In Good Spirits drew into a spot in the Grade 3 Ladies Sprint, earning a chance to run for her first graded stakes win, and then sealed the deal with a late stretch rally at Kentucky Downs in Franklin, Ky. Jockey John Velazquez angled the 4-year-old daughter of Ghostzapper to the rail in the last sixteenth of a mile to draw away to a victory in the G3 sprint.
Breaking from the far outside, In Good Spirits was fastest out of the gate in the 6 1/2-furlong Ladies Sprint, but favorite Venetian Harbor made an early move to take over the front. Velazquez kept his filly on the outside of the favorite, whose time as the leader was short as Lagertha challenged on the race's only turn, taking over the lead as the field hit the long Kentucky Downs stretch. In Good Spirits stayed within striking distance on the straightaway.
As Lagertha drifted out slightly in her stretch run, Velazquez took In Good Spirits to the inside, finding ample room on the rail to bid for the lead again. In the last sixteenth, she took over for good, drawing away to a two-length win with Catch a Bid passing Lagertha late to take second.
The final time for the 6 1/2 furlongs was 1:15.35.
Bred by Stonestreet, In Good Spirits is out of the Arch mare Mon Arch Lass. She is trained by Al Stall and owned by Bal Mar Equine LLC. In Good Spirits was consigned by Warrendale Sales at the 2018 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearling Sale and sold to Steven Young, agent, for $200,000. With her win in the G3 Ladies Sprint, the filly improves to two wins in four starts in 2021 for a lifetime record of four wins in 13 starts.
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