Bearing cage with axial lubricant passages

A cage for a bearing, the bearing including an inner body having an inner raceway surface, an outer body disposed about the inner body so as to define an annular space, the outer body having an outer raceway surface, and a plurality of rolling elements disposed within the annular space and rollable simultaneously upon the inner raceway surface and the outer raceway surface, the cage comprising:

• an annular body disposeable between the inner body and the outer body and having a centerline and first and second axial ends spaced apart along the centerline, the body including a plurality of pockets spaced circumferentially about the centerline, each pocket being configured to retain a separate one of the plurality of rolling elements, and a plurality of axial passages, each one of the plurality of axial passages extending between one of the first and second axial ends of the annular body and one of the plurality of pockets and being configured to retain a quantity of grease.