The Mother Goose (Grade 2)- $250.000 Purse
AQU- For Fillies Three Years Old
One Mile and One Eighth on the Dirt
October 26, 2024

The Mother Goose brought together a balanced field, consisting of a couple of Cotillion runners as well as others looking to pick up what would potentially be the biggest win of their career to date. Two Phils would fit into the second category, as a filly who had done very well in PA-bred races but was making her graded debut. Last month, Two Phils won in Philly at the Plum Pretty, and hoped to win her second in a row. She would do exactly that, stalking the pace early before turning it on the stretch to win by a half-length. Two Phils is trained by Angelos Stable, and it is their first win in the race. F T Alvarado followed up his Forty Niner Handicap win by winning this race as well, his first in the Mother Goose. Congratulations to them! The time of the win was 1:48.49, .01 quicker than the only other running of the race at AQU. Let’s take a look at it now:

(½ Mile- :47.79)- Ruthian powers out to the lead for TwinTowersRacing, and will clear the rest of the field by a full length prior to entering the clubhouse turn. Four of them run right behind him, with Reflex Action having the upper hand amongst the group, for D J C Racing Stables. Running third on the rail is where we find our eventual winner from Angelos Stable, Two Phils. Funny That is next on the outside for Winning Link Stables, with Plenty Of Profit trying to keep with them, for Riggins Racing. It’s another length to Offlikeapromdress (Night Mare Racing), and about two and a half to Sagely (Diablo Diablo).

(3/4 Mile- 1:12.02)- Ruthian is still the leader as the field moves down the backstretch and runs midway into the turn. She still leads by a length with Reflex Action looking good in the second position, about a half length ahead of Two Phils. For Two Phils, she is perfectly content to stay on the rail right behind Ruthian and wait for her time to strike. Funny That and Plenty Of Profit, who had been running with them, lost a bit of ground, and Offlikeapromdress had visions of splitting the two of them. Sagely still had not gotten involved.

(Top of Stretch, 1.7F To Go)- As the field moves into the stretch, they are all still chasing Ruthian, as the filly still leads by a length. Right behind her, it’s still Reflex Action in second and Two Phils in third, but neither had them had made a larger bid for the lead as of yet. Plenty Of Profit ran in the middle of the pack still, with Offlikeapromdress hoping an outside move would work. Funny That was dropping out of it, and still nothing out of Sagely.

(Finish- 1:48.49)- In the stretch, Ruthian would fight until the end, but the pursuit of Two Phils would be a little too much for her. Two Phils came off the rail and would gradually reel her in, especially over the final furlong, before making the pass and going on to win by a half-length. Ruthian was never concerned about falling more than that and will complete the exacta. The steady stride of Plenty Of Profit proved to be a little better than the late-tiring Reflex Action for the third position. Offlikeapromdress, Sagely, and Funny That round it out.

About The Winner- Two Phils, trained by Angelos Stable and ridden to victory by F T Alvarado, is a three-year-old filly by Valiant Tune and is out of Theres No Doubt. She was bred in Pennsylvania as a second quarter two-year-old by Angelos Stable and they have been together throughout. Congratulations to the connections! The win is her sixth in 17 starts, second stake win and first graded win. Her career earnings are now $353.780.

Track: Fast
Time: :47³  1:12  1:36²  1:48²

$2 Mutuel Prices:

$1 Exacta: 1 – 6 Paid 119.00
$1 Trifecta: 1 – 6 – 2 Paid 162.20

Scratched: None

— NS

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