Miso Phansy scratched from Melair after solid second in Honeymoon

Miso Phansy, second by a nose in the Grade 3 Honeymoon Stakes on turf at Santa Anita last Sunday, will be withdrawn from Saturday’s $125,000 Melair Stakes for 3-year-old California-bred fillies, trainer Leonard Powell said.

Entries for the Melair were taken last Sunday morning. Powell said the Melair was an option for Miso Phansy if she did not perform to expectations in the Honeymoon Stakes.

“The entries were before my race on Sunday,” Powell said. “I entered as a backup if something had happened, if she had a bad-luck trip. The way she ran on Sunday, she had a real race.

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“She deserves more than six days off.”

Miso Phansy closed from last of six in the final furlong to narrowly miss winning the Honeymoon. The race was won by Firenze Flavor in a three-horse photo.

Miso Phansy, second in the California Cup Oaks for statebred 3-year-old fillies in January, will be considered for two stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Del Mar this summer – the Grade 2 San Clemente Stakes at a mile on turf on July 19 and the Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks on Aug. 16.

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