Trainer Bruce Levine said Flying P Stable's Cupid's Heart, a grey daughter of Cupid bred by Sugar Maple Farm, is on target for next Sunday's $100,000 Key Cents, a six-furlong sprint for state-bred juvenile fillies at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, N.Y.
Cupid's Heart registered a 71 Beyer in a visually-impressive debut by overcoming a troubled start before drawing off to a 4 1/4-length score in a six-furlong state-bred maiden sprint on October 23 at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
Levine said he is warming up to the $50,000 Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearlings Showcase purchase.
“She was half-mean and half-green when she came in and that's a wicked combination,” Levine said, with a laugh. “She trained well and she's a real pretty filly. She looks like a 3-year-old, she's put together so well.”
Levine said Cupid's Heart, who posted a half-mile breeze in :48.06 on November 6 over Big Sandy, will breeze again Monday at Belmont.
“She's doing very well,” Levine said. “She breezed back last week and went a nice, easy half-mile. She'll work tomorrow.”
Hall of Famer Javier Castellano is expected to retain the mount.
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