Small Field for Athens Stakes

There are just five runners in The DIS CO JIM Memorial for two-year-old fillies over seven furlongs on the dirt in Athens this week. The mare after whom it is named won five out of fourteen races, including a Stakes win. The purse is worth $85,000 and the going is firm.

The favourite is Ms. Nunziata, a grey filly by Unbridled’s Song out of a Storm Bird mare, who makes her debut here. It remains to be seen if this inmate of the sdmf7 stable can live up to expectations. A. Wooden is in the saddle.

On her outside is Terminus Eldorado, the second-favourite, who runs for the same stable. By Green Desert out of an Unbridled mare, this filly also makes her debut here. She has the useful Northern Dancer/Mr.Prospector cross in her pedigree. L. Albert has the ride.

Drawn on the rail is Indian Whiskey, a filly by Indian Charlie out of a mare by Cure The Blues, who runs for the quietgrind stable. She has won a Stakes race over six furlongs and finished third in a Grade Three event over seven and a half furlongs last time out, despite never running faster than 79. N. Cling will be the jockey.

Bullet For Nany, trained by tombstone, won her Maiden Special Weight last time out at the fourth time of asking running her best speed figure to date of 77. She needs to improve to have a chance here. M. Mills is in the saddle.

The outsider is Game Is On, who is drawn on the outside. By Robellino out of a mare by Palace Music, she has won at Maiden Special Weight and Allowance level. In her two previous races, she has put up a speed figure of 73 in Stakes races over this distance. V. Drosos will partner her for this.