Gerrards Cross (Midshipman) made it back to back victories in the Colleen Stakes Sunday at Monmouth Park.
The filly was victorious at first asking going five furlongs against state-bred maiden company over the main track at Gulfstream Park.
While being the beneficiary of slow beginnings from other rivals here, the 14-1 shot found herself on the lead once again, leading the field through opening splits of :21.29 and :44.71. At the top of the stretch, Gerrards Cross continued to find more on the front end, keeping her rivals at bay and going on to win by 2 1/2 lengths.
Sonny Leon, winning jockey aboard Gerrards Cross: “I saw the replay when she won in Florida, and she made the lead easily from the gate, so I knew I would at least have good position early. She's like a bullet and outsprinted everyone for the lead and kept going.”
“She's got a great mind and that helps a lot but you always worry about a surface change.” said Kathleen O'Connell. “She has been such a good filly mentally it lessened the concern. She's just natural with her speed.”
Gerrards Cross is a half-sister to MSP Dream Concert. Stakes winning dam Spanish Concert descends from GSW Si Si Sezyou (Sezyou), who produced GSP & SW Scooter Girl (Impeachment). Spanish Concert has produced juvenile filly Roccarosso Rocket (Khozan) and a colt by Connect foaled this past season.
COLLEEN S., $112,000, Monmouth, 7-27, 2yo, f, 5fT, :57.50, fm.
1–GERRARDS CROSS, 118, f, 2, by Midshipman
1st Dam: Spanish Concert (SW, $232,365), by Concerto
2nd Dam: Spanish Slew, by Seattle Sleet
3rd Dam: Si Si Sezyou, by Sezyou
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O/B-James Michael Chicklo (FL); T-Kathleen O'Connell; J-Sonny Leon. $60,000. Lifetime Record: SW, 2-2-0-0, $85,800. *1/2 to Dream Concert (Jess's Dream), MSP, $238,370.
2--Slick Merlin, 118, f, 2, Sea Wizard–Crafty Coed, by Crafty Friend. 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Prancing Horse Farm, LLC; B-Pegasus Stud Farm (NJ); T-Chuck Spina. $28,000.
3--Nacho Problem, 118, f, 2, Waiting–Nacho Mama, by Brethren. 1ST BLACK TYPE. O/B-Arindel (NY); T-Amelia J. Green. $10,000.
Margins: 2HF, HF, 3/4. Odds: 13.90, 12.70, 8.50.
Also Ran: Spinelli, Golden Beach, Pulstar, Fire On the Wire, Spectacular Grey. Scratched: Clowning Around, Santina, Thank You Amy.
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GERRARDS CROSS ($29.80) took it to the field early and never looked back in the $100,000 Colleen Stakes at @MonmouthPark. Kathleen O'Connell trains the two-year-old Midshipman (@DarleyAmerica) filly. @SONNYLEON1 was up!
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