Owner Shadwell Stable posted to Twitter this week that last year's Champion 3-Year-Old Filly Malathaat is expected to kick of her 2022 campaign during Keeneland's Spring meet, targeting the Grade 3 Doubledogdare Stakes on April 22. Her next target, the Tweet notes, will be the G1 Ogden Phipps Stakes at Belmont Park on June 11.
Trained by Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher, the daughter of Curlin captured the Eclipse Award with a season that included wins in the G1 Ashland, G1 Kentucky Oaks, and G1 Alabama, finishing the year with a third-place finish in the G1 Breeders' Cup Distaff.
Malathaat was bred in Kentucky by Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings, and is out of the Grade 1-winning A.P. Indy mare Dreaming of Julia, also trained by Pletcher. Shadwell purchased the filly for $1.05 million at the 2019 Keeneland September Yearling Sale from the Denali Stud consignment.
The champion's record stands at six wins, one second and one third from eight starts, with earnings of $1,735,150.
Malathaat has been working steadily at Palm Beach Downs since Feb. 18, most recently recording a five-furlong move in 1:02.82 on March 20.
Trainer @PletcherRacing confirms that the first two targets for champion MALATHAAT will be the G3 $300k Doubledogdare @keenelandracing on April 22 and then likely the G1 $500k Ogden Phipps @thenyra on June 11. pic.twitter.com/oyWAvrSDlY
— Shadwell Racing (@ShadwellRacing) March 24, 2022
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