BLAZING UP THE TURF
Welcome to Sweden for the running of the Diana Classic Grade III One mile Firm Turf $150,000 Fillies and mares, 3 years old . A strong field of nice fillies lines up here today in what should be a very even contest. Who will get the golden apple lets take a lookat the field.
PP1 31726 REGATTA(AUS) simon1966 M Mason 4/1
Top filly who has been astutely trained and placed in her career to date. Her 16 starts have produced 9 wins and nearly $500,000 in stakes money . By the Australian sire ELVSTROEM (AUS) she has a liking for the turf loves 8f as seen in her last run in the St-Theatricals Magical Moment on sims birthday week. She won in a time of 1:34 2/5 with a 108 sp a performance which shows she is improving at this stage of her career. She has won in graded company so will have no problem here will be one of the hardest to beat. Trained by Hornedfrog Stables she should race just off the pace and make her presence felt in the stretch.
PP2 116361 LPGA JADE(NY) titleist J Jacobsson 10/1
JADE HUNTER filly trained by the Canadian maestro Balata Stables . She is lightly raced 12 starts so far bring 3 wins and 5 placings . She has performed admirably in graded races so far and there is no reason she wont measure up here. She has mixed her distances and trainer may still be trying to find her pet distance . Her last two runs over a mile have been pretty good and should suit her again here after last start finish in 8.5f G2-Pioneer Boulevard Cup running on well into 3rd placing . Will settle mid field and make her run late.
PP3 120983 BRAZILLA KILLA(BRZ) dolphin Me Gay 15/1
Another nice filly this time by the Brazilian sire LEROIDESANIMAUX (BRZ) she has won 3 from 14 and seems to like racing around the mile distance she is another who has graded form running 3rd in the G3-Filly Turf Bonanza over this journey 3 starts back . Trained by Ezmoney Stables this filly should race handy to the pace and be challenging at the wire.
PP4 118134 GONE TOO SOON(KY) 123stud W Turnbull 14/1
Ultra consistent lately but in softer company than she finds here . Doesn’t win them out of turn and should be safely held in this field . Likely to lead this field and will try to hold them at bay. She has solid breeding being by LANGFUHR and should get better with time. Her sister EXTREME CAUTION(SAF) favoured the dirt but has performed with credit .
PP5 122023 SYMBOL OF FREEDOM(IRE) redhat2 M Santos 99/1
Rank outsider paying over $100 she will be the boilover of the century if she topples this field. By a favourite stallion of mine STATUE OF LIBERTY she has shown little to say she can win this . Both her win were in claiming company .
PP6 39071 STROKE MY OIL(AUS) jakplummer P Cody 13/1
Another ELVSTROEM (AUS) filly who has raced mainly in allowance company she has tried both surfaces but seems to prefer turf . Trained by The Big Oil Conglomerate [Ft. LordPye] she lacks nothing there. If she turns out to be as half as good as her he-mare dam EQUESTRIAN ORDER she will pretty good he won 10 races and $1,008,396 in stakes including the Sydney Derby-G1 . So look to this filly to blossom next season into a top graded mare.
PP7 113557 WESTERN BLUSH(IRE) quickfire R Lyles 14/1
Chugalug Stables presents this filly by PERFECT SOUL (IRE) from WEST ERICA a mare who only raced once but has been a prolific producer her 2yrold son KING’S GROOM(VEN) has already been stakes placed . And the other 2 of her offspring have won . This filly is far and away her best performer having won 3 races and $152,776 in stakes . She has been stakes and graded placed . She has mostly raced in sprints but her one run over 8 f was an encouraging 3rd in the G3-Woodpecker’s Edge Handicap she will add to the puzzle when trying to select the winner.
PP8 112106 TORCH THE FLAME(KY) super7 P Jones 3/1
The ruling favourite and rightfully so this filly by KINGMAMBO from the stakes winning and graded stakes producing mare GORDIE’S SEATTLE the dam also of grade winning filly TORCH SONG also an accomplished miler . She is trained by More Evil Than The Evil Empire! she has proved herself up with the cream of 3yrold turf fillies ranked #8 in classic distances. She ran a phenomenal race in the Roberto Clemente Handicap-G2 winning in a time of 1:33 4/5 with a whopping 113sp seldom topped by any horse in the sim let alone a 3yrold filly . We could be seeing a future Hall Of Famer here. What beats this filly wins the race personally I don’t see her beaten.
PP9 60909 WOETTE’S MOUNT(TUR) totje W Farthing 13/1
The royalstables of Ostend bring us this MOUNTAIN CAT filly who has mixed her racing between turf and dirt she has performed well on both and has 4 wins from 17 starts she may find these a bit rich for her liking at this stage of her development her dam improved with age only winning 1 of her 5 wins at 3yrs old.
Will be in the lead from the barriers.
PP10 2981 LADY’S NEW CAUSE(KY) ladyssecre S Jacobsson 5/1
Ldyssecret Stables is represented in this race by this filly by sire of the moment GIANT’S CAUSEWAY (IRE) who’s progeny love mile racing on either surface and this filly is no exception . She is the only foal from the prolific winning mare LADY GALADRIEL(IRE) who won 11 races and over $300,000 in stakes. She has won 4 from 8 in a relatively short career but has produce 2 100+sp’s in her last 2 outings and may be on the verge of better thing here she is at relatively short odds so the odds maker think she is ready for a big run. She will cross the field early and look for a trail till the home stretch.
PP11 51470 A.P. ZENA(KY) goody5 YA Jones 16/1
Another lightly raced filly who has come good in last few runs producing 2 wins in last 2 starts albeit in allowance company . She is a lovely grey filly trained by Goody Stables she is by COZZENE which would explain her colour. with her breeding one would think her best racing is ahead of her maybe even later next year . Will probably find these to tough at this time of career.
PP12 122182 BACKDRAFT(GB) flushed T O’Shea 17/1
A very astute claim by her trainer Son Carby Lodge 5 starts ago has resulted a great rise in form for she is by MOTIVATOR (GB) who has done a great job in the 2 seasons in the sim. Times would suggest she may be found wanting in this field though. Will race on pace and try to out stay them.
PP13 74473 BALD ROCK(IRE) olebaldy S Young 10/1
Last but not least comes this filly by ROCK OF GIBRALTAR (IRE) from the Olebaldy Stables probably the best breed horse in the race she is improving with every run her trainer has been patient and it is paying dividends she has been 9 times in the money in 11 starts and has 4 wins . She ran a nice 3rd in the St-Theatricals Magical Moment with a 101sp the best in her career so this is the next step up the ladder. May well lead even from outside gate and take a lot of pegging back
1ST TORCH THE FLAME(KY)
2ND REGATTA(AUS)
3RD LADY’S NEW CAUSE(KY)