Nancy Mazzoni’s homebred SHE BE WILD (Offlee) thrashed her competition once
again in Saturday’s $150,000
Arlington-Washington Lassie S. (G3), rallying from off the pace to a superb
5 3/4-length score beneath Junior Alvarado. The unbeaten juvenile filly has now
won three straight races in convincing fashion, and she gave trainer Wayne
Catalano a sweep of the juvenile events at Arlington Park following Dixie Band’s
(Dixie Union) victory in the Arlington-Washington Futurity (G3). The dark bay
finished the one-turn mile in 1:38 3/5, nearly four-fifths of a second faster
than her stablemate.
A 5 1/4-length winner of the Top Flight S. in her the previous outing, She Be
Wild rated in midpack as Gabba Girl (City Zip) established a contested pace in
:22 3/5 and :46 2/5. She continued to wait patiently as Tiz Miz Sue (Tiznow)
rallied past her with a strong middle entering the far turn, and that rival
grabbed the lead between calls entering the stretch. Her lead was short-lived as
She Be Wild blew past and stretched her legs all the way to the wire.
The popular winner paid $3.80, $2.40 and $2.10 as the 4-5 favorite, and Tiz
Miz Sue, who was off as the 5-2 second choice, held the place by a neck over the
late-running Screen Legend (Tiznow). The runner-up yielded $3 and $2.80, and
show returned $5 at 14-1. It was 2 1/4 lengths back to 21-1 fourth-placer
Deceptive Glory (Honour and Glory), and next came Suzanne (Officer), Thats
Whatshesaid (Lion Heart), Gabba Girl, Highest Power (Stormy Atlantic) and
Attempt to Name (Consolidator).
The Kentucky-bred winner RNA’ed for $19,000 at the OBS April two-year-old
sale and debuted in a $40,000 maiden claiming event at Arlington, winning by 7
1/4 lengths. She’ll never see that level again, and Catalano can use the October
9 Alciabides S. (G1) as a prep for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) on
November 6. She Be Wild is out of the Seeking the Gold mare Trappings, and this
is the family of 2002 Prioress S. (G1) winner Carson Hollow (Carson City) and
2002 Canadian champion turf horse Portcullis (Smart Strike).