Cup Chatter: BC Juvenile Fillies
October 8, 2009 by Jarrod Horak
Filed under Breeders' Cup, Horses, Stakes Races
This is the second in a series of blogs featuring the 2009 Breeders’ Cup, to be held at Santa Anita Park on November 6th and 7th. I will look at each division in the coming days and weeks, and today is the juvenile fillies turn.
Santa Anita held the final local prep (Oak Leaf Stakes) on Oct 4th, and Blind Luck came out on top.
The daughter of Pollard’s Vision, trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, rallied from off the pace and spurted away by more than two lengths under Tyler Baze. She stopped the clock in 1:43.19 and paid $9. She shows three wins and a second from four career starts, with her lone setback a length defeat to the recently injured Mi Sueno.
Always A Princess ran a big race in defeat. She began her career with an off the pace tally in a 5.5f sprint at Del Mar. The Oak Leaf was the 2nd career start for the Baffert runner, and she set the pace and held the place in a game effort.
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies contender Bickersons
Bickersons did the East Coast proud with a solid show finish, missing 2nd by a neck. She made her presence felt throughout and was last seen finishing a distant 3rd behind Hot Dixie Chick and Beautician in the Grade 1 Spinaway.
It Tiz showed mild late interest in a 4th place effort, and she should continue to progress with Tiznow on top and Woodman on bottom of pedigree.
The next major preps for the Juvenile Fillies are the Alcibiades at Keeneland on Oct. 9th, and the Frizette at Belmont on Oct. 10th.
The Alcibiades will be run over Polytrack, and She Be Wild looms the one to beat after an easy tally in the Arlington-Washington Lassie for trainer Wayne Catalano. Garrett Gomez rides the daughter of Offlee Wild. The aforementioned Beautician is also expected to run at Keeneland.
The Frizette is expected to attract Matron winner Awesome Maria.
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