Surprise, Surprise: Brown Runners Look Tough ‘Again’

[Wandering Eyes]

Having won two of the four prior runnings of the GIII Wonder Again S., and three of four renewals of the race it serves as a springboard to–the GI Belmont Oaks–it shouldn’t come as a surprise that trainer Chad Brown looks tough in Thursday’s edition of the former. The Eclipse Award-winning trainer will saddle three in the Wonder Again, led by 8-5 morning-line chalk Significant Form (Creative Cause). Taken down for interference after a head-turning victory at the Spa first out in August, the Stephanie Seymour Brant colorbearer bypassed a return to maiden ranks and officially earned her diploma in this venue’s GIII Miss Grillo S. Oct. 1. Fourth to stablemate Rushing Fall (More Than Ready) in the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf out at Del Mar Nov. 3, Significant Form resurfaced at Aqueduct Apr. 22 to romp in the Memories of Silver S. by 6 1/4 lengths. She’ll stretch out an additional sixteenth here.

“She was able to change tactics and go to the lead [last time], which I don’t think is a preferable way to run, but with no pace in the race, she did it and drew off nicely,” said Brown. “She ran terrific. I think the longer [distance], the better for her.”

Brown’s other two are Mighty Scarlett (Scat Daddy), a last-out Keeneland graduate going 1 3/16 miles in fast time Apr. 27; and Altea (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}), who was third beaten a head in her Stateside debut in the Mar. 10 GIII Florida Oaks. That import was most recently fifth, beaten 1 3/4 lengths, in Churchill’s GIII Edgewood S. May 4.

Third in the Edgewood was ‘TDN Rising Star‘ Daddy is a Legend (Scat Daddy), who finished one spot behind Rushing Fall. She took Del Mar’s GIII Jimmy Durante S. Nov. 25.

La Signare (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) merits a look based on that Edgewood form. She was second in her first U.S. start in a Keeneland allowance Apr. 11 behind Edgewood winner Toinette (Scat Daddy). The fourth finisher in that allowance was another Brown pupil who took an optional claimer here last month.

 

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