Dorothy Alexander Matz’s homebred SANGRITA (Mr. Greeley) posted her second
straight victory when taking the $170,250
Chilukki
S. (G2) at Churchill Downs on Thursday. The Michael Matz-trained sophomore
miss stalked the early pace in second before taking over by the time
three-quarters had been run in 1:10 3/5. From there, the bay filly held off
Joint Effort (Runaway Groom) to cross under the line two lengths in front under
Edgar Prado.
Sent off the 9-2 fourth choice, Sangrita paid $11.20, $6.40 and $4 for
finishing a mile on the fast dirt in 1:36 3/5. Joint Effort, who
ran in midpack before rallying for second, gave back $4.60 and $3.20 as the 3-1
favorite, ending the $43 exacta. Indian Flare (Cherokee Run) held third by a length over Wild
Fit (Wild Wonder), returning $3.40 and completing the $208.40 trifecta at 7-2. The
11-7-5-1 superfecta was worth $769.60.
Lady Pegasus (Fusaichi Pegasus) crossed under the line another three-quarters
of a length back in fifth and was followed by Trippi Street (Trippi), Humorous
Gal (Distorted Humor), Mary Delaney (Hennessy) and Golden Locket (Storm Creek). Carmandia (Wild Rush), Prospective Saint (Saint Ballado) and Vague (Elusive
Quality) were all withdrawn.
Sangrita broke her maiden at second asking, scoring by an easy 12 3/4 lengths
at Gulfstream Park in February. She made just one more start, a fifth to
Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) contender Bushfire (Louis Quatorze) in the Florida
Oaks, before being put on the shelf over the summer. Returning early last month,
the bay lass captured a six-furlong allowance at Delaware Park, and now owns a
5-3-0-0, $152,265, record.
The Kentucky-bred filly is out of the winning Seattle Slew mare Alvear, who
has also produced Grade 1 victor Offlee Wild (Wild Again); Recoleta (Wild
Again), herself the dam of Group 2 hero Silent Times (Ire) (Danehill Dancer); and an unraced juvenile filly named Clerico (Elusive Quality).