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Being a a number of graded-stakes winner, Whitham Thoroughbreds LLC’s 4 Graces is a first-rate broodmare prospect. Whereas it’s undeniably her final future, the 5-year-old daughter of Majesticperfection apparently is in no hurry to turn out to be a mom.
4 Graces is scheduled to make her third begin off a layoff within the March 12 $100,000 Hurricane Bertie (G3) at Gulfstream Park, the place she has made a strong case to proceed her racing profession by ending a close-up second in an Jan. 6 non-compulsory claiming allowance and a strong second within the Jan. 29 Inside Info (G2)
“(Retirement) was on the desk, but it surely was the timing of issues that we had been capable of give her a shot. It was nonetheless early sufficient that if one thing flared up or she had a setback, we might flip a special avenue and make her a broodmare,” coach Ian Wilkes stated. “Contact wooden, she’s superb proper now. She’s doing good. Hopefully, we will preserve going for some time and subsequent 12 months she will be able to turn out to be a broodmare.”
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The Hurricane Bertie, a seven-furlong dash for older fillies and mares, will likely be co-featured on Saturday’s program with the $100,000 Captiva Island, a five-furlong turf sprint for fillies and mares.
4 Graces received her profession debut at Gulfstream March 1, 2020, earlier than happening to win the Dogwood (G3) at Churchill Downs and the Beaumont (G3) at Keeneland, each at seven furlongs, later that 12 months. The homebred sprinter went to the sidelines following a poor exhibiting within the Raven Run (G2) at Keeneland in October 2020 and had been out of motion, apart from a fourth-place end in an in a single day stakes at Churchill final June, till she got here again sturdy Jan. 6.
“She had a few various things that required a while. That’s why I’ve been enjoying a bit of little bit of a catch-up recreation. She’s wanted the racing as a result of I went 14 months with only one race,” Wilkes stated. “Now, this will likely be her third race again in succession. She’s in a pleasant rhythm.”
4 Graces rallied from seventh to complete second, crushed lower than a size by Brad Cox-trained Simply One Time, within the seven-furlong Inside Info.
“I’m very joyful along with her performances up to now. They’ve been very workmanlike. In her first race she misplaced the bob in a photograph. She got here again to run an enormous second to Brad’s filly,” Wilkes stated. “She’s educated ahead since then. I’m very proud of the best way she’s coaching.”
Though 4 Graces received back-to-back graded-stakes from gate to wire in 2020, Wilkes doesn’t anticipate her to set or press the tempo within the Hurricane Bertie.
“She’s the one who has dropped off the tempo a bit extra. It’s nothing I’ve educated her to do. She at all times needed to put up shut, however this marketing campaign, she been sitting a bit off the pace, and that’s her doing,” Wilkes stated. “I believe it’s maturity. The older you get you understand you don’t must go 110 to perform issues.”
Julien Leparoux has the return mount aboard 4 Graces.
Juddmonte’s Compulsory is scheduled to make her first begin since capturing the Nov. 30 Chilukki (G3) at Churchill Downs. Skilled by Corridor of Famer Invoice Mott, the 4-year-old daughter of Curlin received the Eight Belles (G2) at Churchill and completed second within the Check (G1) at Saratoga earlier within the 12 months.
Compulsory broke her maiden impressively at Gulfstream in her second profession begin to kick off her 2021 marketing campaign.
Tyler Gaffalione is scheduled to trip Compulsory for the primary time within the Hurricane Bertie.
Starship Stables and coach Steve Dwoskin’s Starship Nala, who nosed out 4 Graces Jan. 6, will search to enhance on a fourth-place end within the Inside Info, by which she made a center transfer into rivalry earlier than weakening to fourth.
Miguel Vasquez has the decision aboard the Florida-bred daughter of Capo Bastone.
