Frosted’s Meringue Best of the Cavalry in the Kentucky Downs Juvenile Fillies

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Meringue (Frosted) proved her talents could be applied to the turf and dirt as she successfully picked up her first stakes win in the Kentucky Downs Juvenile Fillies Stakes.

The grey debuted June 19 at Churchill Downs, where she closed from eighth in that five-panel baby dash to win at first-asking on the grass by a neck. From there, her connections moved her to the main track for a tilt at the GIII Adirondack Stakes at Saratoga, and she ran headlong into Florida-bred titan Mythical (St Patrick's Day), who dominated by 3 1/4 lengths. Training well since that race, and with the field's best Beyer figure of 78, the betting public sent her away here with 5-1 odds to return to the winner's enclosure.

In her customary spot near the rear of the field, the daughter of Frosted was in no hurry behind an opening quarter in :22.10 and a half in :44.80 from five off the fence. Asked for more by Luan Machado as they closed ranks for the homeward drive, she had to swing seven wide to do it, but Meringue relentlessly shortened the gap on 75-1 longshot Red Beretta (Catalina Cruiser) and To a Flame (Justify), and overhauled that entire flight in the shadow of the wire to win by a head. The former was second by a nose while the Justify filly was third by a head in a blanket result.

Meringue is the first to the races for her dam Catbrier, whose half-sisters include SP Angel Kiss (Frosted) and Ms Bernadette (Bernardini)–dam of SP Beantown Baby (Artie Schiller). The second dam MGSP Kiawah Cat (Lemon Drop Kid) is a half-sister to G1 Dubai World Cup-placed Cat O'Mountain (Street Cry {Ire}) and multiple Group 1-placed Michita (Dynaformer). Catbrier has a yearling colt to her credit named Oscar (Oscar Performance) and a 2025 filly by Volatile. She went to Tiz the Law for 2026. This is the immediate female family of Singaporean Horse of the Year and five-time champion War Affair (NZ) (O'Reilly {NZ}). Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

 

The fillies battle down the stretch in the $1M Kentucky Downs Juvenile Fillies with #6 MERINGUE ($13.20) prevailing for trainer @BrissetRodolphe and owner Elements Racing (@llc_racing). @luanmachado85 was aboard the daughter of @DarleyAmerica's Frosted. @KYDownsRacing pic.twitter.com/DiDwmB8cQZ

— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) August 31, 2025

KENTUCKY DOWNS JUVENILE FILLIES S., $996,000, Kentucky Downs, 8-31, 2yo, f, 1mT, 1:34.61, fm.
1–MERINGUE, 118, f, 2, by Frosted
                1st Dam: Catbrier, by Street Sense
                2nd Dam: Kiawah Cat, by Lemon Drop Kid
                3rd Dam: Thunder Kitten, by Storm Cat
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Elements Racing LLC; B-Mesingw Farm LLC (KY); T-Rodolphe Brisset; J-Luan Machado. $586,750. Lifetime Record: GSP, 3-2-1-0, $691,050.
2–Red Beretta, 118, f, 2, Catalina Cruiser–Dontgetinmyway, by Machiavellian. ($9,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Mana Racing; B-Shane Doyle & Penny McCarthy (KY); T-Michel Douaihy. $192,500.
3–To a Flame, 120, f, 2, Justify–Moth (Ire), by Galileo (Ire). ($375,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Bregman Family Racing LLC; B-Orpendale/Chelston/Wynatt (KY); T-George R. Arnold II. $96,250.
Margins: HD, NO, HD. Odds: 5.60, 75.07, 8.31.
Also Ran: Rose Room, Soloist, Oscar's Encore, Loveliest, I've Got the Honey, Back Ring Buzz, Chambourcin.

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