Short Field of Six Young Ladies Vie in Theli
The THELI Bonanza
Stakes
Seven furlongs
Firm Turf
$75,000
Fillies and mares, 2 years old
| PP | Horse ID | Horse | Owner | Jockey | Odds | W / P / S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 61588 | CELESTIAL REEF(IRE) | grimmy | J Stivers | 4/1 | Never finishing worse than 2nd in her four starts, this filly is looking at a nice opportunity here. She’s the leading money winner in this field, she has a top jock on her back, every race she’s been in so far has been better than the one before, and she has shown a very versatile running style as well. 4/1 seems a very good value here. |
| 2 | 73985 | SANCHEZ | rolli66 | G Joyce | 8/1 | As tough as two year olds are to plot and project, especially the girls, this one, in just her first three races, hasn’t shown quite as much improvement as some of the others here, and may not have enough in the tank to run down the winner here. Her one turf win was in an allowance and with a 64 speed fig. She’ll need to upgrade that by a bunch to compete here. |
| 3 | 51236 | COOLRUNNER | kona | R Grider | 4/1 | Tough little girl to figure. There just isn’t enough info for much to be said about her. Her one and only race was a hard-fought affair with a very good speed for a first outing. How much she improves is anyone’s guess, but with this field, I’ll be thinking she’ll need a race or two to win with these. But she may be a star yet. |
| 4 | 96723 | CASE OF THE GOLD | rolli66 | D Owens | 5/1 | Not sure what this girl is doing in a stakes race in her first lifetime appearance, but I guess stranger things have happened. Her lineage is decent, but not royalty, and of course the level of competition here far exceeds maidens. We’ll see, but I’d need a race or two before we’d look to beat the likes of these. |
| 5 | 102527 | SMART CHOICE(AUS) | worldbeatr | P Clay | 2/1 | The favorite, and definitely the one to beat. Two races, two wins, and most impressive, the speeds were at 79 and 80, and she won both going away. No telling how fast this girl can run. Only remote question here is class. Her previous two races were in a high MSW, and an allowance. Still, it looks as if the talent level on this one may be sky high. |
| 6 | 59202 | FERTILIZER | whocares | R Truitt | 5/2 | This |