Karakontie’s She Feels Pretty Crushes In the Modesty

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A two-time Grade I winner at the back end of 2024, Lael Stables' SHE FEELS PRETTY (f, 4, Karakontie {Jpn}–Summer Sweet, by More Than Ready) appeared to have her five rivals in Friday's GIII Modesty Stakes over a barrel on class and so it proved, as she tore away from them in the final furlong to report home a convicing winner of her seasonal debut to further cement the notion that she may have no superior in the distaff turf division in 2025.

Sent off at skinny, yet reasonable odds of 3-5, the $240,000 Keeneland September graduate raced outside in the second flight of horses as the six rivals paired off through the opening furlongs. Always going sweetly down the backstretch behind the pacesetting Segesta (Ghostzapper), She Feels Pretty worked into the race nicely under a hold and came calling for the lead three off the inside at the top of the lane. Pinching a break in upper stretch, she went through her gears in the final furlong and reported home about two lengths clear of the once-beaten Gimme a Nother (SAf) (Gimmethegreenlight {Aus}). The time for the nine furlongs on firm turf was a very slick 1:45.51. Sales history: $240,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 9-6-1-2. O-Lael Stable; B-Payson Stud Inc (KY); T-Cherie DeVaux.

 

She Feels Pretty is just too good in the G3 Modesty Stakes presented by Veritas Prime!

John Velazquez picks up his second graded stakes win of the day aboard the Cherie DeVaux trainee. pic.twitter.com/8sQScEQNSO

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MODESTY S. PRESENTED BY VERITAS PRIME-GIII, $378,000, Churchill Downs, 5-2, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8mT, 1:45.51, fm.
1–SHE FEELS PRETTY, 123, f, 4, by Karakontie (Jpn)
            1st Dam: Summer Sweet, by More Than Ready
            2nd Dam: Summer Solstice (Ire), by Caerleon
            3rd Dam: Summer Sonnet (GB), by Baillamont
($240,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP). O-Lael Stables; B-Payson Stud Inc (KY); T-Cherie DeVaux; J-John R. Velazquez. $244,140. Lifetime Record: MGISW, 9-6-1-2, $1,372,457. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus* Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Gimme a Nother (Saf), 118, m, 5, Gimmethegreenlight (Aus)–Nother Russia (Saf), by Tiger Ridge. O-Newstead Stables LLC; B-Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein (SAF); T-H. Graham Motion. $59,400.
3–Saffron Moon, 120, m, 6, Malibu Moon–Crocus Hill, by Medaglia d'Oro. ($80,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP). O-CHP Racing; B-Cove Springs Farm LLC (KY); T-Chad C. Brown. $39,700.
Margins: 2 1/4, HF, 2HF. Odds: 0.79, 3.08, 4.29.
Also Ran: Segesta, Takemetothebeach, Birdie Rose. Scratched: Pin Up Betty, Waves of Mischief.
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