Consistent New York-bred turf
filly Gitchee Goomie turned in a
half-mile work Thursday morning in preparation for a start in next Friday’s 1
1/16-mile Yaddo for state-bred fillies and
mares. The daughter of City Zip, 4-6-1 from 12 lifetime starts, covered the
distance in 49.54. She exits a half-length defeat to
Chorus Music in the Irish Linnet overnight stakes at Saratoga on July
24.
“She
doesn’t really need much since she just ran,” said Rick Violette, Jr. who trains
the 4-year-old for Patsy Symons. “She’s in good order. She’s a neat filly. She
just always shows up. I mean, look at her [Beyer Speed Figure] numbers – it’s
86, 85, 87, 87, 88, 88 – it’s just amazing. She’ll show
up.”
Violette is bidding for his fourth Yaddo victory, having
taken the 2010 edition with Meriwether Jessica, the second division in the 2005
running with Kate Winslet, and the 1985 renewal with Tall Glass O’Water.
“When
I won it [with Tall Glass O’Water] for Mr. Vanderbilt, it was run on the dirt,”
Violette said. “And that filly broke Pat Day’s maiden at the meet, he was
something like 0-for-40.”