Wide Open Field of Ten Set for $200,000 Sunshine Millions Distaff

Wide Open Field of Ten Set for $200,000 Sunshine Millions Distaff

Category : News - Fri 15/01/2016 - 16:17 EST

On Saturday at Gulfstream Park, the track will host the $200,000 Sunshine Millions Distaff. Restricted to fillies and mares bred in Florida, the seven-furlong contest has drawn a field of ten fillies and mares.

Flutterby headlines the competitive field as the morning line favorite at odds of 2-1 for trainer Jerry Bonzo who also owns and bred the mare. A five-year-old daughter of Congrats, she is a six-time winner and will be trying to improve off of a third-place finish in last year’s edition of the Sunshine Millions Distaff. She was also third in the Millions Distaff Preview Stakes last time out and will break from post position five under jockey Luca Panici.

Legal Laura trying to bounce back to form

Second choice at morning line odds of 3-1 is Legal Laura for trainer Kathleen O’Connell. Bred and owned by Gilbert Campbell, the five-year-old mare has won five of her sixteen starts and earned her first black type win two starts back in the Millions Distaff Preview Stakes. She will be trying to rebound after finishing sixth in the Rampart Stakes (G3) last time out and will have Paco Lopez aboard from post position four.

Dogwood Trail looking for another stakes win

Also in the field at morning line odds of 6-1 is Dogwood Trail for trainer Stanley Gold. Bred and owned by Jacks or Better Farm, the four-year-old filly is a daughter of Awesome of Course and has been on the board in seven of her ten starts. She will be trying to earn her fifth career victory and was fourth last time out in the Sugar Swirl Stakes (G3). Jose Caraballo will be aboard and they will break from post seven. 

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