BC Filly and Mare Sprint next stop for Finley'sluckycharm

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Finley’sluckycharm, who wasn’t even nominated to the Open Mind, will make her next start in the Nov. 3 Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint after getting a brief freshening in the aftermath of a seventh-place finish in the Grade 1 Ballerina on Aug. 25 at Saratoga, said trainer Bret Calhoun.

“She’s proven to us this year that she’s not as effective when we run back too quick,” said Calhoun, who won the 2010 BC Filly-Mare Sprint at Churchill with Dubai Majesty. “I backed off on her after the Ballerina. She came into that race training good and breezing good, but deep down I could tell her energy level just wasn’t quite where it should be. I really think the 10 weeks between races is the best way to go with her. I’ll have her back breezing in the next week or so.”

Finley’sluckycharm, a 5-year-old Twirling Candy mare, has won 11 of 18 career starts and $918,068 while being particularly effective at Churchill, where she has gone a remarkable 6 for 7.

Meanwhile, Calhoun also bypassed the Open Mind with 3-year-old Classy Act, who instead will be pointed to the Oct. 20 Raven Run at Keeneland.