Beulah Park: Kelly’s Pride goes for second stakes win in Radosevich Memorial

Kelly’s Pride won her debut in the $50,000 Glacial Princess two weeks ago and will try to remain unbeaten when taking on the boys in the Joshua Radosevich Memorial at Beulah Park on Saturday.

Trained by Sergio Baez, Kelly’s Pride came from off the pace in the Glacial Princess to win by a neck. Baez said he was not surprised at the result.

“She is a talented filly and was training well,” Baez said. “I felt like she could handle the other fillies in the race.”

The inaugural running of the Radosevich Memorial will feature 10 Ohio-accredited 2-year-olds – five males and five females. Baez said Kelly’s Pride can remain undefeated.

“I think she is good enough to repeat,” he said. “She came back great, and it didn’t take anything out of her. She knew she won, and so her confidence is up. I think the main threat will be the filly that finished second in her last. I don’t think any of the males are superstars.”

Baez said this likely will be the last race of the season for Kelly’s Pride.

“If she wins this like I think she will, she will have earned some time off,” he said. “We will give her the time off and then get her ready for [Belterra Park, formerly known as River Downs] when they open in May.”

Baez also will send out Edson’s Pride as a separate entrant for owner Richard Alderson.

Long Blonde Angel finished second to Kelly’s Pride in the Glacial Princess and looms as the main threat. Trained by Tony Lowry, she finished four lengths in front of the rest of the six-horse field. All five of the fillies in the Radosevich Memorial ran in the Glacial Princess.

The race is named for the late Josh Radosevich, an apprentice rider who died after a spill at Beulah Park in 2005. He was the son of trainers Jake and Shelly Radosevich. The race formerly was known as the Ohio Freshman for 2-year-old accredited Ohio-bred horses. Accredited is the more restrictive of the two Ohio-bred classes, as both the sire and dam must be in Ohio.