Gr.3 Elegant Mum Stakes

New Jersey (NJ)Saturday, June 7, 2025 — 3:00:00 PM EST | Race ID : 3502556
Elegant Mum Stakes
Grade III / Group 3*CPU – Purse : $150,000
Restricted to 4 Year Olds and Older, Fillies and Mares Only
5 Furlongs | ~1000 Meters | Five Eights of a Mile

1.Ostendsbeach

Owner:bobmarley

5 year old mare by Omaha Beach has a record of 4 wins, 3 seconds, and 3 thirds in 16 career starts with lifetime earnings of over $150,000. Her most notable career performance came last time out in the 6f Gr.3 Wasabi Cup where she sat in 6th of 8 and closed moderately to finish 3rd beaten 4 3/4 lengths earning a 96 speed rating for her first stakes/grades stakes placing. Lightly raced 5 year old has hit the board in 10 of 16(62%) of her lifetime starts. She is coming off her best finish in stakes company last time out but she was never a threat to the winner and she is still seeking her first stakes victory(0 for 5) here. She is a solid performer but may be just a cut below the top contenders here.

2.Determined Bride

Owner:threeletterword

4 year old Grade Three winning filly by Speightstown has a record of 10 wins, 1 second, and 1 third in 17 career starts with lifetime earnings of over $400,000. Her most notable career effort came in the 2024 6f Gr.3 Kept Safely where she sat in mid pack just 2 lengths off the lead and pulled away down the stretch to win by 1 1/2 lengths over a field of 7 earning a 108 speed figure for her third consecutive stakes victory and lone graded stakes score. She was a bit off form in her next three, two of which were against tougher, but she returned to form and ran a career best 112 speed rating in a stakes victory going 6f last time out. This filly has been extremely consistent in her career having hit the board in 12 of 17(71%) in her lifetime with 10 wins with 4 of those coming in stakes company. She is versatile and has good tactical speed and she has won from on the lead or stalking from mid pack. Talented 4 year old still comes in off a top effort and she is a Contender.

3.Knifingthrutraffic

Owner:atw7

4 year old stakes winning filly by Cyberknife has a record of 6 wins, 2 seconds, and 2 thirds in 19 career starts with lifetime earnings approaching $275,000. Her best career performance came as a 3 year old in a 6f stakes race where she pressed the early pace and pulled away to win by 3 1/4 length over a field of 7 earning her a 107 speed rating for her lone stakes victory. Useful runner has been in the money in 10 of 19(53%) in her career but she is 0 for 6 in graded stakes races with only one in the money finish as a 2 year old. She is a solid allowance/stakes caliber runner but she will have to take a big step forward to prove she is capable against this level of competition facing older horses.

4. Realm Of Fantasy

Owner:amir1627

5 year old multiple stakes winning mare by Medaglia D’ Oro has a record of 7 wins, 4 seconds, and 2 thirds in 24 career starts with lifetime earnings just shy of $575,000. Her most notable career performance was a near miss 2nd beaten just a head after setting the pace in the Gr.1 6.5f Happy Mother’s Day as a 2 year old. Her best performance came at age 3 in a 5.5f stakes race where she went gate to wire to win easily by 1 1/4 lengths over a field of 8 earning her a 108 speed rating for what would be her third consecutive stakes victory. Battle tested filly has made 21 straight starts in stakes races with 5 wins but she is still seeking her first win against graded stakes competition. She has early speed that will make her dangerous here and with the right trip she will be a Contender.

5. Fish Sauce N Lime

Owner:diversify

4 year old multiple Grade Two winning filly by Limehouse has a record of 11 wins and 2 thirds in 17 career starts with lifetime earnings of over approaching $1 million dollars. Her best career performance came two back in the 6f Gr.2 The Long Island Sprint where she challenged the early pace and pulled away to win by 2 1/4 length over a field of 10 earning her a 107 speed rating for her third career Grade Two win. Consistent filly has hit the board in 13 of 17(76%) with a field best 11 wins including 4 stakes. She likes to be on or just off the lead and she should get a good trip here. She is the only multiple grades stakes winner in the field and she is dropping down in class and cutting back in distance, two solid handicapping angles. She is the class of the field and she is my Top Pick.

6. Western Book

Owner:coagulate1

5 year old stakes winning mare by West Coast has a record of 4 wins, 5 seconds, and 2 thirds in 26 career starts with lifetime earnings just shy of $275,000. Her best career performance came as a 3 year old in a 7f stakes race where she sat near the back of the pack, 6 lengths off the early leader, and rallied to win by 1 1/4 length over a field of 10 earning her a 111 speed rating for her lone stakes victory. Veteran mare is the most experienced runner in the field with 26 starts and she has been a solid performer around one turn but she is still seeking her first graded stakes victory (0 for 6) here against a good field. There is a good amount of front end speed to set up her late closing kick so I can see her running into the money but she will have to run a career best to be considered a win contender. In the Mix

7. I Want Mo

Owner:jetman

6 year old stakes winning mare by Uncle Mo has a record of 7 wins, 5 seconds, and 8 thirds in 25 career starts with lifetime earnings of nearly $475,000. Although she is a stakes winner, her most notable career performance came last time out in the 5F Gr.1 The Selurnivek Sprint where she sat in mid pack and rallied to finish 3rd beaten just a head in a field of 10 earning her a 101 speed rating for her first graded stakes placing in two tries. She is the veteran of the group as a 6 year old and she has had a very productive career especially at today’s distance of 6f where she has never been off the board in 5 starts including a stakes win and stakes placing. She is just a head away from being a Grade One winner and I think she has ideal running style here to off the early speed and make her run late. Contender