Joseph Quartet Prominent among G3 Princess Rooney Entries

Leading Trainer Seeks Back-to-Back Wins in BC Challenge Race

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Saffie Joseph Jr. is represented by four fillies in a field of eight fillies and mares entered to run in next Saturday’s $200,000 Princess Rooney (G3) at Gulfstream Park, where the leading trainer saddled champion Soul of an Angel for a victory in last year’s seven-furlong ‘Win and You’re In’ Breeders’ Cup Challenge race.

The winner of the Princess Rooney will earn a fees-paid berth into the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) at Del Mar Nov. 1. C2 Racing Stable LLC, Agave Racing Stable and Ken Reimer’s Soul of an Angel followed up her 3 ½-length Princess Rooney score with a last-to-first half-length victory in the Filly & Mare Sprint last year at Del Mar.

C2 Racing Stable LLC’s Mystic Lake brings a three-race winning streak into the Princess Rooney. The multiple Grade 2 stakes winner captured. the Memorial Day Sprint at Lone Star by two lengths, the Dashing Beauty at Delaware Park by 5 ¾ lengths and the Pink Ribbon at Charles Town by three lengths. Reylu Gutierrez is named to ride the 4-year-old daughter of Mo Town for the first time.

C2 Racing Stable LLC, Miller Racing LLC, Paul Braverman and Timothy Punch’s Haulin Ice enters the Princess Rooney off a second-place finish in the Sheer Drama at Gulfstream that snapped a four-stakes winning streak that included a victory in the Vagrancy (G3) at Aqueduct. Edgar Zayas has the return call aboard the Arkansas-bred daughter of Coal Front.

Miller Racing LLC’s Claret Beret drops from a sixth-place finish in the Ballerina (G1) at Saratoga that followed a runner-up finish in the Chicago (G2) at Churchill Downs. Ultimate Authority is slated to make her first start for Joseph and Miller Racing LLC following a third-place finish in the Santa Maria (G2) at Santa Anita. Micah Husbands has the call on Claret Beret, while Skyler Spanabel is named on Ultimate Authority.

Blu Boy Racing LLC and Matty Dan Racing Stable’s Vincey Girl is headed for a rubber-match race in the Princess Rooney with Haulin Ice. The Jose D’Angelo-trained 4-year-old daughter of Race Day finished second behind the Joseph trainee in the Musical Romance, beaten by 3 ¼ lengths, before prevailing over runner-up Haulin Ice by 3 ¾ lengths in the Sheer Drama at Gulfstream. Returning Edwin Gonzalez was aboard in both races.

MyRacehorse and JR Ranch’s Reputation enters the Princess Rooney off a 6 ¾-length romp in her stakes debut in the seven-furlong Tyson Gilpin Stakes at Colonial Downs. The Gustavo Delgado-trained 3-year-old daughter of Bolt d’Oro, who captured a seven-furlong allowance in her prior start, graduated at Gulfstream Park by 8 ¼ lengths April 13. Miguel Vasquez has the mount on Reputation.

Porta Pia Stables LLC’s Nerazurri, who finished third behind Vincey Girl and Haulin Ice in the Sheer Drama, and trainer Dante Zanelli Jr.’s Gallop d’Hermes round out the field.

The Princess Rooney will headline an 11-card that will also feature the $75,000 Aventura, a mile stakes for 2-year-olds; the $75,000 Ginger Punch Handicap, a mile turf handicap for fillies and mares; and the $75,000 Bob Umphrey Turf Sprint, a five-furlong turf dash for 3-year-olds and up.

Sonata Stable’s Road Forever, a commanding 15-length winner in his debut going seven furlongs Aug. 16 at Gulfstream Park, is slated to return in the Aventura. The son of Bolt d’Oro, who was purchased at the OBS March sale for $175,000, is trained by Jose D’Angelo.

Starship Stables’ Starship Impulsive, who went undefeated in four starts during Gulfstream’s Royal Palm Meet, including victories in the Honey Ryder, Martha Washington and Frolic’s Revenge, is entered to return in the Ginger Punch, a mile turf stakes for fillies and mares. Jockey Joe Bravo, sidelined with injury during the Royal Palm Meet, has been named to return in the Ginger Bunch aboard Don Arienzo Stable LLC’s Show Off, who is riding a three-race winning streak in the claiming ranks.

Owner/trainer Michael Lerman’s Xy Speed, a turf sprint veteran, is entered in the Bob Umphrey Turf Sprint with a record of 15 wins in 36 starts, including 14 at the distance.