La Cara Returns With Class Edge in Suncoast

Final seen ending fifth to subsequent champion 2-year-old filly Immersive  within the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Del Mar Nov. 1, grade 3 winner La Cara  is again in motion for her 3-year-old debut Feb. 8 as she faces seven rivals within the $150,000 Suncoast Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs.

The race, run at one mile and 40 yards, is on the Highway to the Kentucky Oaks, providing the highest 5 finishers qualifying factors on a 20-10-6-4-2 scale. La Cara has already proven an affinity for Churchill Downs, having received the opening race on the Kentucky Oaks (G1) path, the Pocahontas Stakes (G3), final September.

Tracy Farmer’s homebred daughter of Avenue Sense   definitely has the category edge on this subject. It might have taken her 4 tries to interrupt her maiden, however every of her three defeats got here to eventual stakes winners. Moreover, her maiden victory at Saratoga Race Course was towards twice grade 1-placed Quickick .

Nonetheless, La Cara shouldn’t be the sector’s lone stakes winner, nor the lone Oaks path victor. Grantley Acres’ Her Chuckle  took the sector gate to wire within the Untapable Stakes at Honest Grounds Race Course & Slots Dec. 21, incomes 10 factors on the Oaks path for coach Whit Beckman whereas conserving an ideal report intact by two begins.

Mellon Patch’s Dancing Magic  conquered stakes firm domestically in her 3-year-old debut, taking the seven-furlong Gasparilla Stakes Jan. 11 for coach Michael Campbell. Saturday will probably be her first two-turn take a look at.