Vincey Girl van Overtoge Preference Haulin Ice (Lauren King)
G3 Princess Rooney Up Next with sights on Breeders’ Cup
David Joseph/Gulfstream Park
Hallandal Beach, Fla. – Blue Boy Racing and Matty Dan Racing’s Vincey GirlSecond to expire 56 days earlier in their earlier meeting, the tables turned on the favorite winner of Grade 3 with a patient stable-en-pounter trip under Edwin Gonzalez to conquer Saturday’s $ 75,000 drama handicap in Gulfstream Park.
The Zeven-Furlong Pure Drama for Marries and Marries 3 and Seven Furlongs sprint on the main job, a PrEP for the $ 200,000 Princess Rooney (G3) 20 September, headed an 11-race program with the $ 70,000 frolic on the turf, won by Starship Impulsive.
Vincey Girl ($ 9), a 4-year-old daughter of Race Day, completed the distance in 1: 24.03 on a quick main track to achieve her fourth victory from 13 Starts and first in a bet. She was a distant but decisive second behind Haulin Ice in the 6 ½ Furlong musical romance on 22 June in Gulfstream, also with Gonzalez Up.
“The last time there was an easy pace in the front and my marefolds made a movement,” he said. “She finished second, but it was really impressive. Today there was a bit more pace in front, more speed, so I wanted to lean back and make a movement and she responded. She was perfect.”
Gonzalez and Vincey Girl were not in a hurry early as a 25-1 Longshot Poiema and rumors, which made her deployment debut for the Hall of Fame Mare Songbird, by an opening quarter-Mijl in 21.71 seconds, with Haulin Ice-Tracking in third place. Rumors took over the top location after half of 44.27, with Haulin Ice crawls closer.
Haulin Ice went up next to a tiring rumors, have it at the top of the piece and forged a short lead, but Vincey Girl followed the 3-5 favorite and wiped past home once with a steady ride to the thread.
“When I saw 21 and 44, I knew we could get there” Jose d’Angelo said Saratoga by telephone. “I spoke with Edwin earlier in the week and I told him he just had to be patient because they are going to make the pace and we will be there at the end.”
Haulin Ice was second, followed by Nerazurri, Puckered, Gallop d’Hermes, rumors have it, Royal Poppy and Poiema. Claret Beret, the favorite of 7-5 program that delivered a second place to degree 1-winning millionaire Vahva in the Chicago (G2) of 21 June, was scratched.
Vincey Girl started her third consecutive Stakes, after he was fourth run in the number of a Mijl, 70-Yard Serena’s number 11 May in Monmouth Park. She improved her Gulfstream record to 4-2-2 of nine career, tries on Gulfstream.
“I’ve always been in good thought,” said D’Angelo. “From the first day I knew she was special. We tried to walk her two turns in Monmouth and after that race we decided to go back to Gulfstream and to find races between six and seven furlongs.
“She needs some pace. That’s why she made the last race a daring move to turn home because Haulin Ice made her own pace and wire,” he added. ‘Today, when I saw the field [Rumours Have It]Poiema and Haulin Ice in the lead, I knew my mare troubles would close and that they would set up the race for us. “
D’Angelo said he would point Vincey Girl to the Zeven-Furlong Princess Rooney, who serves as a ‘victory and you are in’ qualifying for the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) November 1 in del Mar. Last year, Soul or An Angel Sweps both races and was voted on the Eclipse prize as champion Female Sprinter.
“That’s where we are going,” said D’Angelo. “I know it has a lot to say, but we think of the Breeders’ Cup and that is why we will keep her at Gulfstream this summer.”
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