Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Jon Forbes
RACE 5, TWO-YEAR-OLD FILLIES, 5 ½ FURLONGS, DIRT, 3:13 P.M.
CORAIL (2yo bay filly, Indian Charlie—Meteor Miracle, by Twining) is a half-sister to Grade 2 La Jolla Handicap winner and multiple graded stakes-placed Meteore, by Pulpit, who earned $292,576 over the course of his 20-race career. Meteor Miracle has only one other foal to race, a colt by Unbridled’s Song named Just Playing who is 0-for-2 lifetime.
Owner: Wertheimer and Frere
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: John Velazquez
ZAZZ (2yo gray/roan filly, Tapit—Rasta Farian, by Holy Bull) is out of a mare who won Presque Isle’s H.B.P.A. Stakes. Rasta Farian is also a half-sister to G3 Jessamine Stakes winner Somali Lemonade. Zazz’s third dam, Chic Shirine, won the G1 Ashland Stakes at age three and went on to be a very successful broodmare. Chic Shirine is the dam of Grade 2 True North Handicap winner Waldoboro, as well as the granddam of multiple turf graded stakes winner Hungry Island, Grade 3 Hal’s Hope Stakes winner and multiple graded stakes placed Soaring Empire, Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes winner El Padrino (himself by Tapit’s sire, Pulpit), and multiple Grade 3 winner Cappuchino. This is Rasta Farian’s first foal to race.
Owner: Helen K. Groves
Trainer: Michael Matz
Jockey: Joel Rosario