The Wesley Ward owned and trained Judy the Beauty (Ghostzapper) makes her first start since securing champion female sprinter honors in the Nov. 1 GI Breeders' Cup F/M Sprint in Churchill's GI Humana Distaff S. Saturday. A winner of Santa Anita's GIII Las Flores S. and Keeneland's GI Madison S. to kick off 2014, the chestnut finished a disappointing fourth as the favorite in this event 12 months ago. She bounced back to annex Del Mar's GIII Rancho Bernardo H. Aug. 17, and out-headed MGISW Better Lucky (Ghostzapper) with Thank You Marylou (Birdstone) in third and Sweet Reason (Street Sense) eighth.
Thank You Marylou boasts a 6 1/4-length victory over track and trip in last September's GIII Dogwood S. against straight sophomores. She was a distant third behind the brilliant Taris (Flatter) in Keeneland's GII Raven Run S. in October, and finished third behind Sam's Sister (Brother Derek) and Taris in the GI La Brea S. at Santa Anita Dec. 26 after her Breeders' Cup effort. The Ramsey representative was last of seven with an eventful trup in the GIII Rampart S. at Gulfstream Feb. 21.
Treadway Racing Stable's Sweet Reason (Street Sense) took home the hardware in Belmont's GI Acorn S. and Saratoga's GI Test S. over the summer, and was a good second to eventual champion 3-year-old filly Untapable (Tapit) in the GI Cotillion S. at Parx Sept. 20.
Bobby Flay's 'TDN Rising Star' Dame Dorothy (Bernardini) cuts back to a distance at which she's two-for-two off a distant second in Santa Anita's nine-panel GI Santa Margarita S. Mar. 14. Victorious in Belmont's GIII Turnback the Alarm H. at 1 1/16 miles Oct. 26 to go four-for-four, she was third in the Big A's GIII Comely S. Nov. 29 before besting yesterday's GI La Troienne S. runner-up Sheer Drama (Burning Roma) in Gulfstream's Florida Sunshine Millions Distaff S. at this distance Jan. 17.
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