Red Carpet Ready a First Dirt SW for Oscar Performance in Fern Creek

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The betting public had some difficulty knowing exactly what to do with RED CARPET READY (f, 2, Oscar Performance–Wild Silk, by Street Sense) in Saturday's $200,000 Fern Creek S. at Churchill Downs. The $180,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga graduate opened her account at first asking by 10 going six furlongs on the Stars of Tomorrow I program Oct. 30, but it came over a heavily rain-affected track and was only modestly graded. The dark bay filly was no better than 7-1 off a morning line that was half that number and jumped alertly to stalk the pace outside of 4-1 Twirled (Twirling Candy), herself an eight-length maiden winner at Keeneland Oct. 22. Asked to improve when The Great Maybe (Upstart) rolled up to her outside, Red Carpet Ready engaged Twirled in upper stretch, put her away for good at the eighth pole and came away to a fairly easy victory. Twirled just held for second over heavily favored Myrtlewood S. winner Key of Life (Mo Town), who overraced down the backstretch and just could not bridge the deficit late. Red Carpet Ready is the second black-type winner for her freshman sire (by Kitten's Joy) and his first on the main track. Sales history: $180,000 Ylg '21 FTSAUG. O-Ashbrook Farm & Upland Flats Racing; B-Lynn B Schiff (KY); T-Rusty Arnold.

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