Saratoga
Mother Mother makes turf debut in Caress
Barbara D. Livingston Mother Mother works a half-mile on the Oklahoma turf last Sunday at Saratoga.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Mother Mother will try turf for the first time when she runs in Saturday’s $200,000 Caress Stakes for fillies and mares at 5 1/2 furlongs. The Caress will go as the finale on Saturday’s 12-race card.
Mother Mother, a daughter of Pioneerof the Nile trained by Bob Baffert, is 3 for 14 on dirt. On Sunday, she worked a sharp half-mile in 48 seconds on the Oklahoma turf.
The Caress drew a field of 10 that includes I’llhandalthecash and Dalika, who were the one-two finishers from the License Fee Stakes at Belmont, Sweet Bye and Bye, Introduced, Jakarta, Getmotherarose, Saratoga Treasure, Cariba, and Miss Gossip.
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