5th-Ellis, $70,760, Msw, 7-15, 3yo/up, f/m, 5 1/2fT, 1:00.80, fm, nose.
ELLEN JAY (f, 3, Constitution–Covfefe {Ch. Female Sprinter, Ch. 3yo Filly, MGISW, $1,110,025}, by Into Mischief) became the first winner for her two-time Eclipse Award-winning dam while trying the turf for the first time in her career. The beaten favorite when fourth on Churchill debut May 11 and when a distant third in Louisville June 8, the homebred was the 5-4 chalk and was off a touch slowly, but recovered to be a forward factor while deep on the course into the turn. In front at the top of the lane, Ellen Jay opened a daylight advantage into the final furlong, but she rolled down towards the fence, and that allowed Supercilious Bolt (Bolt d'Oro) to make a race of it. The photo showed that Ellen Jay had her nose down in the nick of time. LNJ Foxwoods paid $250,000 for Covfefe at the 2017 Keeneland September sale and she went on to become champion 3-year-old filly and champion female sprinter in 2019, winning the GI Test Stakes and the GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint. Covfefe is closely related to Albiano (Harlan's Holiday), a dual group winner and twice Group 1-placed in Japan whose daughter Avverare (Jpn) (Duramente {Jpn}) is a Group 3 winner in Japan. Third dam Aurora (Danzig) is the dam of six winners from seven to race, including Grade I winners Arch (Kris S.) and Acoma (Empire Maker). Covfefe is responsible for the 2-year-old colt Rothko (Tapit) and a filly by Gun Runner foaled Feb. 4. She was covered this year by the LNJ Foxwoods part-owned Olympiad (Speightstown). Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-1, $59,895. Click for the Equibase.com chart.
O/B-LNJ Foxwoods (KY); T-Brad H Cox.
#8 Ellen Jay ($4.50) snatched the victory by a nose in a thrilling photo finish to win the turf dash @EllisParkRacing for trainer @bradcoxracing with jockey @flothejock in the irons! 📸🐴@LNJFoxwoods @Fijithegreat #Covfefe
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— TwinSpires Racing 🏇 (@TwinSpires) July 15, 2024
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