By Christie DeBernardis
'TDN Rising Star' Mia Mischief (Into Mischief) looks to score her third straight stakes win in Sunday's GIII Victory Ride S. at Belmont Park. The $300,000 FTFMAR buy romped by 8 1/4 lengths in Oaklawn's Purple Martin S. Mar. 24 for owners William and Corinne Heiligbrodt, after which Scott Heider and Sol Kumin bought into the filly. She rewarded her new owners with a 1 3/4-length decision in the GII Eight Belles S. on the GI Kentucky Oaks undercard May 4.
The morning-line favorite won't have it easy, however, with several talented stakes fillies set to take her on Sunday. Fellow 'TDN Rising Star' Separationofpowers (Candy Ride {Arg}) followed her ultra-impressive debut win at Saratoga July 30 with a third in the GI Spinaway S. Sept. 2 and returned to winning ways in the one-mile GI Frizette S. here Oct. 8. She was last seen finishing a respectable fourth in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies at Del Mar Nov. 4.
Linda Rice and owner Leonard Green have two chances to win here, the strongest shot being the undefeated Sower (Flatter). A dominant debut winner at Laurel Apr. 28, the chestnut captured a sloppy Pimlico optional claimer May 18 and scored a good looking victory in the six-panel Jersey Girl S. here last time June 10. The runner-up from that race Devine Mischief (Into Mischief) and third-place finisher and MGSW Take Charge Paula (Take Charge Indy) also return here. Rice will also be represented by longshot D J's Favorite (Union Rags), who graduated at second asking in the Pimlico slop May 18 and wired a Laurel allowance last time June 17.
Also worth a look is GII Sorrento S. heroine Spectator (Jimmy Creed), who was recently transferred from Phil D'Amato to Michelle Nevin. Kicking off this term with a Santa Anita optional claimer win Mar. 18, the chestnut was second when last seen in the GI Santa Anita Oaks Apr. 7.
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