After main all through within the 1 3/8-mile Lengthy Island Stakes (G3T) at Aqueduct Racetrack final month below Frankie Dettori, jockey Edgard Zayas modified techniques Dec. 21 on Be Your Greatest and positioned her in a monitoring function within the faster-paced one-mile Suwannee River Stakes (G3T) at Gulfstream Park. The end result, nevertheless, was the identical—leading to her fourth victory in 17 begins.
After taking the Lengthy Island by a nostril, she lasted for a size victory within the $150,000 Suwannee River. Sitting simply off longshot chief Swoonatra on agency turf by way of splits of :23.25, :47.20, and 1:10.38, she took over leaving the second flip, opened up in early stretch, and maintained a transparent edge to the end. The victorious Saffie Joseph Jr. trainee was clocked in 1:33.42 and paid $12 to win.Be Your Greatest (IRE), b, 4/f
Muhaarar (GB) — Kamakura, by Medaglia d’Oro
Proprietor: Michael J. Ryan
Breeder: St. Croix Bloodstock (IRE)
Coach: Saffie A. Joseph, Jr.
Jockey: Edgard J. Zayas
Info offered by Equibase at time of entry.
Pedigree Notes
Muhaarar (GB) stands at Haras du Petit Tellier for 14,000 Euros (2024).
Papilio closed to seize second. Ocean Membership was third.
Saturday’s race marked her third begin for Joseph, who started coaching her this fall. Horacio De Paz skilled her for her first 14 begins, and he or she gained the 2022 P. G. Johnson Stakes at Saratoga Race Course and picked up 4 stakes placings, two on the grade 1 degree.
A 4-year-old Muhaarar filly owned by Mike Ryan out of the Medaglia d’Oro mare Kamakura, Be Your Greatest was bred in Eire by St. Croix Bloodstock.Join BloodHorse Each day
Joseph stated he plans to run Be Your Greatest subsequent within the $515,000 Pegasus World Cup Filly & Mare Turf Invitational Stakes (G2T) Jan. 25 at Gulfstream.