By Ray Cotolo, for The Red Mile
LEXINGTON,
KY—In her second start for trainer Ake Svanstedt Beautiful Sin pounced from a
pocket trip to win the 54th Kentucky Filly Futurity—a $267,000
single dash sponsored by the Father Patrick Syndicate and Diamond Creek Farm—on
Sunday, Oct. 6 at The Red Mile.
When
Dovescry, sent the 3-5 favorite, left for the lead from the center of the gate
while Svanstedt tucked Beautiful Sin onto the pacesetter’s helmet heading to a
:27.1 opening quarter. Golden Tricks, stablemate to Beautiful Sin, progressed
uncovered from sixth up the backstretch and flushed cover from Millies
Possesion moving to a :55.2 half.
Millies
Possesion stalled circling the final turn as When Dovescry accelerated to
three-quarters in 1:22.2 and retreated into the stretch. Beautiful Sin angled
from the pocket while When Dovescry drifted and tired, leaving a gap for The
Ice Dutchess to shoot through. The Ice Dutchess gave late pursuit to new leader
Beautiful Sin into the final eighth but settled for second. When Dovescry held
third.
“It’s
a total surprise compared to my thinking two months ago; I’m really shocked by
this,” said Lennart Agren, who owns Beautiful Sin through S R F Stable. “I
thought I had to [switch trainers] before the four-year-old season. [Ake
Svanstedt] said she was nice but he had some issues to fix. She was a really
nice filly two years ago in the sales ring.”
Topping
the 2017 Lexington Yearling Sale, Beautiful Sin—bred by Jeff Gural and Moon
Goddess LLC—sold for $480,000. The sophomore daughter of Muscle Hill has five
victories from 14 starts and has earned $372,867. She paid $9.00 to win.
