Pauline's Pearl, at 4-5, ran down pacesetter Ava's Grace to win the Grade 3, $600,000 Fantasy on Saturday at Oaklawn. The winner earned 100 points for the Kentucky Oaks.
The winner covered a mile and a sixteenth on a fast track in 1:43.64. Jockey Ricardo Santana, Jr., was aboard for trainer Steve Asmussen, and with the win the team completed a sweep of the first Racing Festival of the South stakes on the card Saturday as they also won the $200,000 Purple Martin with Abrogate.
Pauline's Pearl races for Stonestreet Stables.