Hot Sauce DeMoss Slight Favorite In Field Of Six
Nebraska -It was a cold and windy morning as I made my way down to the rail. I was not sure I would catch any of the entrants for the Three Burg Special going to the track for morning exercise. The sky was clear and weather reports indicated that by Saturday it would even be warming up, but today I could hardly wait for the sun to come up. The Three Burg Special was named for an 8 YO mare by Loup Sauvage who won four of 34 races including a stake. She has one foal to race – a winner. The race will be run at seven furlongs on the turf and has a purse of $40,000 for 2 YO fillies.
The first horse out was a decent looking bay filly by Reset, Hot Sauce DeMoss (5/2). She was catlike on her feet, leaping in the air, kicking, bucking and turning her belly up to the sun, as she went around the track with the pony. I figured that was where she got her name, because she was so agile, just like her namesake, an NFR bull rider. Owned and trained by Socalsgrl, she is 5/6 in the money and has a win and a third from her only two starts on the turf. She was third last time out in the Hungry Ton and should improve off of that.
Nashbark (3/1) is a Willowisp trainee by Barkersville. This will be her first race over the grass. She broke her maiden easily her first out and then was entered in an Arkansas allowance where she stumbled home beating only three. Back at the barn it was discovered that the copper chestnut filly had grabbed a quarter and pulled her shoe off. She came by in a strong gallop looking devoid of any lasting injury.
Mjollner (3/1) is owned and trained by Jlracing. By Langfuhr, this petite red filly, galloped by like a perfect lady. She has not been off the board in her three starts and comes into this race off a second place finish last time out in the Woody’s Affairs. If she improves off that she might just get her picture taken.
When the rangy dark brown filly Good Cause (4/1) came by under a tight hold, I had to wonder why she was listed at 4/1. Trained by Ck2stable, she is sired by Giant’s Causeway and she looked very professional even though she has only two starts. She broke her maiden in the Woody’s Affairs, beating Mjollner, and came back in the Deadalive last time out to finish a closing second. She should relish the extra distance and in my opinion is the one to beat.
Brabarossa (5/1) is a big good looking filly by Testa Rossa and is trained by Brabant. She came by in a strong gallop and looked very good. She is undefeated on the grass and won last time out in a Nebraska allowance, plainly liking this track.
Super5 trains Gale Warning (7/1) who is a very well bred young lady by Monashee Mountain. The compact, well-muscled, yellow chestnut has never been off the board when running on the turf and has won twice. She went wire to wire in her last start in the Veteran Hero but a dismal speed figure must have earned her the longshot status.