My Mystery could make next start in Arlington-Washington Lassie

Rags Racing Stable’s My Mystery, a 2-year-old daughter of multiple Grade I-winner Colonel John, could make her next start in the $75,000 Arlington-Washington Lassie on Sept. 10 after a close second-place finish in her debut at Arlington International Racecourse on Aug. 25. The Ingrid Mason trainee went five furlongs on the grass that day, ran close to the pace and took the lead in the final furlong but was caught late by Godolphin’s Lapinski, also making her first start.

 

“I am considering the Arlington-Washington Lassie [for her next start],” Mason said. “I didn’t really think she was a turf horse, we were just concerned about [another possible race on the Polytrack] not going, so we chose to put her in there. She just missed [the win], and I think she might be a little bit better on the Polytrack.”

 

Bred in Florida by Hickstead Farm, My Mystery is out of the Red Bullet mare Mystery Bullet, who is a half-sister to stakes winner Forty Thieves. The filly put in two bullet works over the Polytrack leading up to her first start; she covered four furlongs in 46.2 seconds on Aug. 6, best of 47 works at that distance that morning, and followed it up with five furlongs in one minute flat on Aug. 14. The Arlington-Washington Lassie, a listed stake for two-year-old fillies, will be contested on the main track going seven furlongs.

 

Also featured on the Sept. 10 card at Arlington is the Grade III $100,000 Arlington-Washington Futurity. Mason has nominated Seven Forty Seven, a 2-year-old son of Tiz Wonderful, after his fifth-place debut at Saratoga on Aug. 20. Owned by Michael Cloonan, the colt is out of the Nothern Afleet mare Raramuri Princess, a half-sister to stakes placed Chief Counsel who is out of the stakes winner Format.

 

In his first race, Seven Forty Seven broke from gate eight in a field of ten as the 7-5 favorite. After bumping a rival at the start, the colt made up lost ground and settled off the pace by a few lengths. Going into the turn he was floated four wide and showed no late kick in the final stages of the race. Prior to the race, he had two works from the gate over the main track at Saratoga, covering six furlongs in 1:12.60 on a good track on Aug. 11 and five furlongs in 59.65 on a wet-fast track on Aug. 3. Seven Forty Seven turned in back-to-back bullet works at Arlington before shipping, traveling three furlongs in 33 seconds flat on July 17 and three furlongs in 33.80 on July 10.

 

“I ran him the first time at Saratoga and he was a little dingy,” Mason said. “He needed the race. I’m not sold on the fact that he’s necessarily a dirt horse; I know he likes an off track and I never had the opportunity to work him on a dry dirt track, so I don’t really know. I’m considering running him in the Futurity.”

 

The Arlington-Washington Futurity for 2-year-old colts and geldings will also be run over the main track at seven furlongs.

 

 

Chuck and Maribeth Sanford’s Just Move On, trained by Patrick Byrne, broke his maiden in his second start at Arlington International Racecourse Sunday when stretching out to one mile on the turf for the first time. The 2-year-old colt by Street Boss broke outside in the field of eight, settled four lengths off the pace early, was taken three wide on the turn and gamely ran on to win by six lengths at the wire.

 

After the race, Byrne said they will consider the Grade III $100,000 Arlington-Washington Futurity at seven furlongs on the Polytrack for his next start. The colt, a full brother to stakes winner Dekabrist, recorded a three-furlong work at Arlington in 35.4 seconds on Aug. 21, the best of 23 at that distance that morning.

 

“He’s always trained exceptional on the Polytrack,” Byrne said. “I think I’m going to drop him back. I love dropping back turf to Poly, 7/8ths of a mile I think will be perfect. We’ve always been a little high on him.”

 

 

Carolyn Wilson’s debut winner Wellabled, coming off a tight second-place finish in the Skidmore Stakes at Saratoga on Aug. 19, is likely to make his next start in the Grade III $100,000 Arlington-Washington Futurity according to trainer Larry Rivelli. The 2-year-old son of multiple Grade I-winner Shackleford won his first start by 7½ lengths at Arlington International Racecourse on July 9 in wire-to-wire fashion going five furlongs on the Polytrack. Making his stakes debut on the grass, the colt broke sharply and set opening fractions of 21.59 and 44.74 while opening up a three-length lead, but was run down late by Harlan’s Harmony to lose the photo by a head. The final time for the 5½ furlongs was 1:03.26.

 

“Wellabled is going to run in the [Arlington-Washington Futurity] here,” Rivelli said. “He won’t have to go [five furlongs] in 56 flat.”