Martin Schwartz’s Stacelita
had her second breeze since winning the Grade 1 Beverly D. on August 13,
covering five furlongs over the Oklahoma turf
training course in 1:00.20 on Saturday as she prepares for her next engagement,
the Grade 1 Flower Bowl Invitational at
Belmont
Park on October 1.
“I’m just going race-to-race,” said her trainer, Mechanicville native
Chad Brown. “We’re pointing her to the Flower Bowl; if she does well there, the
Breeders’ Cup [Filly & Mare Turf]. I think she’s as good as the rest here.
We’ll just march on to the Breeders’ Cup.”
After beginning her career in Europe ,
the 5-year-old Monsun mare made her American debut as the favorite in the Grade
1 United Nations, finishing third. In the Beverly D., she came through on the
rail to post a 1 ¼-length victory. A multiple Group 1 winner in
France , she is now 9-2-2 from 15
starts.
“I’ve been lucky,” said Brown. “I was around a lot of top turf mares when
I was with [late Hall of Famer] Bobby [Frankel], including ones that already won
the Breeders’ Cup, and to me, she’s in that category. She’s a pretty all-around
solid horse. She’s got good size to her, she’s strong, she’s sound, she’s smart,
and she’s got a lot of class.”