Ironhorse Racing Stable’s Half is enough will try the grass for the first time on August 11, the $150,000 Galway Stakes, a 5 1/2 sprint on Mellon for sophomores at Racecourse Saratoga.
Trained by Michael Trombetta, daughter of Frosted lost her first match in the last four starts when a second game with Spicy chili pepper on July 9 Victory Ride Stakes (G3) at Belmont Park. There, she beat 2 3/4 length to pace under Irad Ortiz Jr and turned 3 points wide in turn to do a run with the Hot Peppers, but came out just shy. shy and lose 3/4 of the length.
“It was a very nice race,” said Trombetta. “That last race was the hardest one she’s ever done and we don’t know how it’s going to turn out.”
Half Is Enough entered the Victory Ride with a perfect 3 to 3 record starting with an impressive debut victory last September at Monmouth Park.
Trombetta said Half Is Enough has continued to improve with each of her outings.
“She finished well. After the first start, we brought her back and were able to catch a few starts under her belt against a couple of caliber horses before trying the ones out. big,” said Trombetta.
Galway will be the first time Half Is Enough has stepped onto the pitch in the afternoon. She had her first and only work on the pitch on July 31 at the Oklahoma training track, with a half-mile in: 50.82.
Half Is Enough has a rich pedigree in talent and on the field, coming from the family of the ranked stake winner on the Filimbi turf. Her dam, Indian mare uncle Charlie Morea, is half-sister to 2018 Dixiana Bourbon Stakes (G3T) winner Current .
Along with a new surface, Half Is Enough will cut a long stretch from her last outing to run the shortest race of her career, something Trombetta says he doesn’t care about. arrive.
“The cut isn’t the point, it’s just whether she has the surface treatment,” says Trombetta.
Ricardo Santana Jr. Choose a mount from lesson 5.
Augustin Stable’s Tiger Queen , the winner of the Saratoga Trophy at Galway distance on July 15, is one of two contenders for coach Jonathan Thomas. Unbeaten across two starts, Empress Tigress debuted in May on the all-weather track at Woodbine before heading to Spa for a successful Crowning Cup debut.
“She’s always trained as a talent and it’s obviously great to see it replicated in the afternoon,” says Thomas. “She’s an interesting little girl and we were delighted.”
Thomas ‘other participant, Purebred Partner of Eclipse’ Benbang was entered and disqualified from the Coronation Cup to make a successful trip to Monmouth Park to pick up the Blue Sparkler Stakes just a day later
Arnmore Thoroughbreds’ poppies back to her narrow loss last time at the Coronation Cup for Hall of Fame executive Bill Mott.
A chestnut daughter of meadow Poppy Flower tries to win her second bet two games starting after beating Stormy Blues 1 1/4 length in June at Laurel Park. She went on to be the game runner-up after Empress Tigress in the Coronation Cup.
Item: Galway S.
Racecourse SaratogaThursday, August 11, 2022, Race No. 9
- STK
- 5 1/2f
- Turf
- 150,000 dollars
- 3 yo Fillies
- 5:39 pm (local)
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