Sheepshead Bay Stakes filled with newcomers

ELMONT, N.Y. – Foreign-bred fillies and mares who have made a total of four starts in the U.S. will make up the bulk of the field for next Saturday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Sheepshead Bay Stakes at Belmont Park.

Chad Brown, whose stable is always laden with turf females, is expected to send out Guapaza and Sea Calisi. Guapaza, a Group 2 winner in Chile, was third, beaten a length, in the Grade 3 The Very One at Gulfstream in March. Sea Calisi, a Group 2 winner in France, will be making her U.S. debut.

Carla Bianca, a multiple Group 3 winner in Ireland, will be making her first start for Christophe Clement in the Sheepshead Bay. Previously trained by Dermot Weld, Carla Bianca finished sixth in last year’s Grade 1 Beverly D. at Arlington.

Nakuti, an Irish-bred Group 3 winner, and the New York-bred Selenite are expected to complete the field.