QE2 CHALLENGE Grade I $750,000
QE2 Challenge – This is a Grade I / Group I event for 3yo fillies going a
distance of one mile and one eighth.
1- NIGHTS ON BROADWAY
GIANT’S CAUSEWAY x MISWAKI x NUREYEV
Bred by cvbear and owned by bestpal this one boasts eight wins from fourteen
starts. She is a two time Grade I winner back in May and June of this year.
Most recently she closed from sixth to third in the Grade II Jersey City
Stakes in New York. She earned a speed figure of 112, her best to date.
2- FAST N FINE
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) x MORE THAN READY x GONE WEST
Bred and owned by megabps. She has nine career starts with four wins. Her
last start was in a listed stakes race where she led until the wire, just
missing and finishing a good second with a speed figure of 109. The two races
before that where against Grade I company. In the United Oaks Stakes she
stalked the leaders, made a bid at the top of the stretch and tired at the
wire, finishing eighth. In the Saint Larry Stakes, she laid second until the
top of the stretch where she took the lead and got passed at the wire
finishing a good fourth.
3- BLAME ZENYATTA
BLAME x ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) x KINGMAMBO
Bred and owned by mtkdynasty. This filly has 10 career starts with four
wins. She’s never been off the board. She is Grade I placed, finishing
second in the French Diana Stakes. Her most recent start was in the Grade II
Jersey Shore Stakes where she came from eighth to finish second with a hefty
speed figure of 114. Skies the limit for this rapidly improving filly.
4- MITHRANGIR
SHAMARDAL x IRISH RIVER x LYPHARD
bred and owned by quilly8. She has six wins from twelve starts. Back in May
she won the Grade I Irish 1000 Guineas Stakes and came right back to win the
Grade II Pioneer Boulevard Cup. Her latest outing was in the Grade I Dell
Web Oaks where she laid midpack and finished a disappointing ninth. Her
speed figures for the last three races are 99, 109, 106.
5- TEAGAN’S TALE
TALE OF THE CAT x DYNAFORMER x DIESIS
Bred and owned by chloedawg5. She has ten starts with five wins. Her most
recent outing was in the Grade II Lake Flacid Stakes where she closed from
mid-pack to win, earning a solid 108. She has tried Grade I before in the
1000 Guineas Stakes where she finished ninth.
6- ONE DIP AND END IT
DANSILI (GB) x MONTJEU x KRIS S.
Bred in England by zledwith2, she is owned by seinfeld1. She has thriteen
career starts with eight wins, many of which came in Hot races. She does
have two solid Alw. wins in June and August. Her last outing was in a listed
stakes race where she closed to finish second, beaten by three lengths and
earning a speed figure of 103. She is the longest shot on the board.
7- LITTLE DRAGON
SHAMARDAL x DEEP IMPACT (JPN) x SIR IVOR
Bred in Ireland and owned by kartoffein. She has twelve lifetime starts with
six wins. Her last three races where in Alw. company where she came from
well out of it and won all three going away. She earned speed figures of
103, 104, 103. Her only attempt at stakes company was in a listed stakes
back in June where she was a well beaten seventh in an eight horse field.
Her last three were convincing enough to merit an appearance in this race,
but her numbers need to come up a bit if she wants her share.
8- MEZTLI AWI
DUBAWI (IRE) x REDOUTE’S CHOICE x GALILEO
Bred and owned by dannejaka4. From thirteen career starts she has seven
wins. She has tried racing at the Grade I level twice, in April and May,
where she was well beaten and finished in the back of the pack earning speed
figures of 99 both times. Her most recent outing was a fine performance in a
listed stakes where she laid fourth most of the way and drew off to win
nearing the wire. She earned a career best speed figure of 111. Though her
latest number puts her in the mix for this race her experiences in Grade I
might detour an ambitious player.
9- WALKERGATE
DANSILI (GB) x DUBAWI (IRE) x PIVOTAL
Bred and owned by atthewire. This one has eleven starts and five wins. Her
last race was in an Alw. race where she stuck close to the pace and dominated
in the stretch for the win. Her speed figure was 101. She has tried Grade I
company three times before. In two of those races she failed to menace but
in the other, she finished a fine fourth.
10- BECAUSE I AM
GIANT’S CAUSEWAY x DYNAFORMER x SEATTLE SLEW
Bred and owned by kentucky. This filly has twelve starts and seven wins.
Her latest came in a listed stakes where she ran mostly on the front end,
winning with a speed figure of 111. The race before that was an Alw. race
where she went wire to wire, earning a 109. She seems to be one of the early
frontrunners in a race filled with solid closers. She’s got her work cut out
for her.
11- FREEDOM KITTEN
DUBAWI (IRE) x KITTEN’S JOY x DYNAFORMER
Bred in England and owned by lopic. She has six wins from nine starts. This
speedster comes of a wire to wire score in The Grade II Jersey City Stakes,
where she earned a field best speed figure of 115. The race before that she
won a listed stakes, earning a 109. Three races back, she ran in the Grade I
United Oaks where she stalked the pacesetters but then faded in the stretch
to finish ninth of fourteen. Look for some early action from this one, as
her last was convincing enough.
12- BRISTOL FRENHINES
NEW APPROACH (IRE) x KINGMAMBO x DANZIG
Bred by Bristolred and owned by londonred. This lightly raced filly has only
six starts with five wins. Her last race was in a listed stakes where she
laid just off the pace and won going away. For that effort, she earned a
107. Her previous races where against Alw. company where she was the easy
victor. Her numbers have jumped with each start. It will be interesting to
see where she finishes in this complex field.
13- OVER DEVELOPED
ORFEVRE (JPN) x KINGMAMBO x SADLER’S WELLS
Bred and owned by mrxrayz2. This one has ten career starts with five wins.
Her most recent race came in the Grade II Molson Export Stakes where she
finished fifth, earning a 104. The race before that was in the Grade I Dell
Web Oaks where she practically trailed the field the whole way and made huge
move in the stretch going from tenth to first in the blink of an eye, while
earning a speed figure of 112. If she runs that race back, she’ll be one to
be reckoned with.