Hoosier Philly taking a break, with Rachel Alexandra possible comeback target

Hoosier Philly, unbeaten in three starts and a smooth winner of the Golden Rod Stakes on Nov. 26 at Churchill, is getting a freshening at Woodford Farm in Ocala, Fla., before joining Tom Amoss’s string at Fair Grounds in late December.

A five-length winner in the Golden Rod after an even easier score in the Rags to Riches Stakes, Hoosier Philly, if all goes well, could make her 2023 debut in the Feb. 18 Rachel Alexandra Stakes at Fair Grounds.

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By Into Mischief out of the Tapit mare Tapella, Hoosier Philly is campaigned by Gold Standard Racing and is among the early favorites for the Kentucky Oaks. Amoss won the 2019 Oaks with Serengeti Empress and has said on multiple occasions that Hoosier Philly is the most talented horse he’s ever trained.

Curly Jack, the Amoss-trained colt who was second in the Kentucky Jockey Club on Nov. 26, also is at Woodford Farm and is on the same schedule as Hoosier Philly, with a Feb. 18 start in the Risen Star his intended 2023 debut.

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