Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted April 5, 2019 Journalists Share Posted April 5, 2019 The last time Conrad Farms’ Shamrock Rose (First Dude) cut back to a seven-furlong sprint from a previous effort around two turns, she walked away the fairly comfortable winner of the GII Raven Run S. at this venue last October. She faces a similar scenario Saturday afternoon as she looks for her first win since upsetting the GI Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint at 25-1 in the GI Madison S. The Pennsylvania-bred was named champion female sprinter off the latter effort and she caught a sloppy Gulfstream main track for her 4-year-old debut in the GIII Hurricane Bertie S. at Gulstream Jan. 26. An even fourth on that occasion, she acquitted herself well when stretching back out to a route of ground in the GII Azeri S. Mar. 16, finishing third after looking a strong chance at the eighth pole. West Virginia-bred star Late Night Pow Wow (Fiber Sonde) will try to take her record to 12-for-13 lifetime as she squares off against Grade I company for the first time in her career. The dark bay is unbeaten in five attempts at this specialist distance, including last year’s GIII Charles Town Oaks and the Feb. 16 GIII Barbara Fritchie S., in which she outfinished GI La Brea S. heroine Spiced Perfection (Smiling Tiger) by a head. Amy’s Perfection (Artie Schiller) is already a four-time stakes winner and owns this field’s two highest Beyers, including a 98 for her last-out score Oaklawn’s Spring Fever S. Mar. 2. On the negative side, she was a well-beaten sixth behind Shamrock Rose in the Raven Run and seems much better suited to six furlongs. To that end, she is cross-entered in Saturday’s Carousel S. in Hot Springs. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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