Glassman Racing's Play the Music and rider Patrick Husbands had to be patient through the far turn of the $102,305 Whimsical Stakes (G3) May 4 at Woodbine, but once they saw open space they made it count.
In traffic and still in eighth place as the field approached the stretch run, Play the Music surged between horses and drew off to win by 4 1/4 lengths. Final time for six furlongs on the all-weather surface was 1:10.59.
Play the Music paid $8.70 to win as the second choice in the wagering. Trained by Mark Casse, the 4-year-old Mo Town filly was winless in two previous runs on the all-weather but she had won the Lightning City Stakes two starts back going five furlongs on the turf at Tampa Bay Downs Feb. 24.
The Whimsical was her first graded win. Bred in Kentucky by Laura McKinney, Play the Music is out of the unraced Jump Start mare Hey Little Sister. Play the Music sold for $110,000 at the 2021 Keeneland September Yearling Sale and then Glassman purchased her for $300,000 the following year at the Ocala Breeders' Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training, where she was consigned by Eisaman Equine.
Storyteller Racing's Peacock Lass finished second to give the 4-year-old daughter of American Pharoah her first graded black type. There was a dead heat for third between Dolce Sopresa and Baby No Worries.
