American Pharoah Filly Zany Too Strong In the Suncoast

[Wandering Eyes]

Repole Stable's ZANY (f, 3, American Pharoah–Mo' Green, by Uncle Mo) picked up where she left off in 2025, taking a somewhat oddly run renewal of the $125,000 Suncoast Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs while making her seasonal return to action Saturday afternoon.

Racing between fillies in the second flight of runners as her stablemate Kadabra (Good Magic) went through the opening stages in a tepid :24.89, the $350,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga grad was set alight at about midway by Irad Ortiz, Jr. and took the overland route into the far turn around Life of Joy (Gun Runner), the only other member of the septet to jump at single digits at odds of 5-2 and who went for an early run after a slow beginning.

Zany, who ran her record to two-from-two when last seen romping in the GII Demoiselle Stakes in December, went up to make it a line of three approaching the quarter pole, dueled briefly from there with Life of Joy and wore that one down in the final 100 yards while lugging in noticeably. Life of Joy completed the chalky exacta and Kadabra held for third.

The victory was worth 20 points on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks for Zany.

Sales history: $350,000 Ylg '24 FTASUG. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0. O-Repole Stable; B-D J Stable (KY); T-Todd Pletcher.

 

ZANY was lugging in some, but plenty good in the Suncoast S. and stays undefeated!

Todd Pletcher trains the 3YO filly and @iradortiz was aboard.

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— TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) February 7, 2026

 

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