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Let’s Hear It for Cacciadiavola in The Wild Applause

Last year, Smokey Stover won the Wild Applause with Breath Of The Bride, and he would return to this year’s running of the race with another Breath Of The Wild foal: Cacciadiavola. The typical late running filly seemed like one of the better choices in the race, but she would not run today in the way that she had in her prior three starts.

Balanced Field in The Wild Applause

This weekend is another quiet one across virtual racing, but there are still some good races going on that we can talk about. The Wild Applause is a race for three year old fillies on the turf, and as we look at the field, it could really be comparable to a high level allowance.