Breeders’ Bowl Juvenile Turf for 2yo fillies over 8 furlongs

Breeders’ Bowl Juvenile Turf for 2yo fillies over 8 furlongs

Friday, November 3, 2023 — 2:10:00 PM EST | Race ID : 3016327 | California – Turf (expected going: Firm)

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We have a full field of young fillies for arguably the highlight of the 2yo female miler’s calendar and each and every one has at least a top 3 finish at Graded level.

Without further ado, let’s get to the runners and riders:
(The form column shows last 6 finishing positions with the most recent being the last number)

Gate	Form	Horse	Owner	Jockey	Odds	Pedigree
1	1112	French Seventyfive	constitution	D Givins	10/1	SIYOUNI x GALILEO (IRE) x MACHIAVELLIAN

Winner of her first 3 races, progressing in class, distance and speed figures each time, French Seventyfive most recently moved up to the shortest of the route classification in a Grade 3 mile, The Natalie. She likes to go off in front and on most occasions that is where she stays but she found the tenacious Naiomi Mae just wouldn’t go away (apparently she doesn’t take defeat lying down). She should be right there in the mix and trainer constitution will likely instruct jockey D Givins to hold on tight as she rockets out of Gate 1.

2

711212

Marina Angel

beergarden

R Hansen

11/1

FRANKEL (GB) x TAPIT x MONTJEU

If you have a Grade 3 winning turf mare reaching the end of her racing career, sending her to be covered by Frankel is a pretty good idea. It looked at the outset that Marina Angel would prefer to keep it short until beergarden let her have something a bit longer and sent her over a mile. With the allowance race in the bag and some good speed numbers, she was sent out in the Grade 1 Filly Grand Prix (I believe the last word is pronounced ‘Pre’). She found one too good that time but she’s another who won’t take it lying down and she’ll want to put this one to bed as she comes out of the pack.

3

313112

Woette’s Hill Run

thierry

M Lannoo

14/1

KING’S LEGACY (AUS) x EMPIRE MAKER x GIANT’S CAUSEWAY

Trainer thierry has booked M Lannoo for the ride on Woette’s Hill Run. She has been carefully nurtured through the ranks and shown consistent, if unspectacular, progress in Allowance company. With a solid 3 wins from 5 and the remainder in top 3, she was given the opportunity to show her early speed at Grade 2 level in the Spring Hill Stakes over today’s distance. Conditions didn’t favour the front runner as the yielding track was starting to test the stamina of all the horses and Anny Walker gobbled up the ground to grab the win. It was a tough race and the tables could be turned in improved conditions. 

4

117313

Emma Hix

beerkeg4

J Hornibrook

10/1

KINGMAN x DANEHILL x SADLER’S WELLS

I had to check that J Hornibrook was a jockey when I was told that he’d be saddling Emma Hix. He’s a Vermont boy and will be looking forward to the ride of his life. The beerkeg4 filly followed Marina Angel home in the Grand Prix (‘pre’) hoping to take advantage should she be distracted but whilst they were sizing each other up, they neglected the winner and came up a length or two short. She’ll be all the better for that experience and might be the one on top today.

5

11

Livonya Silone

standflu

T Ace

6/1

KINGMAN x DEEP IMPACT x KINGMAMBO

Scratchbreed Kingman to a Deep Impact DS with Kingmambo in the DDS slot and you’re likely to get something a little bit special. Trainer standflu probably already knew that but would have been excited to see his young filly win readily at the first time of asking in a local restricted Maiden Special Weight with a speed figure of 82 under a hands and heels ride. It was enough to warrant a shot at a Graded event and she was aimed at G3 The JPMC Jessamine. Travelling halfway around the globe could have sounded crazy at the time but not only was it a great race to test Livonya Silone’s stamina, it meant she was in the right area for a shot at the Breeder’s Bowl if she could handle the trip. And handle it she did, cruising home under another hands and heels effort. The handicapper sat up and took notice and has installed her as 6/1 favourite for today’s race and jockey T Ace may just need to sit still and hold on.

6

1311

Hengroen

futurestar

W Cahill

11/1

KINGMAN x FRANKEL (GB) x KINGMAMBO

Another regally bred Kingman filly comes out of the #6 stall and if previous trends are to be followed, she’ll be looking for the rail in an attempt to wire the field. These tactics have worked well so far with 3 wins from 4 races including her latest Grade 3 victory in The Miss Brillo where she scrubbed along under the guidance of today’s jockey, W Cahill, looking better and better the further she went. That was over 9 furlongs and the only concern may be that she’ll find this one a bit on the short side. At 11/1, futurestar’s Hengroen might be good value and will be on many a ticket.

7

1211

Good Baby

reasonable

V Jef

7/1

I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) x GALILEO (IRE) x GREEN DESERT

Trainer reasonable’s Good Baby is proving to be just that. Her career was off to a flyer as she won a Stakes event on debut (albeit an owner restricted affair) before being caught close home in a full field Stakes race next time out. She then got the better of another large field in the Grade 3 Princess Margo where she simply had more stamina when contesting the lead and heading the pack at the sharp end of the race. This was an encouraging run as she looked she could stretch out a little and was given the opportunity in Grade 1 company in the More Glare Stakes where she held off a fast finished and previously unbeaten filly. V Jef gets the leg up for today and will be hoping that she can continue to find that little bit more as she attempts the route for the first time.

8

41181

Lion In The Mirror

asrstar18

J Wilson

15/1

KINGMAN x KINGMAMBO x LYPHARD

Most days the handicapper is, shall we say, frugal with the odds, erring on the side of caution. And every now and then, the handicapper looks to have ignored all the form and thrown a dart to come up with odds of 15/1 about the #2 ranked filly in the juvy turf route category! Trainer asrstar18 has enlisted the more than capable jockey, J Wilson, to ride his Lion In The Mirror and will be hoping for another great showing following her hard fought G1 win in The Wet Bikini Stakes with today’s rivals Removed and Maerl chasing her home in the place and show spots respectively. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I just need to hand over some of the hard-earned to that nice person behind the window.

9

12211

Cobblestone Heels

francua8

I Thomas

8/1

ZOUSTAR x SEA THE STARS x GIANT’S CAUSEWAY

Trainer francua8 sends out Cobblestone Heels following some good runs with 3 wins from 5 and never out of the top 2. From her early days as a sprinter in Allowance company, she was beginning to take shape as a filly who was going to need a little further. Zoustar progeny can be fickle and have a very narrow distance ‘window’ to work with but this young lady looks like she won’t mind what distance she is asked to race. She held her own in a Grade 3 event last time out, winning The Dormello without looking in any distress at all and she might even be capable of further as her career progresses. But for now, jockey I Thomas will be concentrating on holding on to a stalker role and sending this 8/1 shot into the fray as they hit the furlong pole.

10

72311

Anny Walker

beerkeg25

C Mecklenburg

13/1

CURLIN x SADLER’S WELLS x NUREYEV

If you were to search for Anny Walker from the UK, you’d likely be asked if you meant Annie Walker (a character from the 1960’s in the long-running soap, Coronation Street). I’ll take a wild guess that if you do the search from anywhere else, you’ll get a whole other set of results. Trainer beerkeg25 has been going easy on this Curlin filly making sure she would be ready for the big occasion. Her early days saw her fumbling around in short HOTs and a subsequent 5 furlong effort didn’t satisfy her dreams of losing her Maiden status. That would only happen when she was signed up to a short field but also a bit longer. She suddenly read the script and understood what was required. In her latest race, she was thrown to the wolves in the Grade 2 Spring Hill Stakes – and came out well on top from a few of today’s rivals. Looking at the weather for that race, we can probably assume Anny Walker likes it wet. It’ll be interesting to see if she handles it on the firm side.

11

621240

Removed

whoami2

K Ledwith

10/1

PIERRO (AUS) x RUSSIAN REVOLUTION (AUS) x DANEHILL

If Removed were male, I think he would have had some bits removed by now! Trainer whoami2 looks to have a quality filly who forgets how to race. Her only win came in a good Stakes race over 6 and a half furlongs with a couple of today’s rivals in behind. She then ran a cracking race to finish second behind Lion In The Mirror with Maerl in third. That was a Grade 1 – The Bikini Stakes. Her reappearance in the 7 furlong More Glare Stakes G1 didn’t go to plan and even though she was staying on quite well, the winner was long gone and she was passed late in the race to be relegated to 4th. Her latest outing might have come too soon with just 5 weeks rest after her Grade 1 exertions. She was back up in trip to the mile and dropped in class to Grade 3 but she seemed to forget what she was supposed to be doing and only managed to beat one other home. She’s better than that and jockey K Ledwith will be hoping to remind her about the task in hand.

12

11111

The Girlfriend

gowansny

F Gossett

8/1

MEHMAS x KINGMAMBO x DANEHILL

Ranked as the #1 in the 2yo fillies sprint division on turf and unbeaten in 5 races, The Girlfriend steps up to the mile. Why trainer gowansny decided to take the chance in this race is a bit of a mystery but I’m not going to question a trainer whose filly has already seen off the best of the boys in Grade 1 The More Nay and followed it up with a lesson to the girls in the Grade 1 The Chevel. If she wins here today, she may end up as the #1 ranked juvy turf filly in all 3 divisions (subject to results elsewhere). And now I think I’ve just solved the mystery. She’s 8/1 and superstar jockey F Gossett has the ride.

13

54411

Naiomi Mae

beerkeg30

S Hommell

11/1

NO NAY NEVER x NUREYEV x DANEHILL

Trainer beerkeg30 sends out yet another from the harem in the guise of Naiomi Mae. This shy little filly by No Nay Never also took a while to learn the ropes but finally clicked when responding to the whip in grabbing an early lead to break her Maiden in a short field over 8f. She returned in her latest race and was presented with something harder in Grade 3 company, The Natalie, but she was up for it and after some gentle coaxing for the most part, she went on to dominate. Jockey S Hommell gets to sit where many jockeys would like to be sitting for this one.

14

11830

Maerl

belafonte

G Owans

12/1

SHOWCASING (GB) x NO NAY NEVER x DUBAWI (IRE)

Maerl has followed a similar path to quite a few in this race with trainer belafonte sticking to the tried and tested local MSW followed by an early Stakes race. Victories in both showed that she knows how to win but has she got the stamina to see out the longer distances? Her first foray into Graded company pointed to her needing to extend to the mile and beyond as she ran a solid effort in closing from the very back to 8th but was never nearer. She was stepped up in grade and distance on the back of that and adopted a deep closing role once again in The Wet Bikini stakes. This time, she almost caught them, finishing better than just about any of her rivals. Her latest effort was a bit of a setback. A few of today’s field were caught out dropping back to 7f in the Mare Glare Stakes, but Maerl looks to have come out worst of all. Hopefully, the jockey realised early in that race that she wasn’t enjoying the drop back in trip and gave her an easy time of it. She will relish the return to a mile and someone offers you better than the 12/1 odds she will start with at the half as she trails them, seize them! There’s a train comin!

I hope you’ve enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it. It’s a bit tongue-in-cheek in some places (no Beerkeg, leave it!). Good luck to all the entries and to any disappointed trainers after the race, take solace in the fact that you’ve got a heck of a nice pedigree going forward.