Pounce lived up to her name as she stole the $200,000 Herecomesthebride Stakes (G3T) in the final strides March 2 at Gulfstream Park.
Breaking the widest of eight, Javier Castellano was content with letting the field go forward while he angled the 3-year-old daughter of Lookin At Lucky toward the rail, entering the clubhouse turn just two paths from the inside… Tracking on the flank of grade 3 winner Life's an Audible, Pounce displayed her strong turn of foot as the two surged past favored Ozara with a sixteenth left. Pounce continued forward as she edged Life's an Audible in the final jump to win by a neck, stopping the clock in 1:33.17 for the mile.
It was instant gratification for new owners Resolute Racing, who just purchased the sale-topping filly last month for $370,000 at the Fasig-Tipton February Digital Sale. Pounce is now 3-for-4 lifetime with career earnings of $216,324, all for trainer Mark Casse.
Read more at The BloodHorse
Photo Credit: Coglianese Photo.