Multiple bets are classified as winning Crazy beautiful had an impressive seasonal turf debut last time but will be returning to more familiar dirt road surroundings as part of an eight-horse field featuring 3-year-olds competing at 1/8 mile in the November $200,000 Comely Stakes (G3) prize. 26 times Aqueduct race track.
Crazy Beautiful, owned by Phoenix Thoroughbred III, won all five of his winnings before coach Kenny McPeek moved Map of Liam daughter returned to the field for the first time since her successful career debut in July 2020. Crazy Beautiful competed in second, finishing a distance behind the winner. Navratilova , in 1 1/16 miles Rubicon Valley View Stakes (G3T) on October 29 at Keeneland.
After posting three graded stake wins in 1/16-mile mainline races prior to this campaign — capturing Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) in March, Summertime Oaks (G2) in May in Santa Anita . Parkand Delaware Oaks (G3) in July at Delaware Park– McPeek said the return to the field was motivated by schedule constraints rather than a desire to deviate from what was a successful sophomore blueprint for the Kentucky breed.
“There weren’t any options for 3-year-olds at the time,” says McPeek. “She did well and she continues to do well after her last start. It looks like Comely would be a good position for her.”
The 72nd version of the nine-feather Comely could provide a kick-start for the $300,000 American Oaks (G1T) team on the lawn scheduled for the opening day of the winter/spring meeting, says McPeeks. Santa Anita on December 26.
“The goal is to get her to American Oaks by the end of the year,” he said. “The Valley View gave me a test drive where she can handle grass very well. She has shown in the past that she can run on anything.”
Three Diamond Farm’s Military wife has completed her last eight starts as of October 2020 for coach Mike Maker.
NS Declaration of war won the prestigious George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan (G2) award on the eve of the Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico racetrack before posting 3/4 lengths in the Iowa Oaks (G3) in July at Prairie grasslands.
Victories in her last four starts — and five wins in her last six — have earned Vegas weekend a seat at the higher table when she made her first appearance at the start of her twelfth career.
Coach Rob Atras said he’s not worried about the distance being cut in the first start of Vegas Weekend for new connections.
“When she won a mile and an eighth we were hoping to keep her going but when she got to work in the morning she put on a pretty good turn,” Atras said. ‘ said Atras. “I wasn’t worried about her seven-eighths run.”
Rigney Racing’s Play hard . 1/16 mile Seneca Overnight Stakes in October in Churchill.
Rounding this field is Shalimar . Garden , who was fourth in her equity debut in the previous Lexus Raven Run Stakes (G2) which took place in October in Keeneland; Bees and honey , making her stake bow in her fifth career launch; Eclipse combined , fourth in Delaware Oaks (G3); and Ninetypercentbrynn , who will be looking for her first stake win in her first graded bet appearance.
Comely is Race 9 on a 10 race card with a posting time of 3:43 p.m. ET. The first song is 11:50 am
