A grade 1 winner in her second begin, Eclipse Thoroughbred Companions’ Candied will attempt to get her second top-level rating within the $600,000, 1 1/4-mile Alabama Stakes (G1) Aug. 17 at Saratoga Race Course.
Second final trip within the Teaching Membership American Oaks (G1) at Saratoga July 20, the Sweet Trip filly will not need to face the winner of that race, because the connections of Thorpedo Anna , undefeated this yr, have opted for the Aug. 24 Travers Stakes (G1) as an alternative. A $165,000 yearling buy from Fasig-Tipton’s The July Sale in 2022, Candied can be ridden by Manny Franco, who had the decision within the Teaching Membership. The 7-5 morning-line favourite, she’ll break from publish 7 and is skilled by Todd Pletcher.
“She’s been tremendous constant, simply second-best final time,” stated Pletcher. “I believe she’ll deal with the mile and 1 / 4. With Thorpedo Anna going to the Travers, I believe this race is far more large open.”
Breaking from the stall simply to her inside is Pletcher’s second runner within the Alabama, Miss Justify (Justify ), owned by Twin Oaks Bloodstock, IEE Racing, Joseph Bulger, and Will Campbell. A final-out winner within the Wilton Stakes at Saratoga, she is going to make her graded stakes debut Saturday, taking up the next degree of competitors than she’s run in opposition to in compiling a 3-0-1 file in 5 begins. Flavien Prat can be aboard.
Pletcher is searching for his fifth win in Saratoga’s premier race for 3-year-old fillies.
Two Gun Runner fillies will break from the 2 inside posts: Intricate , owned by Bradley Thoroughbreds, Laura Leigh Steady, Scott Estes, and Cambron Equine, drew publish 1, with Chatalas , owned by Rancho Temescal Thoroughbred Companions, Dan J. Agnew, and William Chatalas breaking to her proper.
A distant third behind Thorpedo Anna and Candied within the Teaching Membership American Oaks, Intricate (6-1) was bought by Bradley Thoroughbreds for $280,000 on the 2023 Ocala Breeders’ Spring Sale of 2-12 months-Olds in Coaching. The winner of the Golden Rod Stakes (G2) as a 2-year-old, the chestnut filly is skilled by Brendan Walsh and has carried out her greatest working when stalking the tempo, suggesting that her inside draw is unlikely to hinder her probabilities to get her first second graded stakes win.
“I believe she will be able to enhance,” stated Walsh. “She struggled a bit bit with the monitor early within the (CCA) Oaks. That filly has had her points, however she appears to coach higher and higher each week. Having had a run over the monitor and a few works on it, I believe she’s coming into it quite a bit higher. I would not low cost her probabilities. She should not have an issue with the gap, both.”
Chatalas (8-1) will get Frankie Dettori within the irons for her first begin since successful the Indiana Oaks (G3) in early July. Dettori was additionally aboard for the filly’s slim runner-up end within the listed Blue Norther Stakes at Santa Anita Park in December.
Additionally contesting the 144th Alabama Stakes is Energy Squeeze (publish 3, 9-2), skilled by Jorge Delgado and owned by Lea Farms, a last-out winner of the Delaware Oaks (G3) with Javier Castellano using; and Simply Basking (publish 4, 5-1), the winner of the listed Iowa Oaks that’s owned by Andrew Schwarz and Wendy Schwarz Gilder and skilled by Ian Wilkes, with Chris Landeros getting the decision.
Finishing the sphere are America’s Vow (publish 5, 20-1) and Neon Icon (publish 8, 15-1).
Publish time for the Alabama, the tenth of 12 races Saturday, is 5:43 pm ET.
Entries: Alabama S. Offered by Keeneland Gross sales (G1)
Saratoga Race Course, Saturday, August 17, 2024, Race 10
- Grade I
- 1 1/4m
- Grime
- $600,000
- 3 yo Fillies
- 5:43 PM (native)
