The Girl Up Front
The Girl Up Front
Grade II
Seven furlongs
Fast Dirt
$150,000
Fillies and mares, 3 years old
1 CITYFIED(KY)
Owner: quitter
Record: 7-3-1-1
Earnings: $66,363
Jockey: K Hickling
Odds: 11/1
Coming off a win at Stakes level over 7 furlongs she is all primed for the step up here to G2 level and it will be a step up. Likes to sit just off the leaders and then make her run in the straight which has proven very successful in her career to date with 3 wins from her 7 outings. Stepped up speed last time out with a 94 and will need to better that to take this out today.
2 WON BY ONE(KY)
Owner: zewango2
Record: 6-2-3-1
Earnings: $112,500
Jockey: J Nason
Odds: 12/1
Had a good start to her 2yo career on turf with three consecutive 2nd place finishes at maiden and stakes level. Since then has been swapped over to dirt with marginally better speeds on the track and two wins at Stakes level which was followed by a third place finish last time out at G3 level in the G3 Backward Gal Stakes. The distance there was 7 furlongs and she faded at the end so that may be a problem here. Front runner though will need to keep the competition at bay.
3 BOTCHED BURGLARY(KY)
Owner: horsechic7
Record: 8-2-4-1
Earnings: $68,885
Jockey: B Boggie
Odds: 15/1
Well the name sort of fits her career to date with a lot of attempts at stealing the race but botching at it at the end and finishing up with the placings instead. Fairly consistent though and having run a lot of her races over 6 and 6.5 furlongs will like the extra distance here I would suggest. Needs to pick up the pace but may be a chance.
4 I AM GONE(KY)
Owner: sophs
Record: 9-7-1-0
Earnings: $284,440
Jockey: J Cozier
Odds: 8/1
Well a massive string of consecutive wins for this girl of no less than 6 wins in that stretch. Bar one at allowance level all were in Stakes company which is an impressive run. 7 furlongs was the first time she ran it last time out and was just a bit stretched on the distance finishing 2nd by 2 lengths. May well be the problem here.
5 DOCTOR WHO(KY)
Owner: super17
Record: 8-2-2-1
Earnings: $137,590
Jockey: A Darling
Odds: 7/1
Another whose career started on turf with mixed results, the move to dirt gave her an injection of speed straight up with a second place finish in the G3 Little Momma Debutante. Her last race is the pick of her career to date in my opinion in the G3 Backward Gal Stakes over 7 furlongs where she finished a fast 2nd place finish and wanting just a little more distance. Impressive speed of 97. One of the ones with a real chance today.
6 STONERS OWNS TEXAS(KY)
Owner: fitzgerald
Record: 6-4-0-0
Earnings: $158,800
Jockey: W Marshall
Odds: 8/1
Her first four outings were on turf which included 2 wins. She is unbeaten on dirt though with 2 wins out of 2 outings at Allowance level and then last time out in the The Mama Slew Memorial over 7 furlongs with a speed of 95. Likes to lead and wait for the challenges another with a real chance. Can run the speeds just needs to hold on today.
7 MR. MIYAGI(KY)
Owner: cbrady
Record: 10-2-3-1
Earnings: $91,590
Jockey: Y Fairington
Odds: 10/1
Last two races were at Grade level those being a G2 and G3 races. Wasn’t ever really in those finishing well back in the field and some distance off the leaders. Is having another go here at this level but I fancy she is out of her depth. Not a chance in my opinion. Better suited to Stakes I believe.
8 LITE ON MY FEET(JPN)
Owner: sonofsham
Record: 9-4-2-1
Earnings: $493,980
Jockey: P McAfee
Odds: 9/2
Favourite of the race surprisingly so as she has only had the one race on dirt and that was a sixth place finish over 8 furlongs after leading for most of the race. Back in distance here which she will like. Probably need better speed than a 92 last time out but that should still be competitive. Have to see how she runs I think.
9 SISTER JADE(NY)
Owner: pitchfork
Record: 7-4-2-1
Earnings: $99,120
Jockey: A McKellar
Odds: 17/1
From the favourite to one of the longshots. Ran well in her last outing with a win at Stakes level. She likes to sit close up the front which is probably a good possie considering the distance is only the 7 furlongs. Will need better speeds though to rate here.
10 BLUE ROSE CAT(KY)
Owner: moreready
Record: 8-5-3-0
Earnings: $113,150
Jockey: V Gardner
Odds: 11/1
Has a very good record of 5 wins from 8 outings with three of those in her last 4 outings and all at Stakes level. In fact the only race which she hasn’t won recently was on an off track and even then she only failed right at the end finishing second place. Picked up considerably on speed last time out – at 11/1 odds is a very good chance here. I like her.
11 STRIKING LASS(KY)
Owner: knowlton
Record: 9-7-2-0
Earnings: $166,585
Jockey: L Buchta
Odds: 9/1
Three wins on the trot, 2 at Allowance and the last at Stakes level in the Torrid Block Special over 7 furlongs. Great form and last speed was good at 94. Was her first run as a 3yo last and she looked good I have to say. Wire to wire win and will certainly be challenging here. Could be the winner.
12 SUNNY SAL(JPN)
Owner: joanneb
Record: 9-3-2-1
Earnings: $100,240
Jockey: M Wright
Odds: 12/1
Few races on dirt now and it looks like Sunny Sal doesn’t really like the sun. In fact her best run was last time out on an off track over 6 furlongs where she won by a short head with a sensational speed of 94. Can she repeat it on the sunny firm track I’m not sure. I’d keep her on the off tracks if she doesn’t perform here.
13 SAVE THE DAY(KY)
Owner: leesnyder
Record: 7-3-0-2
Earnings: $103,800
Jockey: A Blackmore
Odds: 19/1
Longshot of the race and I don’t think she has much chance here. Not because it’s too hard for her but because she looks like she is wanting significantly more distance out to 9 or 10 furlongs I would suggest. Too short for her here – watch for her closing but it will most likely be a late run.
14 THEA’S DREAMER(OK)
Owner: sveningvar
Record: 10-8-0-0
Earnings: $361,716
Jockey: R Jones
Odds: 11/1
Well at 11/1 odds she has 8 wins from 10 outings. That’s a pretty sensational record. And every one of those wins has been at Stakes level or better. The better was her second run in the G3 Butterfly Futurity over 6 furlongs on an off track as a 2yo. She won again 2 runs back on another off track again over 6 furlongs. Last time out was a win at 7 furlongs with a speed of 94. She sure looks better than what the tote suggests – has to be challenging here for a top 3 finish. Almost guaranteed!