Sweet Melania (American Pharoah) captured the GIII Wonder Again S. at Belmont June 20 and looks to pick up where she left off Friday in Saratoga's GIII Lake George S. A close second in this venue's P.G. Johnson S. last term, the $600,000 KEESEP buy romped in Keeneland GII Jessamine S. in October and was third in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Nov. 1. The Wonder Again is her only start so far this term.
“She's a quality filly and I was pleased with her effort off the layoff,” said trainer Todd Pletcher. “She breezed super on Friday [half-mile in :48 3/5 on the Oklahoma grass course], so hopefully she's ready to run well again.”
Godolphin's Micheline (Bernardini) was second in the GIII Sweetest Chant S. in February and was off the board in Tampa's GIII Florida Oaks in March. She returned to winning ways in Gulfstream's Honey Ryder S. May 2 and was last seen closing to be sixth in Churchill's GIII Regret S. June 27.
Cat's Pajamas (Street Sense) graduated at third asking in her first try on turf at Churchill May 17, which was also her first start for Graham Motion. Capturing a Belmont allowance June 14, the bay was fifth last time in this venue's GII Lake Placid S. July 19.
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