed Sale graduate, she has earned $70,353 from five wins and one second in eight career starts.

HH Shakem Cate has won three races this season, including the fastest qualifying trial for the Blue River Derby on June 30. She subsequently finished second in the $127,000 Blue River Derby on July 18.

Suzys Kristine, who finished a close second to Seven Beaches in the fastest Oaks trial, enters the championship with stakes-winning credentials.

The daughter of multiple stakes sire One Fabulous Eagle captured the $34,000 Julie Veltman Stakes on August 29 by an impressive 1 3/4 lengths and finished second in the Paul Martin Overnight Stakes on August 4.

Owned and trained by Jessica A. Vazquez, Suzys Kristine will be ridden by Giovani Vazquez-Gomez from post 10.

Bred in Texas by Marshall S. Wier, the bay filly is out of Suzy Cartel, by Corona Cartel. A $10,000 Heritage Place graduate, she has earned $51,428 from two wins, two seconds, and two thirds in eight starts.

Another contender is Cynter of Attention, a daughter of leading sire Favorite Cartel who was purchased for $475,000 at Heritage Place.

Owned by LCI, LLC (Elizabeth A. Cornell) and trained by Joseph D. Davis, the California-bred filly finished third behind HH Shakem Cate and Candy Spice in her October 21 trial.

Bred by Steve D. Burns, DVM, Cynter of Attention is out of Remember Me Rose, by Corona Cartel. She has earned $41,156 from three wins, three seconds, and one third in 16 career starts.

Cynter of Attention won a trial for the Bluegrass Derby at Sandy Ridge in August and was runner-up in the Indiana Distaff Challenge Stakes on September 15. Irving Moncada will ride from post five.

The Oaks field also includes Sauce C, a daughter of leading third-crop sire Chilitos who finished second to Sydney Jack in her trial. Owned by William F. Collins and trained by Anthony F. Cunningham, the Texas-bred filly won the $30,000 Governors Juvenile Stakes at Horseshoe Indianapolis last October. Saul Lopez will ride from post three.

Candy Spice, a daughter of champion Jess Good Candy, finished second to HH Shakem Cate in her trial. The $11,000 Heritage Place graduate races for AJK Racing Stables, LLC (Jose M. Chavez Jr.) and is trained by Sacramento Chavez. Hugo Macias will ride from post four.

Completing the field are Keep Her Off Tequila, Kissin N Memphis, and Remember Da Queen.

The complete field for the Horseshoe Indianapolis Oaks Final, with post positions, trainers, and jockeys, is:

  1. Keep Her Off Tequila — Tim Eggleston — Yovani Flores-Munoz
  2. Seven Beaches — Anthony F. Cunningham — Luz D. Martinez
  3. Sauce C — Anthony F. Cunningham — Saul Lopez
  4. Candy Spice — Sacramento Chavez — Hugo Macias
  5. Cynter of Attention — Joseph D. Davis — Irving Moncada
  6. Kissin N Memphis — Jessica A. Vazquez — Cristian Penaloza
  7. Remember Da Queen — Tim Eggleston — Luis E. Luna Diaz
  8. Sydney Jack — Tim Eggleston — Rolando D. Pina
  9. HH Shakem Cate — Jessica A. Vazquez — Fernando Morin
  10. Suzys Kristine — Jessica A. Vazquez — Giovani Vazquez-Gomez

Mi Blood Token, trained by Tim Eggleston, is listed as the lone also-eligible.

The inaugural Horseshoe Indianapolis Oaks Final offers a $66,000-added purse, with nomination and sustaining payments added to the final distribution. The winner will receive 55 percent of the total purse.

The Oaks will be contested Thursday, November 12, as Race 10, with post time scheduled for 6:09 p.m. (EST).

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