BEL R10 10/14/07
Gutting out a nose victory in today’s fifth at Gulfstream, Tazarine became the fifth filly out of the 10th at Belmont on October 14 to win or stakes-place in her next couple starts. Melissa Jo, winner of that maiden special, finished third in her next start, the G2 Demoiselle, and will start next in Saturday’s Old Hat Stakes at Gulfstream; place horse Pulpitina won next out, as did Music Note and Carolyn’s Cat, who went on to finish second in Sunday’s Ruthless Stakes at Aqueduct. Tazarine finished third that day at Belmont, then second in her next race at Aqueduct on November 23, 2 1/4 lengths ahead of Armonk, who won her next out at Aqueduct on December 30. Of the four remaining non-winners from October 14, two warrant watching: After the Storm, who finished eighth and hasn’t returned to race since, although she has been working steadily at Hollywood, and Serious Vow, who made her debut that day. Running next on November 1 at Aqueduct, Serious Vow finished third in the MSW won so impressively by Music Note, and then finished fourth in her next start on December 9 after she was forced to check in the stretch and squeezed between rivals.
