Musical Romance to head the Vinery Madison field
Co-owned and trained by William A. Kaplan 5-year-old mare, Musical Romance, the 2011 champion sprinter will be making her third start of the season in the Grade 1, $300,000 Vinery Madison Stakes on 12 April, 2012, at Keeneland.
The Florida bred daughter of Concorde’s Tune will be running over a distance of seven furlongs over the Keeneland’s synthetic surface, a race that has reeled in 10, 4-year-old and above fillies and mares which the champion will head come the day.
Musical Romance in her 2012 campaign has had a mixed start. She was took to task by, It’s Me Mom, In her seasonal opener the Sunshine Millions Filly-Mare Sprint at about 6 furlongs over Gulfstream Park’s dirt course on 28 January, 2012.
She finished an off the board 4th pace finish, but bounced back in emphatic style to take the second start of the season the Grade 2 Inside Information Stakes also at Gulfstream Park’s dirt course, but this time over a distance of seven furlongs
defeating Hot Summer in second and Groupie Doll in third, while covering the seven furlong distance in 1 minute and 21.88 seconds.
In her 2011 Eclipse Award winning campaign, Musical Romance had a long season with 14 starts, but out of those starts she went on to win five times and finished on the money four times.
She capped off the 2011 season with a spectacular win in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint last fall at Churchill Downs.
Going over a distance of seven furlongs on dirt, Musical Romance had hefty competition, but under J. Leyva she carved through traffic to win the race by downing Switch in second and Her Smile in third, while covering the seven furlong on a difficult track
in 1 minute and 23.47 seconds.
In the Madison Stakes, out of mare Candlelightdinner by Slew Gin Fizz, Musical Romance will have to contend with some fierce competitors with the likes of Groupie Doll, Sugarinthemorning.
Groupie Doll finished third in the Inside Information to Musical Romance, and Sugarinthemorning is exiting a second place finish in the Grade 1 Santa Monica Stakes, while La Reine Lionne will be the dark horse, as she is coming off a second place finish
in the Grade 3 Marshua’s River Stakes.
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