Jenny Wiley winner Choisya to stay stateside for summer

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Choisya, who shipped in from England to win the Grade 1 Jenny Wiley Stakes at Keeneland in April and has shipped back in again from England for Friday’s Grade 1 Just a Game here, is expected to remain in the United States for the summer, co-trainer Ed Crisford said.

Crisford said provided Choisya runs well in the Just a Game, at one mile, she would be pointed to the Grade 1 Diana, at 1 1/8 miles here July 12. Choisya, a 5-year-old daughter of Night of Thunder, won the Group 2 Balanchine at Meydan in Dubai at 1 1/8 miles earlier this year.

“I think these American-style tracks really suit her, these flat sort of turning tracks,” said Crisford, who operates the stable along with his father, Simon. “It’s just the style of racing where they kick off the bend and that really suits her. In terms of ground, I see a bit of rain around. She can handle good to firm, she’s pretty versatile.”

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