War Flag shows she's the goods

ELMONT, N.Y. – Perhaps overshadowed by Timeline’s performance in the Grade 3 Pegasus, the 4-year-old filly War Flag on Sunday displayed an impressive turn of foot, rallying from last in an eight-horse field to win a third-level allowance race at Monmouth Park by a half-length against males. It was her first start in this country.

Away from the races for 11 months since winning the Grade 3 Prix Chloe at Chantilly, War Flag passed four rivals in the final sixteenth of a mile under Nik Juarez to record her fourth win from six starts. War Flag is a Kentucky-bred daughter of War Front owned and bred by Joe Allen and trained by Shug McGaughey.

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War Flag ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:40.92 and earned a 90 Beyer Speed Figure.

McGaughey said he was going to run War Flag against females at Belmont on May 26, but the filly had a muscle disorder known as “tying up” following a May 16 workout and missed some time. McGaughey couldn’t find a suitable race for fillies and mares, so he ran her against the boys.

“I was pleased with the way she ran,” McGaughey said. “I told the kid, ‘She probably won’t break good, just be patient.’ We’re going to look for the next reasonable spot.”