Clipthecouponannie back at favorite distance in Skipat
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One day before he saddles Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming in the 142nd Preakness Stakes (G1), trainer Todd Pletcher cuts Repole Stable’s Clipthecouponannie back to her favorite distance in the $100,000 Skipat.
The 4-year-old daughter of Uncle Mo is undefeated in three tries at six furlongs, winning the Franklin Square against fellow New York-breds last February at Aqueduct. She saw her overall win streak end at four with her first career loss in the seven-furlong Distaff Handicap (G3) April 9, just her second start in 14 months.
“I thought she ran well. It was her first time in open company stakes. I thought she ran hard,” Pletcher said. “She might be a little better suited for this distance. Essentially she’s run well every time and I thought she did last time, as well, despite not winning. Six furlongs seems to be her forte.”
Multiple stakes winner Lovable Lady, based at Pimlico with trainer Mary Eppler, has never been worse than third in 10 lifetime tries at six furlongs, winning four times, three of them in Laurel stakes including one turf. She won her last race on her home track, a third-level optional claimer also at three-quarters of a mile.
Completing the field are Absatootly, upset winner of the Primonetta April 22 at Laurel; multiple stakes winner Sweet On Smokey, fourth in the Primonetta; Grade 3-placed Stormy Sky; multiple stakes-placed Summer Reading, Chanteline and Disco Chick; and Pleasant Tales.
Source: Maryland Jockey Club
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