All The Best Have Wings

All The Best Have Wings

New Mexico – The weather is expected to be near perfect for Saturday’s running of The Overture Bingo Stakes.  Named in honor of a 9 YO mare by Turkoman, she had five wins from 31 starts including one stakes.  She is the dam of one foal to a race – a winner.  Six 3 & up fillies and mares will travel six furlongs over the main track for a purse of $45,000.  I arrived at the track in time to catch the last minute workouts of the six runners.

Out for a morning jog was the morning line favorite, Hallfly’s Gulch (9/5), a dark bay 4 YO filly by Graeme Hall.  Ranked # 33 among dirt sprinters, she is owned and trained by Magfly, part of the famous Fly family.  This filly fell off form  for a bit but seems to be coming back with improving speed figures.  She looked awfully well as she galloped by on a loose rein, hew white feet dancing over the track.She is well spotted her and should have an easy  time, getting a much needed confidence booster and win number 11.

Starmonious ( 7/2) came by with a pony and was certainly feeling fine as she graced us with airs above the ground and at times her hind feet were well above the pony’s back.  A pretty plain bay mare, she is the 5 YO daughter of Lexicon and is owned and trained by Win7932.  She is a solid stakes performer and has eight victories from 38 starts.  Her most recent win was in The Kick More Special six races back.

Hope Gizmo (4/1) is a dark bay 5 YO mare by River Quest and will be hoping to make this her third win in a row.  She is owned and trained by Derbycity and has improving speed figures to go along with her last two wins.  She galloped by in a two-minute-lick and looked to be in great condition.

Kaif013 is sending out his dark grey 4 YO filly, Voodoo Paranoia (4/1).  On the smallish side and with a bit of a ewe-neck, she never the less was feeling great and giving her exercise rider a tough time.  By Devil His Due she has amassed six wins from 26 starts and was a closing third in her most recent stakes attempt.  She will be flying down the stretch.

Platinum Prospect (5/1) jogged by going the wrong way with a big floating stride.  The 4 YO bright chestnut daughter of Theatrical has three wins from 21 starts and is conditioned by Goody5.  She has won two of her last eight and David Wilson will be in the irons on Saturday but she will still need to step up to the plate on Saturday to win this.