Continuing to rise up the ranks, Bridlewood Farm and Madaket Stables' No Show Sammy Jo rides a four-race win streak into her toughest task yet: the $300,000 Long Island Stakes (G3T) at Aqueduct Racetrack Nov. 10.
The 4-year-old Lope de Vega filly has been unbeatable since breaking her maiden at second asking last year. This season, she is 3-for-3 for trainer Graham Motion as she has steadily increased in distance and Equibase Speed Figures.
In her last start, she won the 1 1/8-mile All Along Stakes at Laurel Park Sept. 14 by 1 1/4 lengths. Now the earner of $217,900 stretches out to 1 3/8 miles for the first time over a track she won on in May.
Video: All Along S. (BT)
Motion also trains Wertheimer and Frere's Blush, a group 3 winner in France who was fourth in the Sept. 14 E. P. Taylor Stakes (G1T) at Woodbine in her North American debut, a race in which subsequent Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1T) winner Moira was second.
Among their nine other competitors are the 1-2 finishers of the Oct. 4 Waya Stakes (G3T), which was contested at the same course and distance.
LSU Stables' La Mehana overcame bumping at the start to defeat Wathnan Racing's Immensitude by a neck. Both runners were flattered Nov. 2 when third-place finisher Beautiful Love finished a solid fourth to Moira at Del Mar.
Entries: Long Island S. (G3T)
Aqueduct Racetrack, Sunday, November 10, 2024, Race 8
- Grade IIIT
- 1 3/8m
- Turf
- $300,000
- 3 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
- 3:40 PM (local)
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Wgt | Trainer | M/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whatlovelookslike (NY) | Dylan Davis | 121 | Todd A. Pletcher | - |
| 2 | Avenue Niel (IRE) | Joel Rosario | 121 | Christophe Clement | - |
| 3 | Dancing Dean (KY) | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | 118 | William I. Mott | - |
| 4 | Blush (IRE) | John R. Velazquez | 122 | H. Graham Motion | - |
| 5 | La Mehana (FR) | Kendrick Carmouche | 125 | Christophe Clement | - |
| 6 | Lady Firefoot (KY) | Luis R. Rivera, Jr. | 121 | Melanie Giddings | - |
| 7 | Be Your Best (IRE) | Lanfranco Dettori | 121 | Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. | - |
| 8 | No Show Sammy Jo (GB) | Flavien Prat | 123 | H. Graham Motion | - |
| 9 | Therearenorules (KY) | Katie Davis | 121 | Lindsay Schultz | - |
| 10 | Broadway Boogie (KY) | Jose L. Ortiz | 121 | James J. Toner | - |
| 11 | Immensitude (FR) | Junior Alvarado | 123 | William I. Mott | - |
