Sassy Image to extend her stellar 3 of 3 into 4 of 4 in the Grade 1 Ballerina Stakes at Saratoga
Sassy Image, coming off a magnificent run with three wins in a row, will be looking to extend her hot winning streak in the Grade 1 $250,000 Ballerina Stakes to be held at Saratoga on 27 August, 2011.
This year's dual Grade 1 winner, Dale Romans trained 4-year-old filly has run in five races, kicking off with an allowance race at Gulfstream Park over a distance of 1 mile.
Kent Desormeaux was Sassy Image’s mount for the allowance race on 14 January, 2011 and the pair after a tough race narrowly missed it and finished second just behind the winning runner Catch a Thief, the winning time for the race was1 minute and 37.69 seconds.
The six older fillies have been reeled in against Sassy Image to run in the Ballerina Stakes, with the likes of Hilda’s Passion, Tar Heel Mom, and Todd Pletcher trained Hour Glass, Bronx City Girl, Tamarind Hall and Devil by Design will be contesting in
the $250,000 event this weekend.
The seven furlong dash will primarily be led by the veteran trainer Todd Pletcher’s Hilda’s Passion, who is the 2 to 1 morning line favourite to win the race, while the Dale Romans filly is pegged at 5 to 2.
The winner of the Ballerina Stakes will gain an automatic berth in the Grade 1 Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint at Churchill Downs, because the seven furlong test is part of the Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” series
Owned by Jerry Romans, Sassy Image has won two grade 1 races, the recent one being her last race the Grade 1 Princess Rooney Handicap at Calder race course over a distance of six furlongs.
Under jockey Mike Smith, the pair spurted past opponents to down her second and third place rivals Musical Romance and Indulgence in 1 minute and 11.61 seconds on 9 July, 2011.
The cut back from 1 mile to 6-7 furlongs have certainly done the trick for the daughter of Broken Vow who has gone on to win seven traces out of her 14 starts and shot up her bankroll to $804,931.
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