Quality Road Filly Sweet Seraphine Overcomes Early Trouble To Take Wilton Stakes

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Sweet Seraphine (Quality Road) sounded the drum late and scored her first black-type in the Wilton Stakes at the Big A on Sunday afternoon.

As a juvenile, the filly debuted in third at Ellis Park in early August before heading to the sidelines. The bay came off the bench to don cap and gown by a nose at Churchill Downs May 24.

The 6-5 choice here took an awkward step at the start which put her several lengths off the speed up the backstretch. Chasing the pace into the far turn, you could surmise there was just too much work to do for the 3-year-old as a trio, which included Dry Powder (Gun Runner), vied for the lead. Unwilling to quit, Sweet Seraphine came with a giant run down the center of the course and she nailed Dry Powder at the wire.

“She had the layoff and came back and broke her maiden,” said trainer Cherie DeVaux. “This race came up a little light and we were trying to get into a '1X', but this was an opportunity to get some black type and see where we're at with her.

“She's bred to go two turns, so it was always in our plans to see her go two turns,” she said. “We'll get her back and see how she comes out of this and then we'll come up with a plan.”

The winner's dam is responsible for 2-year-old filly Sonare (Curlin) and she foaled a filly by Uncle Mo Mar. 9. Out of GSW Moonlight Sonata (Carson City), Venetian Sonata is a full-sister to GSW Wilburn and SW La Appassionata. She counts as half-sisters GSW Beethoven (Sky Mesa) and the dam of MGSW Grand Sonata (Medaglia d'Oro).

WILTON S., $121,250, Belmont The Big A, 6-22, 3yo, f, 1m, 1:35.94, ft.
1–SWEET SERAPHINE, 120, f, 3, by Quality Road
                1st Dam: Venetian Sonata, by Bernardini
                2nd Dam: Moonlight Sonata, by Carson City
                3rd Dam: Wheatly Way, by Wheatly Hall
($900,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O/B-Stonehaven Steadings (KY); T-Cherie DeVaux; J-Irad Ortiz, Jr. $68,750. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1, $144,505. *1/2 to Moonlight d'Oro (Medaglia d'Oro), GSW, $222,670.
2–Dry Powder, 120, f, 3, Gun Runner–Tell All, by Broken Vow. ($525,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Gold Square LLC; B-Corser Thoroughbreds LLC (KY); T-Chad Summers. $25,000.
3–Cat Chat, 122, f, 3, Flatter–Warm Sunshine, by Unbridled's Song. ($325,000 2yo '24 OBSMAR). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-R. Lee Lewis, Ryan Lewis and Anthony Lewis; B-Machmer Hall (KY); T-Mark A. Hennig. $15,000.
Margins: HD, 2 1/4, 1. Odds: 1.20, 4.90, 6.50.
Also Ran: Pink Ruby, Mazayaat. Scratched: Liam in the Dust.
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Sweet Seraphine rallies to get her first stakes win in the Wilton Stakes for @iradortiz and @reredevaux pic.twitter.com/niqcGMuLmK

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