Sheer Drama Preps for Personal Ensign

Harold Queen’s GI Delaware H. winner Sheer Drama (Burning Roma) breezed five furlongs in 1:00.50 at Gulfstream Thursday in preparation for the GI Personal Ensign H. Aug. 29.

“It went well,” trainer David Fawkes said. “No complaints. She’s doing great.”

The chestnut will ship to Saratoga Friday to give the sometimes nervous mare a chance to settle in before her race.

“She doesn’t need her breezes right on top of her races,” Fawkes said. “So what I’ve been doing is I’ve been [working her] about nine days out, and it seems to be working better. She’ll gallop there, and she’ll school a bunch in the paddock, and stuff like that.”

Fawkes ultimate goal is to get Sheer Drama to the GI Breeders’ Cup Distaff Oct. 30.

“This is a ‘Win and You’re In,’” Fawkes commented. “The goal is to get [to the Breeders’ Cup] regardless, but a Win and You’re In will always help us.”

Earning her first graded stakes victory in the GII Royal Delta S. in Hallandale Mar. 21, Sheer Drama was second in the GI La Troienne S. at Churchill Downs May 1. She completed the exacta once again in that venue’s GII Fleur des Lis H. June 13 before breaking through at the highest level last time at Delaware July 18.