Mariah’s Princess Draws Off To Win Inaugural Running of Mistletoe Stakes

Trainer Phil Bauer has had Saturday's $150,000 Mistletoe Stakes circled on his calendar for a while and his plan came together perfectly when Rigney Racing LLC's Mariah's Princess drew off to win the 1 1/16-mile race for 3-year-old fillies impressively at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort in Hot Springs, Ark.

Ridden confidently by Martin Garcia throughout, Mariah's Princess sat right off of Lovely Ride through fractions of :24 2/5 and :49 2/5 for the first half mile before putting her head in front turning for home. The winner continued to edge clear of the field through the stretch, drawing off to win by three lengths over 8-5 favorite Amendment Nineteen in a final time of 1:44 over a fast track. Lovely Ride held on for third.

Mariah's Princess, a Ghostzapper filly, improved her record to 6-3-1-0 and has now earned $214,870. She returned $6.60, $3.40, and $3.00 as the 2-1 second choice in the field of eight. Marion Francis and Suki scratched.

Live racing resumes Sunday with a 12:30 p.m. first post.

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Amendment Nineteen Debuts for Cox in Remington Oaks

Amendment Nineteen (Constitution), privately purchased by Juddmonte and transferred to Brad Cox last month, will make her debut for the new connections while trying two turns for the first time in a seven-horse renewal of Sunday's GIII Remington Park Oaks on the GIII Oklahoma Derby undercard at Remington.

Debuting with a strong, fast-closing second at 15-1 behind subsequent 'TDN Rising Star' Always Carina (Malibu Moon) at six furlongs in the Aqueduct mud Apr. 11, the $20,000 Keeneland November buy overcame a slow start and a wide trip to graduate going a sloppy mile May 30 at Belmont. A good second while again taking the overland route in a Saratoga allowance July 24, she was bought and transferred from the Linda Rice barn a few weeks later, and shows four breezes for Cox, most recently drilling a sharp five furlongs in :59 4/5 (4/40) Sept. 19 at Churchill.

Stonestreet Stables' Pauline's Pearl (Tapit) looks for her first win since the spring while breaking from the rail here. Runner-up at just under 19-1 making her first start against winners in the GIII Honeybee S. Mar. 6 at Oaklawn, the gray scored at odds-on next out in the GIII Fantasy S. Apr. 3 before retreating to eighth after chasing the pace in the GI Longines Kentucky Oaks Apr. 30. Given a brief break, she has since returned with a third in the GIII Iowa Oaks July 2 at Prairie Meadows and a second last out in the GIII Charles Town Oaks Aug. 27.

Rounding out the top contenders are Allied Racing Stable's Lovely Ride (Candy Ride {Arg}), who is four-for-six lifetime and picked up her first stakes success with a game win in the Cathryn Sophia S. last out Aug. 24 at Parx, and Lady Mystify (Bernardini), who ships in from the West Coast for Peter Eurton after bleeding when finishing a well-beaten fifth in the GIII Torrey Pines S. Aug. 21 at Del Mar.

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Pauline’s Pearl Headlines Remington Park Oaks Field

Pauline's Pearl, winner of the $600,000 Grade 3 Fantasy Stakes at Oaklawn Park in April, has been made the morning-line favorite at 5-2 odds for the $200,000 Grade 3 Remington Park Oaks. The Oaks is the top supporting stakes on the Oklahoma Derby Day undercard at Remington Park in Oklahoma City, Okla.

Trained by Asmussen, Ricardo Santana will ride Pauline's Pearl. She finished eighth in the $1,250,000 Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks following her Fantasy score. Most recently she was second in the $400,000 Grade 3 Charles Town Oaks on Aug. 27.

The Remington Park Oaks will go as the eighth race on Sept. 26 at 6:33 pm. Here is the lineup for the Oaks by post position and program order, with trainer, jockey, and morning-line odds:

1.     Pauline's Pearl: Steve Asmussen, Ricardo Santana, Jr., 5-2 (morning-line favorite)

2.     Bobbin Tail: Kenny Smith, David Cabrera, 10-1

3.     Amendment Nineteen: Brad Cox, Joel Rosario, 7-2

4.     My Girl Red: Steve Asmussen, Stewart Elliott, 15-1

5.     Lovely Ride: Bret Calhoun, Reylu Gutierrez, 3-1

6.     Hailey's Melody: Joe Offolter, Luis Quinonez, 15-1

7.     Lady Mystify: Peter Eurton, Flavien Prat, 4-1

 

The other six stakes races on Oklahoma Derby Day include:

Race 4 – $75,000 Kip Deville Stakes, 2yo, six furlongs

Race 6 – $50,000 E.L. Gaylord Memorial, 2-year-old fillies, 6-1/2 furlongs

Race 7 – $50,000 Flashy Lady Stakes, fillies and mares, 3 and older, six furlongs

Race 9 – $75,000 Ricks Memorial, fillies and mares, 3 and older, 1-1/16 miles (turf)

Race 10 – $150,000 David Vance Stakes, 3 and older, six furlongs

Race 12 – $100,000 Remington Green, 3 and older, 1-1/8 miles (turf)

The big Oklahoma Derby Day program begins at 3 pm on Sept. 26. Remington Park racing goes with its longest week of the season, Wednesday through Sunday, Sept. 22-26. The nightly post time is 7:07 pm, prior to the special Derby day card. All times are Central.

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