Bit of Whimsy to race in Just a Game Stakes
Bit of Whimsy will skip Saturday’s Sheepshead Bay Handicap and point instead to the Grade 1, $400,000 Just a Game Stakes at Belmont on June 7.
Robin Smullen, assistant to trainer Barclay Tagg, said that the faster pace scenario in the one-mile Just a Game may suit Bit of Whimsy better than the anticipated slower pace in the 1 3/8-mile Sheepshead Bay.
“She needs to have the pace in front of her a little bit to settle,” Smullen said. “The distance is not a problem, it’s trying to get it to set up right for her.”
Smullen said that the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf at 1 3/8 miles is still the year-end goal for Bit of Whimsy, who has won multiple graded stakes, including the Mrs. Revere Stakes at Churchill Downs.
May 21, 2008 | Category
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