Improving Se Isle Takes On Four Others

Improving Se Isle Takes On Four Others

Arizona – Only five 2 YO fillies will parade to the post on Saturday in The Doctor Fruit Bonanza, a $65,000 race over the main track for 6 1/2 furlongs.  Named after Doctor Fruit, a 9 YO mare by Lit De Justice, she was a six time winner, including one stakes race.  She has produced three foals but none of them have won a race.  Here is the field for The Doctor Fruit.

Nicole’s Reward (9/2) is one of two in the race by the stallion Good Reward.  She has won only one of her four starts but that was over the main track so that is a plus.  She split the field last time out in The Danarazi Stakes so has a bit of experience at this level.  Skirom will saddle.

Standing next to her in the gate will be A Good Thing (Even) the second filly by Good Reward.  She has only won one race but is 3/5 in the money.  She drew a good jock and is coming in off a 5^th place finish in the Grade II, Dazzling Daisies.  Trained by Chloedawg, she should give a good accounting of herself.

Storm Forecast (9/5) is not by Storm Cat but is by Vision And Verse and is conditioned by Spewu.  The only filly in the race to have any kind of a ranking, she comes in at # 96.  She also has the top speed figure of 84 but is still a bit rank when she runs, going straight to the front and going as fast and as far as she can.  She faded to 4^th in the Grade II, Red Fish Blue Fish after leading most of the way.  Wheeled right back in another graded race last time out, she did the same thing, fading to third after leading to the top of the stretch in the Grade III, Closest Friend.  She might be a good one if they get her speed under control.

Perdido1 will saddle Millview Rain (6/1) a good looking filly by Value Plus.  Her only win came in her first start, a stakes, The Blue Roll, but she has been on a downhill slide since.  She drew an under achieving jockey and has decreasing speed figures, all which point to her probably needing some time off or a lower level race to get her confidence back.

On the outside will be Se Isle (10/1) a daughter of Sefapiano.  She has won one of her two starts, but improving speed figures make this filly one to watch.  She stalks the pace and top rider Nancy Gardner picked her to ride for trainer Ostrica.  I think this is the one to beat.