After finding the winner's circle in both of her lifetime starts, Save will ship to New York for her stakes debut in Saturday's $100,000 Cicada going six furlongs for 3-year-old fillies at Aqueduct.
Owned by breeder Mineola Farm II in partnership with Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Save kicked off her career with a New Year's Day triumph at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, where she tracked a close second behind the pacesetter, engaging in a stretch duel and came out a length and a half on top.
The Tom Amoss-trained filly arrives at the Cicada off a triumph against winners, also at six furlongs, where she lugged out in the last eighth of a mile but still was able to secure the victory by 1 ¼ lengths and appeared to have plenty left in reserve on the gallop out.
“She's been there with [trainer] Bobby Ribaudo at Belmont and the plan is to run,” Amoss said. “We're looking forward to hopefully being competitive and getting some black type. Kendrick Carmouche will ride.”
The daughter of Violence is the fifth progeny out of the Vindication mare Sustain, whose three other offspring to race were winners. Save has accumulated $63,600 in purse earnings.
Other probable starters for the Cicada include Just Read It, Leader of the Band and Exogen.
On Saturday, Joel Politi's Littlestitious shipped to Laurel Park to win the one-mile Beyond the Wire over multiple stakes placed Fraudulent Charge and six-time stakes winner Street Lute. The daughter of Ghostzapper tracked in third, came under urging outside the quarter pole and collared Fraudulent Charge in the final furlong to win by a half-length.
The win was a second stakes triumph for Littlestitious, who won Delta Downs' My Trusty Cat on December 1.
“She's a multiple stakes winner now,” said Amoss. “For at least the next eight to nine days she will remain at Laurel because of the [EHV-1] quarantine in place. Once that is lifted, we'll start talking about what her future races might be.”
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