Heat Transfer tries six furlongs in Tah Dah

Ohio-bred 2-year-old fillies take center stage Sunday at Belterra Park in the $50,000 Tah Dah Stakes. A field of eight was drawn for the six-furlong event, the first stakes for statebreds at that distance at Belterra Park this season.

Three fillies – Pico Ballado, Humoresque, and Pyrite Blue Magna – are coming into the Tah Dah off maiden wins.

Tah Dah Stakes, Race 7

KEY CONTENDERS

Heat Transfer (Last 3 Beyers: 38-69-61)

◗ Comes into the Tah Dah off a win in the Miss Ohio at ThistleDown on July 26. She won her maiden race at Arlington Park on June 19 while earning a Beyer Speed Figure of 69, the highest in the field by 16 points. That race was at five furlongs, and she has yet to try six furlongs.

◗ Trained by Larry Rivelli, she was a $190,000 purchase in Ocala, Fla., in March. She will be ridden by Jareth Loveberry. That trainer/jockey combo has won at 27 percent over the past two years.

Justalittlesmoke (Last 3 Beyers: 53-35-42)

◗ Won the Cleveland Kindergarten at ThistleDown against males in her last outing while earning a 53 Beyer, the second-highest in the field. She won by six lengths in the 11-horse field.

◗ Finished third, beaten only a length, in the Miss Ohio.

Savings and Roan (Last 2 Beyers: 35-35)

◗ Won at first asking July 12 locally in a statebred maiden race. Finished a close-up fourth in the Miss Ohio while gaining late for trainer Mike Maker. The added distance looks to help her chances.

◗ Adds blinkers for the first time. Maker wins at a 24 percent rate with that angle. Azael Deleon will ride; that trainer/jockey combo has won at 30 percent over the past two years.