Foxy Junior Up Takes Maryland Million Distaff
Dianne Stern’s homebred Foxy Junior, a winner of the Plum Pretty at Parx last tim out, drove past Spencerian down the stretch to win the $100,000 Maryland Million Distaff.
Foxy Junior won by three-quarters of a length over Sheilah’s Warcloud, who got up for the place a length in front of Spencerian.
A 4-year-old daughter of Cuba trained by Bernard Houghton and ridden by Jamar Torres, Foxy Junior covered the seven furlongs in 1:23.86. The filly has now won eight of 18 starts and more than $250,000.
Stern, a Maryland native, and Houghton said the filly’s victory in the Plum Pretty Sept. 21 played a large role in running in the Maryland Million Distaff.
“We agreed on this spot after the last race,” Houghton said.
“I didn’t want to run here and be embarrassed,” Stern said. “Prior races did count.”
Foxy Junior entered the stretch and drew alongside Spencerian, who pressed a :23.10 and 45:70 pace set by Talk to the Judge. After shaking loose from Spencerian, Foxy Junior had enough left to hold off the late-closing Sheilah’s Warcloud.
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