Gamble's Ghost being pointed for Rampart Stakes

ETOBICOKE, Ontario – About an hour after Ami’s Mesa was beaten a nose by Bar of Gold in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint at Del Mar on Nov. 4, trainer Josie Carroll and owner-breeder Ivan Dalos went from the agony of defeat to the thrill of victory as, back at Woodbine, Gamble’s Ghost won the Grade 3 Maple Leaf Stakes by three-quarters of a length.

It was the third consecutive win for the daughter of Ghostzapper, following an allowance score in October and the Belle Mahone Stakes in September.

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With no stakes options remaining at Woodbine before the end of the meet on Dec. 10, Carroll said Gamble’s Ghost would likely make her next start in the Grade 3, $100,000 Rampart Stakes at Gulfstream Park over a one-turn mile on the dirt on Dec. 16.

Gamble’s Ghost has made one start on dirt, finishing fourth in a seven-furlong allowance at Keeneland back in April in her 2017 debut.

She’s breezed twice at Woodbine since winning the 1 1/4-mile Maple Leaf over Tapeta, with her most recent move a five-furlong breeze in 1:01.00 on Nov. 24.