Princess of Cairo has the breeding to successfully stretch out in Hong Kong Jockey Club

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – There are no standouts in the $50,000 Hong Kong Jockey Club at Hastings on Sunday. All six of the 3-year-old fillies entered will be stretching out to a middle distance for the first time in the 1 1/16-mile race. It goes as race 7 on an eight-race card that begins at 4:30 p.m. Pacific.

Princess of Cairo has the pedigree for the assignment. Trained by Glen Todd, she is coming off an impressive win in a maiden special weight race in just her second start.

With Efrain Hernandez riding, she broke alertly from the rail in the 6 1/2-furlong dash and looked very comfortable stalking Fly Away and Miss Earl for a half-mile. She moved outside of the dueling pair and took the lead turning for home. It was a very mature performance for a horse with just one race behind her.

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By Cairo Prince, the Kentucky-bred Princess of Cairo is a half-sister to She’s Lovely, who could run all day. Counting races on turf and a walkover in a race washed off the turf at Penn National, She’s Lovely won nine routes.

Todd said Princess of Cairo “improved 200 percent in her second start.”

“After watching how she finished, I couldn’t wait to run her long,” he said. “I know it is a big step up in class, but I think she has an excellent chance.”

Princess of Cairo drew the outside post, from where she figures to get a nice trip stalking a quick pace. Hernandez retains the mount.

The Todd-trained Miss Prospector guarantees a fast pace.

In her lone win, which came at Emerald Downs last year, she broke on top and drew off to win a maiden special weight race by over 11 lengths. In her next start, going 1 1/16 miles at Hastings, she dueled through honest fractions before finishing third in the $75,000 Fantasy.

Miss Prospector is back with her own age group after getting fried in a duel in a conditioned allowance race for fillies and mares on July 7.

Sangria should be okay with the added yardage after finishing third to Floral in the $40,000 Supernaturel going 6 1/2 furlongs July 21. Trained by Barbara Heads, the daughter of Sungold rallied to win the $102,000 Freedom of the City at Century Downs going 7 1/2 furlongs in her final start as a 2-year-old.

Jose Gomez rides.

Floral took them all the way in the Supernaturel, but the Craig MacPherson-trained daughter of Bakken set moderate fractions and she won’t have that luxury Sunday.

Fully Lent figures to move forward following her runner-up finish in the Supernaturel in her first start this year. Trained by Dave Forster, she finished second to the sensational Infinite Patience in the $100,000 Sadie Diamond Futurity and the $50,000 CTHS Stakes as a 2-year-old.

Walkinthewalk, fourth in the Supernaturel for trainer Mark Cloutier, completes the field.