The strange West is gliding through, looking hard at Allaire du Pont

Strange West Bounced heavily to a 4-year-old Purebred Dog who made over a quarter of a million dollars. She’s run for four coaches at seven tracks, and she’s in the program for New York-based Gary Sciacca.

Kentucky’s half-blood daughter Spin hard has a 5-3-2 record in 15 starts, and if you ignore her 0-4 on the pitch for Sciacca, Exotic West looks even better. He is finally realizing that her thing will be long on the main track, and on May 20 she will debut her graded stake in the long-running Allaire du Pont Distaff (G3) 1 1/8 mile, $150,000 for cakes and mares 3-year-olds and up. It’s one of five stakes on the $250,000 George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes card for 3-year-olds (G2) at Pimlico racetrack.

Exotic West had the best performance of his career, losing 10-1 in three-quarters of the time on April 10 in the Top Flight Invitational Stakes over 1 1/16 miles at Aqueduct race track. She took third place before rallying wide and extending the final match at 11.90 to Javier Castellano.

“In her last race, she really put it all together,” Sciacca said. “She’s a chubby, handsome person. She does well, she likes two turns, so we’ll take our best shot.”

Exotic West drew 1 with Castellano back on board.

“I’m happy with the railway,” he said. “I want to be in 1st or 2nd with lightning speed.”

Speed ​​should come from increasing class Princess Lil Kings and aptly named Super fast who finished third in the game Baird Doubledogdare (G3) in Keeneland finally out.

Exotic West, 2 to 3 at 1/8 mile, is the only one in the field of 6 to have won at long distance. Only Frost Point, third in Top Flight, has tried it.

Exotic West bought Bob Baffert for a meal before breeder Gary West moved her to Wayne Catalano. She was 0 for 4 to him before Ray Handal claimed her for $50,000 last June at Churchill Downs. On August 1, Handal ran her only, and Sciacca and owner Louis Lazzinnaro brought her in for $40,000 from a win at Racecourse Saratoga.

Sciacca ran four times on grass (Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, Monday) before switching to dirt on December 12 for a start mile allowed at the Aqueduct. She’s won and is 2 to 3 since then, losing after she beat Dylan Davis on December 16 in the women’s handicap at the Aqueduct.

Sciacca was unable to determine the reason for Exotic West’s sublimation.

“Sometimes the horses get good,” he said. “You just hope they peak at the right time.”

Happy Soul Tops Miss Preakness
Few coaches can match Wesley Ward when it comes to sprinters. He gained worldwide recognition for his victories with the field sprinter at Royal Ascot. Ward also died from lack of land.

He won $150,000 Miss Preakness Stakes (G3) for a 3-year-old with Red ghost last year. He will try to repeat Friday at Pimlico with Happy Soul, who will start from 6th under casual driver John Velazquez. Two quick five feather constructions in Keeneland so she’s done with her preparations. Her main rival looks like a fast delivery guy in California Under the stars who won seven pieces, $200,000 Santa Ynez Stakes (G2) on January 8 at Santa Anita.

Happy Soul, a daughter owned by Gayla Rankin Runhappy , is 3-for-5. She dominated with 11 lengths in 5 Astoria 1/2 Longhair Bets last June at Belmont Park and get the six-foot-long Dixie Belle on February 19 at Oaklawn Park. Ward extended Happy Soul 1/16 mile on April 8 at Ashland Stakes (G1) Central Bank in Keeneland. She got tired after pushing for speed and faded to sixth place, 25 miles behind the runaway winner Nest .