Davona Dale may be next for Fly So High
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HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – A 5 1/2-length romp in a first-level allowance here Thursday likely will catapult Fly So High into the ranks of graded stakes company.
Trainer Shug McGaughey said he will consider the Grade 2 Davona Dale, a one-mile race on March 3, as a next start for Fly So High, a 3-year-old Malibu Moon filly purchased for $675,000 as a yearling by the Phipps Stable.
Ridden by Jose Ortiz, Fly So High cruised past My Favorite Gift to win the one-mile race without much urging, earning an 86 Beyer Speed Figure for the second straight start.
“We’d like to think she wants to go longer,” McGaughey said.
The Davona Dale also is the likely next start for Road to Victory, the Casse-trained filly whose 2-for-2 record includes the Grade 2 Golden Rod at Churchill in November.
One allowance for Sunday
The nominal Sunday feature at Gulfstream is a $51,000 first-level allowance with no clear-cut favorite among eight older horses going a mile on turf. It’s the ninth of 11 races on a card that starts at noon Eastern.
The feature is part of a Rainbow 6 sequence spanning races 6 to 11. Into Friday, the rollover jackpot stood at a whopping $1,004,785. The Rainbow 6 has not been swept by a solo winner since Dec. 7.
After Sunday, Gulfstream goes dark for two days before another five-day week resumes Wednesday.
◗ A trio of graded stakes is set for Saturday, with the Grade 2, $200,000 Fort Lauderdale for older turf horses being the richest. Also on tap are the Grade 3, $150,000 Marshua’s River and the Grade 3, $100,000 Skip Away.
