Mia Mischief (Into Mischief), purchased by Barbara Banke's Stonestreet Stable for $2.4 million at Fasig-Tipton November last fall, stayed unbeaten in the gold and burgundy after a convincing performance in her return to stakes company Saturday in Oaklawn's Carousel S. The 2018 GII Eight Belles S. winner and 2019 GI Humana Distaff S. heroine took two more stakes last season including, a five-length romp in the Dream Supreme S. at Churchill for Bill and Corinne Heiligbrodt, Heider Family Stables and Madaket Stables just days before garnering the fourth-highest price in Lexington. Remaining in the Steve Asmussen barn, the 'TDN Rising Star' kicked off her season with a clear-cut optional claiming tally over track and trip Mar. 20.
Drawn out in the clear in stall eight, the bay's chances immediately improved when favorite Bellafina (Quality Road) broke a step slowly from the rail. Mia Mischief sat perched off of pacesetting Amy's Challenge (Artie Schiller) through splits of :21.91 and :45.21, and ranged up to challenge for command as Bellafina faded after making a big sweeping move. She took over easily in midstretch, and pulled away from there to notch her fourth career victory (and sixth top two finish from as many tries) in Hot Springs.
CAROUSEL S., $125,000, Oaklawn, 4-25, 4yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:09.57, ft.
1–MIA MISCHIEF, 122, m, 5, Into Mischief–Greer Lynn, by Speightstown. ($135,000 Ylg '16 KEESEP; $300,000 2yo '17 FTFMAR; $2,400,000 4yo '19 FTKNOV). O-Stonestreet Stables LLC; B-Spendthrift Farm LLC (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen; J-Ricardo Santana, Jr. $75,000. Lifetime Record: 21-10-6-1, $1,215,234.
2–Amy's Challenge, 117, m, 5, Artie Schiller–Jump Up, by Jump Start. ($20,000 Ylg '16 FTKOCT). O-Novogratz Racing Stables Inc.; B-Sierra Farm (KY); T-McLean Robertson. $25,000.
3–Lady Suebee, 117, m, 5, First Defence–Freeroll, by Touch Gold. ($85,000 Ylg '16 KEESEP; $230,000 3yo '18 KEENOV). O-Hronis Racing LLC; B-Claiborne Farm (KY); T-John W. Sadler. $12,500.
Margins: 4HF, 3 1/4, 2 1/4. Odds: 1.50, 6.40, 45.80.
Also Ran: Bellafina, Sunny Dale, Classy Act, Midnight Fantasy, What a Fox.
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The winner's dam, who is a half-sister to GSWs Sing Baby Sing (Unbridled's Song) and Roll Hennessy Roll (Hennessy) and MGISP (Unbridled's Song), sold for $700,000 at FTKNOV '19 herself in foal to War Front. She produced a full-sister to Mia Mischief in 2018 and a filly by Into Mischief's son Goldencents in 2019.
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