Local Turf Winners Meet in Smart N Fancy

Free as a Bird and Stars Above Me, a pair of runners who already have won a stakes during the 2014 Saratoga meet, will meet on Monday in the $100,000 Smart N Fancy, a 5 ½-furlong turf sprint for fillies and mares.

Both Free as a Bird and Stars Above Me won over Smart N Fancy's course and distance in their most recent starts. Free as a Bird rallied from seventh to take the Caress for fillies and mares by three-quarters of a length on August 1, while Stars Above Me pressed the pace in her 2 ¼-length triumph in the Coronation Cup for 3-year-old fillies on July 30.

Free as a Bird, an Elizabeth Valando homebred trained by Ian Wilkes, has won four of her past five starts, including three consecutive stakes scores. Prior to the Caress, she captured the License Fee and Intercontinental at Belmont Park.

Joel Rosario will ride Free as a Bird, who drew post position 8.

The Coronation Cup was the first start in North America for Stars Above me, who is trained by H. Graham Motion for Elite Racing Club. She had a single win in five starts in her native country.

Stars Above me drew post 9 and will have the services of Irad Ortiz, Jr.

The field also includes Caress third-place finisher Madame Giry, recent optional claiming winners Quay and To My Valentine, and Kune Kune, Goldstryke Glory, Believe in Charlie, White Sangria, and Speedinthruthecity. Angel's Glory and Munnings Sister are entered for the main track only.