The Flower Bowl GI [BC]
For Fillies and Mares Three Year Old and Upward
One Mile and Quarter Inner Turf
Saturday October 3, 2015
Belmont Park
Purse: $600.000
Here we Go! Super Saturday has arrived and we bring you the thirteenth running of the GI Flower Bowl. Last year owner EasyMoney Stables sent out Tight Pockets to capture this race by a half a length under the handling of Alex Solis. The time for that was 1:58.91 for the mile and quarter over the firm inner turf course. Tight Pockets is here again this year for owner EasyMoney Stables as the filly looks for the repeat. A field of eight are set to go so lets take a look at all the ladies.
1) Know How Causeway ~ the first of two entries for owner Chili King Stables comes into Saturday off a seventh place finish in the GII Canadian. It has been a tough stretch of races for the filly as she has only one trip to the winners circle out of eight starts which came in the GII Buena Vista Stakes back in February. She looks like she will head to the lead and hope to hold on late. She will be ridden on Saturday by Emma Jane Wilson.
2) Risen Queen ~ another filly in here that also came out of the GII Canadian. She was just three parts of a length off the winner that day as she made a late move in the lane but came up short. She now hopes to build off that effort and get back to the winners circle like she did in the GIII RGD at DEL. She has run well in her last three and owner D J C Racing Stables hopes for another nice run out of her. She will go out with Robbie Albarado aboard.
3) Kayce ~ ships downstate from her last start which came in the $200.000 Fleet Indian at Saratoga. Winning that race by a length the filly will now look to make it two in a row. Her lone start on the sod came two back at ELP where she was second by a nose against N1X. She surprised them at 152/1 up at the spa and anything can happen on any given day. She will go out for owner Oval Express Farms and Frankie Pennington will take the ride.
4) Skeleton Spy ~ the second entry for owner Chili King Stables makes her way in off a third place finish in the $150.000 FL Sire Stakes Jewell Princess. Her start prior to that was a victory against oclm for $62.500 at DMR. She has run here at Belmont and in that start she was seventh in the GI Belmont Oaks. She should be on or just off the lead on Saturday. She will go out with Javier Castellano aboard.
5) Mentioned Honorably ~ ran her last one at AP in the GI Beverly D where she finished third by a length. She has been very competitive this year finishing five of six in the money with two victories. She has done well here at Belmont Park with a victory in the GII Sheepshead Bay and a second GIII Hillsborough Stakes. She will be in the mix on Saturday and returns regular rider Julian Leparoux for owner / breeder Mb Stables.
6) Golden Broomstick ~ was third in her last one which came in the GIII CT Oaks at Charlestown. A half a length that day over the main track owner / breeder Drabfantasy will move her back to the sod where she has two victories in four starts. Her lone score this year came in the GIII Azalea at Gulfstream Park. She will look to get them late and gets Rafael Bejarano who rode her in three starts on the year.
7) Tight Pockets ~ the winner of the Flower Bowl last year returns to Belmont Park hoping to do it again. Her last start came at AP in the GI Beverly D where she was off the board running sixth. In six starts this year she has two wins and two seconds. She has been running well and competitive in just about every race this year. She has a good chance of taking this one again this year for owner / breeder EasyMoney Stables and returns Alex Solis who rode her to victory last year.
8) Tiffany Warrior ~ finished second in her last start at DMR when running in the GII Yellow Ribbon handicap finishing three parts of a length behind the winner. A sixth place finish when last time here at Belmont Park in the GI Phipps over the main track she returned to the sod and has run well in the three starts. She has finished in the money in four of six starts on the year and could be in the mix on Saturday. She goes out for owner / breeder Canadian Racing and will be ridden by J. McAleney.
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Categories: Grade I
