![]() ![]() ![]() She looked fast in the paddock,” said Rice. “I told Jose that I thought the little filly on the inside of us had tremendous speed. Rice said the plans she discussed with Lezcano were a moot point once the swift Hot Little Thing missed the break from post 2. Hot Little Thing and Musicmansandy completed the order of finish. Tappin Josie completed the exacta by 3 1/2 lengths over Fabulously Funny with Fancy Azteca finishing another four lengths back to complete the superfecta. Tappin Josie drifted wide to the center of the racetrack and could not make up enough ground to catch Downtown Mischief, who reached the wire 1 1/2 lengths in front and stopped the clock in 1:13.72. Downtown Mischief came away with a clear advantage at the top of the lane and kicked clear from her retreating pace pressers, left only to deal with the late turn of foot from Tappin Jose, who rallied from fifth to make her bid at the eighth pole. Hot Little Thing, who was away slowly and trailed the field at the start, was rushed up quickly by Alex Achard and battled for the lead down the backstretch through an opening quarter mile in 22.89 seconds over the fast main track.ĭowntown Mischief raced between foes mid-turn as a stubborn Fabulously Funny gave chase to her inside with an all-out Hot Little Thing to her outside after a half-mile in 47.19. Sometimes at Saratoga, we’ll get 18 seconds, and we never win a photo.”Īway cleanly from post 3, Downtown Mischief broke a step slow and was urged to confront the fast-breaking Fabulously Funny as the field exited the chute. “Last winter, we were struggling to get there. “When you’re a trainer you go through hills and valleys, but it sure is fun when you end up on the right side of it,” said Rice. Rice said she is relishing her recent run of success. ![]() Rice, who is the leading trainer at the Big A winter meet with 35 wins, enjoyed the ninth win from the past 11 races she has entered, and improved to 10-for-12 one race later when Lifetime of Change broke his maiden in Race 10. The victory followed a pair of six-furlong scores against state-breds at the Big A when taking an allowance on February 17 and a maiden by an eye-catching 7 3/4 lengths on January 14. Trained by the red-hot Linda Rice and ridden to victory by Jose Lezcano, Downtown Mischief made the first stakes start of her career a winning one to maintain a flawless 3-for-3 record. ![]()
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