Lady's Island the one to catch in Ana T. Stakes

Winning is a way of life for Lady’s Island.

She boasts a career record of 16 wins from 30 starts and will attempt to add to her credentials Saturday at Gulfstream Park in the $60,000 Ana T.

The six-furlong race for fillies and mares is one of two overnight stakes on the card. The $60,000 Mecke for 3-year-olds and up at a mile on turf drew an overflow field of 14.

Lady’s Island figures to go favored over eight others after winning 3 of 4 starts so far in 2020. Those victories include the $50,000 Minaret in February at Tampa Bay Downs and the $100,000 Musical Romance in her last start May 16 at Gulfstream.

Last year, Lady’s Island went 8 for 9, among her wins the Grade 3 Sugar Swirl at this six-furlong distance at Gulfstream. She used her good speed to wire the field and looks like the one to catch in the Ana T.

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Lady’s Island is a fresh horse who shows some sharp works for trainer Georgina Baxter. As for the time between starts, Baxter wins at a 33 percent rate with runners returning from layoffs of 61-180 days, according to Daily Racing Form statistics.

Emisael Jaramillo, who regularly rides Lady’s Island, has the mount from post 3.

Heiressall has recency in her corner Saturday. She is shortening up to the distance of her last win after running fourth at a mile in the $60,000 Added Elegance on June 27 at Gulfstream. One start prior, Heiressall won a local allowance over Violent Times, who also is in the Ana T.

Samy Camacho has the mount on Violent Times from post 2, while Heiressall will break from post 8 under Miguel Vasquez.

Sailing Solo will break from the rail in the Mecke, which has a maximum gate of 12. He is coming off a wire-to-wire win in a no-conditions allowance that carried an optional claiming price of $100,000. The one-mile turf race was run June 26 at Gulfstream, and the Beyer Speed Figure of 95 that Sailing Solo earned is the best last-race turf Beyer in the Mecke.

Edgar Prado has the mount on Sailing Solo, who is a son of Smart Strike and the multiple Grade 1-winning mare Proviso, who earned $1.7 million. Sailing Solo races for trainer Louis Roussel III.

Galleon Mast is the most accomplished member of the field as a six-time stakes winner. He is coming off a runner-up finish in the $100,000 Soldier’s Dancer on June 6 at Gulfstream Park. Galleon Mast was beaten a length in the 1 1/16-mile turf race run on good ground. His last win came on firm footing, in the Sunshine Millions Turf Preview last November at Gulfstream Park West.

Jaramillo has the mount from post 5 for trainer David Fawkes.

Harbour Master was a winner over the local course in his last start, taking a second-level allowance that carried an optional claiming price of $62,500. Luca Panici has the mount on the horse, who is a half-brother to multiple Grade 2 winner Prize Exhibit and a full sibling to Group 2 winner Mohaather.

Battle of Blenheim is out of the Grade 1-winning mare Volga, who earned $1.4 million. Battle of Blenheim comes off a win in a first-level allowance on May 9 at Gulfstream Park that has produced three next-out winners, two at the allowance level at Churchill Downs and Woodbine.