Guinevere had a bit of a rough trip tonight at Turfway Park R#5. Breaking slow from the #1 post, she attempted to improve her position going into the turn but was unable to negotiate the traffic. Eventually moving to the outside, she rallied to take 3rd in her debut.
Prior to the race, she was very professional and looked great in the paddock, handling all the sights, sounds and crowd that came to see her extremely well, and standing quietly for the saddling. She is a very large filly and this was commented on several times by the announcers and people present.
We're very excited to see what she can do going forward as she learns the ropes and gains experience.
We'll include the post-race report once it's available.
POST RACE REPORT
Guinevere finished a promising 3RD in her career debut in today’s 5th race at Turfway Park, beaten by 4 1/4 lengths. Breaking a step slow, the daughter of Justify found her rhythm early but was shut off when trying to maneuver on the inside of the eventual winner #3 Winnable (Justify).
She entered the backstretch in fourth and settled nicely about three lengths off of the leaders. Her jockey Abel Cedillo opted to put her in the clear near the half-mile pole and she responded well when the pace began to quicken. Our 3-year-old filly entered the final turn four-wide and battled on gamely through the stretch.
Breaking from the rail and going two turns on debut is never an easy task and Guinevere will surely gain plenty of experience from today’s race as well as fitness. As you will hear from Wesley, Guinevere came back a little tired and will surely benefit both physically and mentally. There is plenty to build off from this debut and hope to possibly see her at Keeneland this spring. We will discuss with the Ward barn in the coming days to see how she exited this race and we will report back with any news to share.
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