Call Me Love tries for breakthrough win in Plenty of Grace

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Call Me Love went winless in five stakes tries on the New York Racing Association circuit last year. She ran a couple of strong races, finishing second to Rushing Fall in the Grade 3 Beaugay and second to Starship Jubilee in the Grade 2 Ballston Spa.

Sunday, Call Me Love will try another New York stakes when she runs in the $100,000 Plenty of Grace at Aqueduct.

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Call Me Love will take on six rivals, including Regal Glory and Counterparty Risk – both from the barn of Chad Brown – and Kilkea, Myhartblongstodady, Platinum Paynter, and Xanthique.

“We had a few issues last year with her feet,” trainer Christophe Clement said. “Hopefully, I took care of that during the winter. She looks well, trains well. She’s not yet at her peak, but she’s doing well enough to run.”

Clement said that Gufo, winner of last year’s Grade 1 Belmont Derby, will make his 4-year-old debut at Belmont Park.

Clement’s major goal of the Belmont meet for Gufo is the Grade 1 Manhattan on June 5. He is deciding whether to run him in the Grade 2, $200,000 Fort Marcy at 1 1/8 miles on May 1 or the Grade 1, $700,000 Man o’ War at 1 3/8 miles on May 8 beforehand.

Clement said Gufo has been on a similar training schedule as Decorated Invader, who runs in Saturday’s Danger’s Hour, “but being a heavier horse, he might be a week or two behind” Decorated Invader.