At seven years old, Dubious Miss is among the younger members of our association. He has been in fine form as of late, placing in three consecutive stakes races, including two grade III races. He will likely be among the favorites for Saturday’s race.
Interestingly, he has not worked out since running a close third in the Fair Grounds Handicap (gr. III) about a month ago. I don’t quite understand why, but then ago he has only recorded a total of three workouts during the last two months, so it’s probably nothing.
A fine field of runners has turned out to face Dubious Miss. To begin, there is Friesan Fire, unraced since running last in the James Marvin Stakes in July 2010. He was sent off as the favorite in the 2009 Kentucky Derby off of brilliant victories in the LeComte (gr. III), Risen Star (gr. II), and Louisiana Derby (gr. II) over this Fair Grounds oval, but ran eighteenth and hasn’t returned to form since.
Another interesting competitor is Stay Put, who has never won a stakes race but has shown a potent late kick at times. A quick pace on Saturday could make him a tough colt to beat.
Fast Alex could end up going off as one of the favorites. The four-year-old colt has three wins and two thirds from five starts over the Fair Grounds main track, and his affinity for the course may enable him to pull off a mild upset.
Here are the complete entries:
Fair Grounds 9th Race, March 12th, 2011
Allowance Optional Claiming Race
One Mile and Seventy Yards
For Four Year Olds and Upward
| Post Position | Horse | Age/Sex | Weight Assignment |
| 1 | Glenwood Canyon | 6g | 123 |
| 2 | Smarten Destiny | 5g | 123 |
| 3 | Dubious Miss | 7g | 123 |
| 4 | Glamour Guy | 7h | 123 |
| 5 | Fast Alex | 4c | 123 |
| 6 | Skip a Smile | 4g | 123 |
| 7 | Friesan Fire | 5r | 123 |
| 8 | Stay Put | 4c | 123 |
Notable Workouts
• Furthest Land breezed a half-mile this morning in :47 4/5 at Gulfstream Park. I believe that he may be ready to race within the next couple of weeks.
• Silver Timber breezed a half-mile On March 6th in :50 flat at Palm Meadows Training Center.
• Awesome Gem is up to a half-mile now in his workouts, as he went that distance in :47 3/5 on March 5th at Santa Anita. I expect to see him back to the races in April, perhaps.
-Keelerman
Can't wait to see Furthest Land run again. He's got quite the late run on turf, doesn't he? Maybe Goldikova will have someone to reckon with at the Breeders' Cup later this year.
ReplyDeleteJ.R.;
ReplyDeleteYou may be right about Furthest Land. I was quite impressed by his incredible rally last time out. It's possible that he is better on turf than he is on synthetics. I too cannot wait for his next race!