Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted May 3, 2018 Journalists Share Posted May 3, 2018 Abel Tasman (Quality Road), last year’s Eclipse champion 3-year-old filly, returns to the scene of her GI Kentucky Oaks triumph while making her seasonal debut in Friday’s GI La Troienne S. at Churchill Downs. The bay filly swept last year’s Oaks, GI Acorn S. and GI Coaching Club American Oaks before concluding her championship season with a runner-up effort behind champion older mare Forever Unbridled (Unbridled’s Song) in the Nov. 3 GI Breeders’ Cup Distaff. The even-money favorite on the morning line, Abel Tasman comes into the 1 1/16-mile race with a pair of six-furlong bullet works at Santa Anita–1:12 1/5 on Apr. 27 and 1:12 4/5 on Apr. 21. Twice second at the top level last year, Martini Glass (Kitalpha) will look for her first Grade I success off a pair of graded scores this past winter. The gritty bay mare was second in the GI Delaware H. and GI Spinster S. in 2017. She is coming off wins in the Feb. 19 GIII Royal Delta S. at Gulfstream Park and a three-length win over 1 1/16 miles in the Mar. 17 GII Azeri S. at Oaklawn Park. Salty (Quality Road), winner of last year’s GII Gulfstream Park Oaks, chased Abel Tasman home in the Kentucky Oaks, Acorn and CCA Oaks last year. After opening 2018 with an optional-claimer win at Gulfstream Mar. 1, the bay filly was closing late when a close-up fifth in the seven-furlong GI Madison S. at Keeneland last time out Apr. 7. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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