NEWS
She Be Wild aims to regain form in Florida Oaks
Posted: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 8:12 PM
SHE BE WILD
FourFootedFotos.com
by Steve Bailey
Champion two-year-old filly She Be Wild will try to bounce back from a disappointing 2010 debut when she takes on nine challengers in the $175,000 Florida Oaks (G3) on Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs.
The Offlee Wild filly won the Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) on November 6 at the Oak Tree at Santa Anita Park meeting and four of five starts on the season. She finished fifth in her sophomore debut in the Forward Gal Stakes (G2) on January 31 at Gulfstream Park for trainer Wayne Catalano.
She Be Wild was fourth entering the stretch of the Forward Gal but tired in the lane and finished 9½ lengths behind winner Bickersons.
Diva Delite enters the 1 1/16-mile race for three-year-old fillies on a four-race unbeaten streak, including each of her three starts this season.
Trained by David Vivian, the Repent filly opened her 2010 season with a victory in a seven-furlong starter allowance race on January 2 at Calder Race Course and then captured the Gasparilla Stakes on January 16 and the Suncoast Stakes on February 13, both at Tampa Bay Downs.
Edward P. Evans’ Imaginary Saint will try to reach the winner’s circle for the first time this season after back-to-back third-place finishes in a one-mile allowance race on January 6 at Gulfstream and the Suncoast Stakes.
Grade 1 winner Mushka headlines the $150,000 Hillsborough Stakes (G3) for older fillies and mares on the turf and, like She Be Wild, will be trying to put a disappointing 2010 debut behind her.
The five-year-old Empire Maker mare, who won the Juddmonte Spinster Stakes (G1) in October at Keeneland Race Course prior to a runner-up finish to Life Is Sweet in the Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic (G1) in November, enters off a fifth-place finish in the Santa Maria Handicap (G2) on February 13 at Santa Anita.
Tottie (GB) in unbeaten in her two North American starts for trainer Chad Brown since she was shipped to the U.S. from England last year.
The four-year-old Fantastic Light filly won a 1 1/16-mile allowance race on January 7 prior to capturing the Suwannee River Stakes (G3) on February 6, both at Gulfstream.
Canadian stakes winner Lady Shakespeare won four of six starts last season and finished in a dead heat for second in the Marshua’s River Stakes on January 16 in her 2010 debut.
Steve Bailey is deputy news editor of Thoroughbred Times
Hillsborough S.
March 13, $150,000, 4yo & up, f&m, a1 1/8M, Tampa Bay Downs, 3:57 PM ET
| Post |
Horse |
Sire |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
| 1 |
Coulee 6, m. |
Vicar |
118 |
Victor Lebron |
John Booker, Jr. |
| 2 |
Tottie (GB) 4, f. |
Fantastic Light |
122 |
Jose Lezcano |
Chad Brown |
| 3 |
Cure for Sale (ARG) 6, m. |
Not for Sale (ARG) |
116 |
Junior Alvarado |
Raja Malek |
| 4 |
Little B Rosson 5, m. |
Bernstein |
116 |
Huber Villa-Gomez |
Jamie Ness |
| 5 |
Liberally (IRE) 5, m. |
Statue of Liberty |
116 |
Rajiv Maragh |
Thomas Albertrani |
| 6 |
Mushka 5, m. |
Empire Maker |
120 |
Kent Desormeaux |
William Mott |
| 7 |
Sweet and Flawless 4, f. |
Unbridled's Song |
116 |
|
Eric Reed |
| 8 |
Satans Quick Chick 4, f. |
Sky Mesa |
116 |
|
Eric Reed |
| 9 |
Phola 4, f. |
Johannesburg |
116 |
Ramon Dominguez |
Todd Pletcher |
| 10 |
In My Glory 6, m. |
Honour and Glory |
116 |
Willie Martinez |
Chuck Peery |
| 11 |
Lady Shakespeare 4, f. |
Theatrical (IRE) |
116 |
Rosemary Homeister, Jr. |
Roger Attfield |
| 12 |
Ainamaa 6, m. |
Lemon Drop Kid |
116 |
Carlos Montalvo |
Gregory Griffith |
March 13, $175,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/16M, Tampa Bay Downs, 4:27 PM ET
| Post |
Horse |
Sire |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
| 1 |
Tesoro de Amor 3, f. |
Medaglia d'Oro |
116 |
Juan Leyva |
William Kaplan |
| 2 |
C C's Pal 3, f. |
Alex's Pal |
116 |
Jeremy Rose |
Derek Ryan |
| 3 |
Cuff Me 3, f. |
Officer |
116 |
Kent Desormeaux |
Anthony Dutrow |
| 4 |
Imaginary Saint 3, f. |
Saint Liam |
116 |
Ramon Dominguez |
Todd Pletcher |
| 5 |
She Be Wild 3, f. |
Offlee Wild |
122 |
Jose Lezcano |
Wayne Catalano |
| 6 |
Diva Delite 3, f. |
Repent |
120 |
Rosemary Homeister, Jr. |
David Vivian |
| 7 |
Mallory Square 3, f. |
Southern Image |
116 |
Pablo Morales |
Christos Gatis |
| 8 |
Miss Afleet Alex 3, f. |
Afleet Alex |
116 |
Daniel Centeno |
Kenneth Marshall |
| 9 |
Awesome Vow 3, f. |
Awesome Again |
116 |
Anthony Stephen |
Kathleen O'Connell |
| 10 |
Yournotthebossofme 3, f. |
Johannesburg |
116 |
Luis Gonzalez |
Chad Stewart |
