Victoria's
Wildcat, who had won three straight including the Grade 3 Eight Belles at
Churchill Downs before finishing fourth in the Grade 1 TVG Acorn on June 11, is
signaling to her connections that she might be ready for a quick turnaround in
Saturday's Grade 1 Mother Goose.
While trainer Bob Hess, Jr. is not certain the
daughter of Bellamy Road will run Saturday, he likes what she has shown him in
the two weeks since the TVG Acorn.
"It's a little quick back, but she's eating
well and everything has been positive so far," Hess said. "I thought
she should have been third [in the Acorn]. She had trouble around the turn, and
kind of went in and out, which probably cost her third. The top two were tough
and it was anti-closers that day as well so, I can't complain. We're going to
eyeball the weather tomorrow and any scratches, but we want to run."
Owned by Andrew Rosen et al., Victoria's Wildcat
has never raced beyond a mile and her three career victories have all come at
distances between six and seven furlongs. She drew the rail for the 1 1/16-mile
Mother Goose and David Cohen has been named to ride.