Natalie Victoria the Summer Colony Target
Monmouth Beach Stakes winner Natalie Victoria headlines a field of six entered for Monday's $100,000 Summer Colony, a 1 1/8-mile main track event for females 4 and up.
Trained by Michelle Nevin for James Riccio, the 6-year-old daughter of Indian Ocean earned her first stakes victory in the Monmouth Beach, going gate to wire to win by 3 ½ lengths in 1:41.41 for a mile and 70 yards.
Second choice on the morning line at 5-2 is Endless Chatter, who has strung together two straight wins at Parx Racing for trainer and Mechanicville native Chad Brown. The 4-year-old First Samurai filly won an entry-level allowance at a mile on May 27 and returned to take an optional claiming allowance at a mile and 70 yards, both as the favorite. Joel Rosario will ride from post 1.
Also entered in the Summer Colony are 2013 Monmouth Beach winner Zucchini Flower (7-2) who was second to Natalie Victoria in this year's race; Ambusher (4-1), most recently fourth in the Grade 3 Shuvee at Saratoga on July 27; South Andros (10-1), winner of the Justakiss Stakes at Delaware Park in June; and Made Up (15-1).