As mentioned in our race recap, the heavy rain that hit the Jersey shore a few hours prior to the race forced the track to be sealed and changed the track conditions. While listed as “wet fast”, final times for the entire day were clearly slower than normal.
For a 2-year-old, especially on debut, waiting too long at the gate is always problematic and that was the case Friday. Unfortunately, this caused Lady Blitz to miss her break and put her in a chasing position rather than the one being chased.
With that being said, Lady Blitz still made up ground in the stretch and showed some courage to finish fifth. It was a big learning experience for her and everyone expects her to improve in her next efforts. While the Pletcher barn and Jose Gomez believe it may be worth investigating turf with her down the road, we will first get her back on the work tab and see how she trains out of the race before making any solidified race plans moving forward. We will remain in contact with the Pletcher barn and report back with any news to share.
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| Lady Blitz in the saddling paddock at Monmouth Park just prior to her racing debut on Friday, June 16, 2023 |
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