While it wasn't the race we hoped for, there were a few positives in Lady Blitz's race today. Partners on the scene reported it had absolutely poured less than an hour before the race and the track was muddy though sealed. Though Blitzer was very much on her toes in the paddock and the walk to the track, there were delays at the start as a number of the first time starters refused to load, and one acted up in the gate, unseating her rider. Lady Blitz stood patiently throughout.
When the gates finally sprang she was a little slow to move out and started in about 7th place. She quickly dug in and made a really nice forward move in the stretch, finishing 5th but only 2-1/2 lengths behind the winner. All-in-all, she maintained an excellent and professional attitude, handled being hit with mud in the face for the first time, and ultimately showed a good bit of run. We hope this was a solid learning experience that will translate well in her next start. Nice effort, Blitzer.
Report from MRH
Lady Blitz finished 5th and was beaten two and one-half lengths in her debut this afternoon at Monmouth Park. The Oceanport, NJ area received a significant amount of rain prior to the race which led the race track to be sealed this afternoon and naturally carrying some moisture despite the rain stopping during her race. When it came ready to load in the gate, your filly handled herself well and stood patiently despite a delay due to #4 Anajuliaforever not wanting to load [as well as #7 and #8) and another horse along her inside acting up in the gate.
When the gate opened, she was off slowly and was forced to race off of the pace. As mentioned leading into the race while you never know what can happen when race day comes, given the way she breezed on multiple occasions this was not the position we expected to be in early.
The race almost instantly turned into a learning experience from there as this is not a situation you can put a horse in when it comes to their morning training. Jockey Jose Gomez attempted to put her in the race to his best abilities. She took a lot of dirt being stuck behind horses along the inside but still put in a mild rally down the lane. She never gave in or backed out of things after dealing with the adversity which is a positive.
While we had bigger hopes and expectations for today, this is only the start of her career and there is still plenty to be excited about. The most important aspect is she appeared to finish strongly and galloped out well, not far behind the first-place finisher. We’ll be in touch with the Pletcher team and will follow up in the coming days with a post-race update.
Report from the Pletcher Team [will be added when received]
Report from MRH
Lady Blitz finished 5th and was beaten two and one-half lengths in her debut this afternoon at Monmouth Park. The Oceanport, NJ area received a significant amount of rain prior to the race which led the race track to be sealed this afternoon and naturally carrying some moisture despite the rain stopping during her race. When it came ready to load in the gate, your filly handled herself well and stood patiently despite a delay due to #4 Anajuliaforever not wanting to load [as well as #7 and #8) and another horse along her inside acting up in the gate.
When the gate opened, she was off slowly and was forced to race off of the pace. As mentioned leading into the race while you never know what can happen when race day comes, given the way she breezed on multiple occasions this was not the position we expected to be in early.
The race almost instantly turned into a learning experience from there as this is not a situation you can put a horse in when it comes to their morning training. Jockey Jose Gomez attempted to put her in the race to his best abilities. She took a lot of dirt being stuck behind horses along the inside but still put in a mild rally down the lane. She never gave in or backed out of things after dealing with the adversity which is a positive.
While we had bigger hopes and expectations for today, this is only the start of her career and there is still plenty to be excited about. The most important aspect is she appeared to finish strongly and galloped out well, not far behind the first-place finisher. We’ll be in touch with the Pletcher team and will follow up in the coming days with a post-race update.
Report from the Pletcher Team [will be added when received]
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| Lady Blitz in the saddling paddock before her debut race at Monmouth Park June 16, 2023 |
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