The Queens M G on Kentucky Oaks trail after Davona Dale win
Going into Saturday’s Grade 2, $215,000 Davona Dale Stakes at Gulfstream Park, trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. was expecting his filly The Queens M G to improve off of her third-place finish in the Forward Gal Stakes run here last month. He just wasn’t sure if that would be good enough to beat favored La Cara, who was coming off a dominant victory in the Suncoast Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs three weeks ago.