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Subscribing to the theory that familiarity breeds success, the connections of defending Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic winner Unrivaled Belle chose the Grade 2, $300,000 La Troienne Stakes at Churchill Downs over the Grade 1, $500,000 Apple Blossom at Oaklawn Park as an early season objective.
To get to the May 6 La Troienne, Unrivaled Belle will begin her 2011 campaign in Saturday's Grade 3, $150,000 Rampart Stakes at Gulfstream Park. The Rampart shares the bill on Saturday's 12-race card with the Grade 2, $300,000 Gulfstream Oaks for 3-year-old fillies.
Unrivaled Belle, trained by Bill Mott, won the Rampart last year before upsetting then-defending Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra in the La Troienne. Because Unrivaled Belle has a history of acting up in the post parade and/or at the gate, Mott and owners Peter Vegso and Gary Seidler chose to keep the mare in familiar surroundings. Unrivaled Belle has never raced at Oaklawn.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/news/story?id=6275383
To get to the May 6 La Troienne, Unrivaled Belle will begin her 2011 campaign in Saturday's Grade 3, $150,000 Rampart Stakes at Gulfstream Park. The Rampart shares the bill on Saturday's 12-race card with the Grade 2, $300,000 Gulfstream Oaks for 3-year-old fillies.
Unrivaled Belle, trained by Bill Mott, won the Rampart last year before upsetting then-defending Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra in the La Troienne. Because Unrivaled Belle has a history of acting up in the post parade and/or at the gate, Mott and owners Peter Vegso and Gary Seidler chose to keep the mare in familiar surroundings. Unrivaled Belle has never raced at Oaklawn.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/news/story?id=6275383
