Trainer Christophe Clement will saddle a trio of formidable contenders in Derrynane, Breeze Easy and Anador in Saturday’s Grade 3, $100,000 Soaring Softly, a seven-furlong dash for sophomore fillies over the Widener turf, at Belmont Park.
Waterville Lake Stables’ Derrynane, a New York homebred by Quality Road out of the graded-stakes positioned Hard Spun mare Portmagee, enters from a slim neck defeat to Ruthin within the 5 1/2-furlong Limestone on April 15 over good Keeneland turf.
Derrynane, who has but to journey past 5 1/2-furlongs by means of 5 profession begins, graduated at first asking towards fellow state-breds in July at Saratoga Race Course. She captured the Woodbine Cares two begins later in September over the interior turf forward of a rallying fourth, defeated a size by Twilight Gleaming within the Grade 2 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint in November at Del Mar.
“I thought her race at Keeneland was very impressive. She got beat but she was very game and willing. She finished well to the end. It will be interesting to see if we can stretch her out a bit,” stated Clement.
Joel Rosario, aboard for all 5 begins, retains the mount from publish 9.
Reeves Thoroughbred Racing’s Breeze Easy, a British-bred daughter of Bated Breath, launched her profession in England for coach David Evans, breaking her maiden in August at Carlisle.
The twin stakes positioned filly completed third within the six-furlong Rockingham on Oct. 9 at York and second within the Radley over seven furlongs on October 23 at Newbury earlier than being bought for $349,534 on the Tattersalls December Mares Sale.
Breeze Easy wintered with Clement at Payson Park in Florida and has breezed repeatedly in firm with Derrynane, together with a May 13 effort over the Belmont interior turf in 50.34.
“Breeze Easy is training very well,” Clement stated. “They are perfect together. They finish well, they’re willing and they stick together. They’re a good team.”
Hall of Famer Javier Castellano has the decision on Breeze Easy from publish 2.
Completing the Clement troika is Tony Weintraub, Tango Uniform Racing, and Brandon Dalinka’s French-bred Anador, who enters from a powerful second-place end in a one-mile optional-claimer on April 21 over agency Gulfstream Park turf.
The Anodin chestnut launched her profession in her native France with Frederic Head earlier than becoming a member of Clement within the fall and graduating in October touring one-mile over good Belmont turf. She completed fifth, defeated two lengths, in her stakes debut within the 1 1/16-mile Tepin in November on the Big A to shut out her juvenile marketing campaign.
Anador exits publish 5 below Eric Cancel, who guided Bye Bye to victory in final 12 months’s Soaring Softly for Clement.
Bradley Thoroughbreds, Belmar Racing and Breeding, Tim Cambron, Anna Cambron and Team Hanley’s Haughty will make her seasonal debut for four-time Eclipse Award-winning coach Chad Brown.
The Empire Maker bay crossed the wire first in her September debut at Belmont however was disqualified and positioned third after interfering with Diamond Hands in higher stretch. Haughty made speedy amends, drawing off to a four-length rating in October over good Keeneland turf in a 1 1/16-mile maiden particular weight. She accomplished her marketing campaign with a rallying third-place end within the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, defeated lower than a size by the victorious Pizza Bianca.
Out of the Kingmambo mare Soaring Emotions, Haughty is a half-sibling to the versatile a number of graded stakes positioned Souper Colossal, who, in 2015, received the Texas Glitter at 5 1/2-furlongs on the Gulfstream turf and completed second to Madefromlucky later that 12 months within the nine-furlong Grade 2 West Virginia Derby over the Mountaineer major monitor.
Flavien Prat picks up the mount from publish 8.
Stonestreet Stables’ Chardy Party, an Irish-bred daughter of Dark Angel, rallied from ninth to win on debut sprinting 5 1/2-furlongs towards older firm on April 27 over the Keeneland turf. The gray demonstrated a powerful flip of foot down the lane below Irad Ortiz, Jr. to inhale her rivals and earn a half-length victory.
Chardy Party breezed six furlongs in 1:15.44 on May 15 over Belmont’s interior turf in firm with Duke of Hazzard, who completed a distant second in Saturday’s Seek Again at Belmont.
Ortiz, Jr. will pilot Chardy Party from publish 12.
Madaket Stables and Michael Dubb’s Ouraika captured the Grade 3 Sweet Life in February at 6 1/2-furlongs over the Santa Anita turf. Trained by Graham Motion, the French-bred Zelzal bay stretched out to one-mile final out within the Grade 2 Appalachian on April 9 at Keeneland, ending a distant seventh.
Ouraika launched her profession in her native France and graduated in July at Dax earlier than transport to Motion’s care in North America to launch her stateside marketing campaign with a fourth-place end within the Chelsey Flower in November at Belmont.
Ouraika will emerge from publish 11 below Manny Franco.
Treadway Racing Stable’s Kentucky homebred Sail By, by Astern, captured the 1 1/16-mile Grade 2 Miss Grillo in October at Belmont forward of an off-the-board effort within the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at one mile in November at Del Mar.
Trained by Leah Gyarmati, Sail By set the tempo en path to a third-place end in her seasonal debut within the 1 1/16-mile Memories of Silver on April 24 over the Aqueduct Racetrack turf.
Jose Lezcano will information Sail By from publish 10.
The tastefully named maiden winner Wonka, by Twirling Candy, will make her stakes debut for Hall of Fame coach Bill Mott and proprietor LNJ Foxwoods.
The $140,000 Keeneland September Yearling Sale buy graduated at second asking in a 1 1/16-mile maiden particular weight on March 27 over the Gulfstream Park turf, besting subsequent out winner Linda’s Gift by 2 1/4-lengths.
The regally-bred Wonka is out of the unraced Arch mare Monarchia, who’s a half-sister to a number of graded stakes winner Interactif. Wonka’s fourth dam is Hall of Famer Personal Ensign.
Wonka will exit publish 7 below Jose Ortiz.
Rounding out the sector are stakes-placed Champagne Poetry [post 1, Luis Saez], who returns to turf for the primary time since her maiden voyage for coach Chad Summers; the Derek Ryan-trained maiden winner Lost My Sock [post 3, Dylan Davis], who completed a detailed fourth final out within the Limestone; together with maiden winners Snow Loves a Fight [post 6, Trevor McCarthy] and Wish You Well [post 4, John Velazquez]. Baby Man, who would add blinkers, is entered for the main-track solely.
The Soaring Softly is slated as Race 9 on Saturday’s 10-race card. First publish is 1 p.m. Eastern.
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