Sweet Cat’s Sis Scores
– Life Is Sweet, a full sister to 2004 champion juvenile filly Sweet Catomine, routed her competition in the fifth at Belmont this afternoon, going 1 1/16 miles on the grass in 1:41.47. It was the two-year-old’s second career start for trainer Bill Mott. Debuting at Saratoga (in the same race won by Indian Blessing, who took the Frizette Stakes oh so impressively on Saturday), she showed little going 5 1/2 furlongs on the dirt, racing far off the pace and finishing eighth, more than 14 lengths back. Today’s distance and surface switch suited Life Is Sweet’s apparent style better: The Storm Cat filly picked off rivals on the outside then exploded at the top of the stretch, drawing away to win by nine lengths over Tessitura as the 9-5 favorite.
– Nobiz Like Shobiz won’t start in the Breeders’ Cup Mile despite his push-button victory in the Jamaica Handicap on Saturday. Trainer Barclay Tagg said the three-year-old colt, now 3-for-3 on the turf, will point to the November 25 Hollywood Derby instead (DRF). “The problem with running in the Mile is that even if he wins, he won’t get the accolades he deserves,” said Tagg. “English Channel or whoever wins the Breeders’ Cup Turf will probably be turf champion and he’s not going to be three-year-old champion, so what does he really have to gain by running in the Mile?” Well, maybe an Eclipse after all. Jim Gluckson explains to Paul Moran.
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