Marissa’s Lady Takes Inaugural Fern Creek At Churchill Downs

Boone Family Trust and Tillema Family Trust's homebred Marissa's Lady shot past pacesetter Verylittlecents at the top of the stretch and turned back a late challenge from 8-5 favorite Matereya en route to a one-length victory in the inaugural running of the $200,000 Fern Creek for 2-year-old fillies on Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.

Marissa's Lady, trained by Billy Morey and ridden by Rafael Bejarano, ran 6 ½ furlongs over a fast track in 1:16.85.

The victory was worth $121,140 and increased Marissa's Lady's earnings to $190,600 with a record of two wins in two starts. She is a Kentucky-bred daughter of Violence out of the Cee's Tizzy mare Marissa's Joy, and broke her maiden at first asking on Oct. 31.

Sent off at odds of 3-1, Marissa's Lady returned $8, $4.00, and $2.60. Matareya, under Joel Rosario, and paid $3.40 and $2.60 with Sweet Dani Girl another 2 ½ lengths back in third paying $2.80 to show under Martin Garcia.

Bali Del Sol, Knowing Glance, Verylittlecents, and Laura's Charm completed the order of finish. Golden Sights was scratched.

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Violence Filly Takes Fern Creek

Marissa's Lady took her record to two-for-two with her first black-type score at Churchill Saturday night. Rallying to a narrow score in her career bow over this strip Oct. 31, she was given a 3-1 chance in this event. Stalking from a second through a snappy first quarter in :22.18, the gray charged up to take control turning for home. Matareya confronted her on the fence, but Marissa's Lady found more late, rolling clear to score.

Marissa's Lady is the 34th black-type winner for her sire Violence. Her dam produced a Nyquist filly named Miss Quest in 2020 and an Idiot Proof colt named Harold's Joy in 2021. She was bred back to Idiot Proof. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

 

FERN CREEK S., $193,500, Churchill Downs, 11-27, 2yo, f, 6 1/2f, 1:16.85, ft.
1–MARISSA'S LADY, 122, f, 2, by Violence
                1st Dam: Marissa's Joy, by Cee's Tizzy
                2nd Dam: Jenna's Joy, by Half Term
                3rd Dam: Theresa's Pleasure, by Greenwood Star (GB)
   1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O-Boone Family Trust and Tillema
Family Trust; B-Harold & Pamela Tillema & Ron Boone Family
Trust (KY); T-William E. Morey; J-Rafael Bejarano. $121,140.
Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $190,600. *1/2 to Richard's Boy
(Idiot Proof), MSW & GISP, $1,011,872.
2–Matareya, 122, f, 2, Pioneerof the Nile–Innovative Idea, by
Bernardini. 1ST BLACK TYPE. O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-Brad H.
Cox. $39,400.
3–Sweet Dani Girl, 122, f, 2, Jess's Dream–My Sweet Dani Girl,
by Scat Daddy. O-J & J Stables, LLC and Vaccarezza, Nicholas;
B-J&J Stables, LLC & Carlo Vaccarezza (FL); T-Carlo Vaccarezza.
$14,700.
Margins: 1, 2HF, 2HF. Odds: 3.00, 1.70, 2.10.
Also Ran: Bali Del Sol, Knowing Glance, Verylittlecents, Laura's Charm. Scratched: Golden Sights.

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