Saturday, Fleetheart
Update: Or, Fleetheart might make her 5-year-old debut at Santa Anita on Sunday in the Honest Lady Stakes, a race that comes up considerably tougher with Coco Belle, Unspoken Word, and Salvatica among the entries.
Take note, Fleetheart fans: The mare will make her 5-year-old debut on Saturday in the Bay Meadows Distaff Sprint, her first start since finishing eighth in the Osunitas Handicap last August. That race -- won by Kris' Sis, who finished third by 1 1/4-length in the G2 Buena Vista handicap on Sunday -- was Fleetheart's first defeat, a loss excused by a muscle injury that kept her out of training through the fall. On Saturday, she'll face six other starters, with A. V. Flynn -- equally lightly-raced, fast, and drawn to Fleetheart's inside -- looking like her main competition.
Posted by JC, Feb 19, 2008 08:30 AM
Comments
Posted by Valerie, Feb 19, 2008 07:40 PM
Oh, and she's 5 x 5 x 5 to Tom Fool!
Posted by Valerie, Feb 19, 2008 07:42 PM
That's one of the reasons I'm so taken with Fleetheart -- she comes from an excellent dam and has a very interesting pedigree.
Posted by Jessica, Feb 19, 2008 08:36 PM
I can't wait to see her again! I put her in my Virtual Stable last year and saw that she has been working again. In fact, she did 6f in 1.13:40 (5/40) at SA on Sunday. The best part: her second dam is a Foolish Pleasure mare, Amdala. I love seeing his bloodline still active :)