War Like Goddess breezes five furlongs for Flower Bowl

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – War Like Goddess, dominant winner of the Grade 2 Glens Falls here on Aug. 7, worked five furlongs in 1:02.09 Friday morning over the Oklahoma turf course in preparation for next Saturday’s Grade 1, $600,000 Flower Bowl Stakes at Saratoga.

Able to work inside the orange traffic cones, referred to as dogs, during a time for stakes horses to breeze, War Like Goddess went in splits of 13.30 seconds, 25.66, 38.19, and got her last quarter in 23.90 seconds. She galloped out in 1:14.84 and seven furlongs in 1:28.12.

“Couldn’t have looked better,” trainer Bill Mott said. “Wanted a nice work. As long as she comes out in good order we’ll be ready to go.”

War Like Goddess, a 4-year-old daughter of English Channel, has won five of six starts, including the Grade 3 Orchid at Gulfstream in March and the Grade 3 Bewitch at Keeneland in April.

War Like Goddess heads what is expected to be a short field in the Flower Bowl, a Win and You’re In race for the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Del Mar on Nov. 6.

Others expected include American Bridge, La Signare, Lovely Lucky, and My Sister Nat.