Marley’s Freedom Aims for Great Lady M Repeat

[Wandering Eyes]

In last year’s GII Great Lady M S., Cicero Farms’ Marley’s Freedom (Blame) unleashed a four-wide bid turning for home and stormed to the wire a clear winner prior to a dominating performance in Saratoga’s GI Ballerina S. The millionaire enters this Saturday’s Great Lady M off a strong second to the brilliant filly Mia Mischief in the GI Humana Distaff S. at Churchill on Derby day. That effort was preceded by a sharp tally in the GII Santa Monica S. Feb. 16 at Santa Anita and a runner-up finish behind Secret Spice (Discreet Cat) when stretching out to a mile in the GII Beholder Mile S. Trained by Bob Baffert, the bay is the prohibitive morning line 6-5 favorite and gives five pounds to the rest of the field while carrying 124.

LNJ Foxwoods’ Anonymity (Tapit) has been idle since rallying to claim third at 31-1 in a huge performance in the GI Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint at Churchill. In that race, she narrowly edged Marley’s Freedom for the show spot at the wire. The Richard Mandella trainee has put in a series of snappy breezes in preparation for her 5-year-old debut here, firing off a June 3 bullet six furlongs in 1.12 4/5 (1/6) June 5 at her Santa Anita home base.

Danuska’s My Girl (Shackleford) rides a four-race win streak into the Great Lady M that includes two graded stakes scores. The Jerry Hollendorfer pupil upset the field at 20-1 in the GIII Las Flores S. Apr. 7 and quickly proved that win was no fluke when prevailing by a half-length over the opposing Show It N Moe It (Grace Upon Grace) in the May 19 GIII Desert Stormer S.

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