She’s Not Here Rallies for Yellow Ribbon H. Victory
Updated: September 6, 2015 at 11:08 pm
She’s Not Here, who was third in Monmouth’s GIII Boiling Springs S. as a sophomore, began her 4-year-old season with two mediocre efforts when 11th in a Keeneland allowance Apr. 12 and seventh in an optional claimer at Churchill May 9.
She tallied her third career win in wire-to-wire fashion in a Churchill optional claimer May 30 and was fifth in the rained-off Ellis Park Turf on the 4th of July. She returned to the winner’s circle in an optional claimer here Aug. 6.
The bay rated towards the back of the pack about three wide down the backstretch through the opening
stages of this one. She was parked widest of them all when she began to take closer account heading into the turn. She’s Not Here circled the field on the bend, battled with Prize Exhibit down the lane and edged free late to earn the victory.
“She travels really well and she’s one of those fillies that’s very versatile, that’s why we brought her out here,” said winning trainer Victoria Oliver. “The plan was to run in an allowance race and then the Yellow Ribbon and it worked out. It doesn’t always, but this time it did. I didn’t think there would be as much pace because there was only one speed horse, but they went pretty quick up front. She had to circle wide, but she likes being on the outside and Mike (Smith) rode her perfect.”
She’s Not Here is closely related to champion Zenyatta (Street Cry {Ire}). She’s the third foal out of Where’s Bailey (Aljabr), a half-sister to Zenyatta. Where’s Bailey has a 2-year-old unraced colt by Street Cry named Richmond Street and was bred to Street Sense this year.
Jockey Mike Smith, who was Zenyatta’s regular rider, said the filly danced like Zenyatta in the post parade.
“They told me that when she ran, she would start dancing in the parade, just like Zenyatta used to do,” Smith said. “When I rode her last time, she never danced. But today, as we were coming through the tunnel, she started to dance. I said; ‘Oh, oh, here we go.’ We had a perfect trip; it couldn’t have worked out any better. This was a real good one.”
Sunday, Del Mar
YELLOW RIBBON H.-GII, $201,250, DMR, 9-6, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT, 1:41.66, fm.
1–#@SHE’S NOT HERE, 117, f, 4, by Street Cry (Ire)
3rd Dam: For the Flag, by Forli
($190,000 Ylg ’12 KEESEP). O-G Watts Humphrey,
Jr. & St. George Farm Racing LLC; B-Hermitage Farm
LLC & Darley (KY); T-Victoria H. Oliver; J-Mike E.
Smith. $120,000. Lifetime Record: 16-5-1-3,
$276,569. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the
eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Prize Exhibit (GB), 117, f, 3, Showcasing (GB)–
Roodeye (GB), by Inchinor (GB). (28,000gns Ylg ’13
TAOCT). O-DP Racing, LLC; B-Mrs R. F. Johnson
Houghton (GB); T-James M. Cassidy. $40,000.
3–Lady Pimpernel (GB), 118, m, 5, Sir Percy (GB)–
Angeleno (Ire), by Belong to Me. (800gns Ylg ’11
TAOC; £8,500 2yo ’12 TATMAY). O-Triton Racing
LLC; B-Harts Farm Stud (GB); T-Carla Gaines.
$24,000.
Margins: HF, 1, 3/4. Odds: 6.40, 3.40, 5.60.
Also Ran: Blingismything, Notte d’Oro, Customer Base, Alexis Tangier, Queen of The Sand (Ire), Thegirlinthatsong, Istanford. Scratched: Stormy Lucy, Famous Alice.
Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.