Kalpana barely holds on to win Group 1 Yorkshire Oaks

Odds-on favorite Kalpana survived a late scare from stubborn long shot Sparan Nua, holding on to win Thursday in a wet renewal of the Group 1, US$818,025 Yorkshire Oaks covering about 1 1/2 miles of good to soft turf at York, England. The victory in the race for fillies and mares, 3 and up, completed a double for breeder-owner Juddmonte, trainer Andrew Balding and jockey Colin Keane in the first…