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Posted: 1/7/2006 8:23:00 PM ET
| Experience counts for Itty Bitty Pretty in Santa Ysabel |
| The $109,200 Santa Ysabel Stakes (G3) did not unfold the way trainer Doug O'Neill thought it would, but the trainer was nevertheless pleased with the outcome as Patrick Valenzeula guided Itty Bitty Pretty a six-length win over less experienced but heavily favored Sabatini. |
| O'Neill
said he envisioned stablemate Horse B With You setting the tempo
as Itty Bitty Pretty rated off the pace, but instead Incumbent
went to the front after Horse B With You bobbled at the start.
Valenzuela nursed Itty Bitty Pretty along two wide in fourth,
then third, through three-quarters of a mile before she rallied
four wide into the stretch and drew clear, finishing the 1 1/16
miles in 1:44.60... ...Liberation Farm and Oratis Thoroughbreds bred Itty Bitty Pretty in Kentucky. Her dam is Tipsy Girl, by Raise a Cup. |