By: Littlebit<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thirteen freshly turned three year old fillies will take to the California dirt on New Year\u2019s Day in the Santa Jezebel Stakes and all looking for their first graded victory. The morning line has four fillies set at odds of 6\/1 making no clear cut favorite and providing plenty of betting opportunities for gamblers. Also in the race are four daughters of Triple Crown winners, one for American Pharoah and three for Justify. It is time to breakdown the field and attempt to find our winner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
PP 1, 6\/1 Cyberia<\/strong>,\n3yr, Filly, (Trippi x Tale of Ekati x Johannesburg)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: lawdro10<\/p>\n\n\n\n Breaking\nfrom post position 1 is the daughter of Trippi, Cyberia<\/strong>, for trainer Lawdro10. A two time stakes winner, her only attempt in\ngraded company resulted in a sixth place finish on November 9 in the Grade 3 Mistaken\nSoda Identity Stakes. Although she did\nnot find the winners circle that day, it was her first try beyond 7 furlongs. She returned a month later to win a listed\nstake going 8.5 furlongs, redeeming herself and posting a new career best 94. If she can improve again she will be in the\nmix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PP 2, 6\/1 Explainable<\/strong>,\n3yr, Filly, (Justify x Mr. Prospector x Danehill) Scratchbred<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: 47away<\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nfirst of three Justify fillies in the race, the 47away trainee Explainable<\/strong>, will be entering the race\nafter just missing the winners circle in the Grade 2 Golden Red Stakes by a\nquarter length. In her last start she\nshowed a clear desire and liking to the added ground as she posted a career\nbest 95 in her first try beyond 7 furlongs. \nExplainable started her career going 3 for 3 including a victory in\nlisted stakes company before making the jump to Grade 1 competition in the Dell\nComputer Debutant where she finished third beaten only a half length. In her two defeats she has shown heart and\ndetermination. This filly has a strong\nchance to cross the wire first and should not be dismissed in the betting\nwindows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PP 3, 6\/1 Zyndu<\/strong>,\n3yr, Filly, (War Front x Awesome Again x Unbridled)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: given13<\/p>\n\n\n\n Given13\u2019s\nfilly, Zyndu<\/strong>, is entering the race\nlooking for win number 5 in a row. Since\nbreaking her maiden going a mile, the daughter of War Front hasn\u2019t looked back\nrattling off wins in never won two and three allowance company before scoring\nin listed stake company last out with a 96 speed figure, the highest number in\nthis field of 13. In the listed stake win\nthe filly was asked for everything she had to gut out a neck victory. Proven at the distance of 8.5 furlongs and\nshould she improve again, Zyndu looks to be the one to beat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PP 4, 18\/1 Tikaday<\/strong>,\n3yr, Filly, (To Teras x Galileo (IRE) x Daiwa Major)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: thechef<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thechef\ntrainee, Tikaday,<\/strong> is an interesting\nfilly in this race as she is looking to give her sire, To Teras, not only his\nfirst stakes winner, but first graded stakes winner. In a quick analysis of her\npedigree, it will be her dam sire, Galileo (IRE), and dam dam sire, Daiwa Major,\nwho will need to pass forward their talents on the track to help this filly\nfind the winners circle on January 1. Tikaday started her career with a first out\nwin on the polytrack going 4.5 furlongs. \nShe followed that up with a fifth place finish in listed stake company\non the turf before making the switch to dirt where she won an other than allowance. Since then she has struggled to find the\nwinners circle however she has been on the improve running an 87 going a mile\nlast out in open allowance company. I\nwould be interested to see this filly make a return to the turf. For now, she is a longshot to find the\nwinners circle on Wednesday however she should be a useful filly for trainer\nthechef.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PP 5, 38\/1 Mrs.\nEmpire<\/strong>, 3yr, Filly, (Vadamos (FR) x Mr. Greeley x Empire Maker)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: lightng100<\/p>\n\n\n\n By the up\nand coming stallion Vadamos (FR), Mrs.\nEmpire<\/strong>, has been finding some success recently on the polytrack breaking\nher maiden in start number six in her first try on poly and first time\nstretching out to a mile. Lightng100\u2019s\nfilly looks to be in tough company and will be looking to her dam dam sire,\nEmpire Maker, to give her the boost she needs. \nMy money won\u2019t be on this filly on Wednesday but I will be interested to\nsee how she performs returning to dirt and adding the extra sixteenth of a\nmile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PP 6, 9\/1 Just\nRing<\/strong>, 3yr, Filly, (Justify x Sebring x Galileo (IRE)) Scratchbred<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: robd13<\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nsecond of three Justify fillies in the field, robd13 sends out Just Ring<\/strong> who continues to search for\nher first stakes win. Last out in listed\nstakes company, Just Ring turned in a strong performance finishing second by a\nlength going a mile with a 95 speed figure. The added sixteenth of a mile on Wednesday\nshould play to this fillies liking and there is reason to believe she will take\nanother step forward. If you are looking\nto fill out your exotics I would not leave out this filly and don\u2019t be\nsurprised if this daughter of Justify finds the winners circle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PP 7, 62\/1 Jet\nDistorted<\/strong>, 3yr, Filly, (Jet Away (GB) x Teofilo x Distorted Humor)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: lostkey8<\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nlongest shot on the board is lostkey8\u2019s Jet\nDistorted<\/strong> who will be making her first start around two turns. The daughter of Jet Away (GB) didn\u2019t break\nher maiden till try number 7 however she has shown steady improvement in her\nraces at distances that seem less than ideal for her pedigree. In her only try in stakes company she\nfinished sixth going 5 furlongs. While I\nwouldn\u2019t use this filly in my wagering I do think the stretch out in distance\nwill be to her liking. Expect an\nimproved effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PP 8, 12\/1 Make A\nPass T<\/strong>, 3yr, Filly, (More Than Ready x Raven\u2019s Pass x Bernardini)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: seagypsy<\/p>\n\n\n\n Making\nonly the fourth start of her career, the lightest raced filly in the field, is\nseagypsy\u2019s Make A Pass<\/strong>. A promising daughter of More than Ready she\nsports a record of 2 wins in 3 starts and will be making her stakes debut. The filly is already proven at the 8.5\nfurlong distance having won a never won two allowance last out posting a one\nand three quarter length victory and 93 speed figure. A fast improving filly, I look forward to\nwatching her in this race as she is the frontrunner for my longshot winner\npick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PP 9, 6\/1 OG\nAmerican A.P.<\/strong>, 3yr, Filly, (American Pharoah x A.P. Indy x Blushing Groom) Scratchbred<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: baffrests<\/p>\n\n\n\n A lightly\nraced and well bred daughter of American Pharoah, OG American A.P.<\/strong>, looks to be a strong competitor in this race. Never worse than third, the baffrests trainee\nfinished second last out in her stakes debut, a listed event on October 27,\ngoing 8.5 furlongs. This filly has\ncontinued to improve in her races and there is reason to believe she will\ncontinue to do so. I look forward to\nseeing this filly continue to stretch out in distance and will strongly consider\nusing her in the exotics, she has a legitimate chance to find the winners\ncircle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PP 10, 7\/1 Dadies\nLittle Girl<\/strong>, 3yr, Filly, (War Front x Seeking the Gold x Pulpit) Scratchbred<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: sansanfarm<\/p>\n\n\n\n After a\ndisappointing effort last out in the Grade 3 Happy Thanksgiving, sansanfarm\ntrainee, Dadies Little Girl<\/strong>, will be\nlooking to return to winning form. The\ndaughter of War Front found the winners circle two starts back in a listed\nstake event going a mile where she ran a huge race posting a 94 speed figure. After the race she made her second attempt in\ngraded company in the Happy Thanksgiving where she finished fourth posting an\n85. While the race saw her stretch from\na mile to 8.5 furlongs, I don\u2019t think the added distance should have caused her\nproblem. I will chalk it up to a bounce\nand expect her to turn in a better performance in this race. The filly is one to consider using in the\nexotics however some may decide to toss her based on her last race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PP 11, 7\/1 Awesome\nOlympian<\/strong>, 3yr, Filly, (Awesome Again x Medaglia D\u2019Oro x A.P. Indy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: kf7<\/p>\n\n\n\n A\nperfect 5 for 5 to start her career, the Awesome Again filly Awesome Olympian,<\/strong> fell short of a\ngraded victory last out in the Grade 2 Golden Red Stakes where she finished\nfourth beaten four lengths. Prior to\nthat race she twice found the winners circle in listed stake company going 7\nfurlongs and 8.5 furlongs. She has\nslowly been improving over the course of her career and I would expect her to\nmake another step forward however I don\u2019t think it will be enough to get her to\nthe winners circle. The kf7 trainee is\none to watch in the future as I suspect she will continue to develop into a\ntough and competitive filly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PP 12, 11\/1 Town\nof Sorrows<\/strong>, 3yr, Filly, (Speightstown x A.P. Indy x Fusaichi Pegasus)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: akaran<\/p>\n\n\n\n Out of\nGrade 1 winner Cool Indy and by top stallion Speightstown, Town of Sorrows<\/strong>, is looking to live up to the success of her dam. Currently she owns two listed stakes wins and\nhas begun the search for the graded victory. \nTwo races back, in her first try around two turns she comfortable won an\n8.5 furlong listed stake posting a career best 90. Off that success her trainer, akaran, decided\nto give her a shot in the Grade 1 Frickazee Stakes cutting back to a mile where\nshe finished eighth. That race was on\nOctober 5, nearly three months back. \nAfter some freshening she returns to action. Don\u2019t let the 11\/1 morning\nline odds fool you, there is reason to believe this filly is looking to make a\nbig improvement and worth consideration as a longshot in the exotics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PP 13, 8\/1 Define\nJustice<\/strong>, 3yr, Filly, (Justify x American Pharoah x A.P. Indy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trainer: sweet16<\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nfinal daughter of Justify in the field is sweet16 trainee, Define Justice<\/strong>. Her pedigree\nalone suggests she is one to keep an eye on. \nHeading into this race she is riding a 3 race win streak and is 4 for 5\nin her career. Last out, and in her\nfirst try in listed stake company, Define Justice set the pace and cruised home\nto a two length victory. She is also\nproven at 8.5 furlongs with her last two races coming at the distance. I expect this filly to bounce right out to\nthe lead and possibly encounter a speed duel with Town of Sorrows to her\ninside. This filly is on the improve and\nwhile her numbers aren\u2019t quite as good as some of the others, as long as she\ndoesn\u2019t bounce, she could find herself a winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Littlebit\u2019s Picks: 13 \u2013 3 \u2013 2 \u2013 8 <\/p>\n\n\n\n Long Shot Winner: 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n Safe trips and best of luck to all the contenders!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By: Littlebit Thirteen freshly turned three year old fillies will take to the California dirt on New Year\u2019s Day in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":116075,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/116075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=51037"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51040,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51037\/revisions\/51040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=51037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=51037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=51037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}