Mean Mary to Try for Third Straight Win in Orchid

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Photo: Coglianese Photos/Ryan Thompson
Mean Mary wins the 2020 La Prevoyante Stakes at Gulfstream Park

Alex G. Campbell Jr.'s homebred Mean Mary, unraced since a runaway triumph in her stakes debut nine weeks ago, returns looking to cap a perfect winter in the $100,000 Orchid Stakes presented by Rood & Riddle (G3T) Saturday, March 28 at Gulfstream Park.

Mean Mary has won each of her two starts during the Gulfstream Championship Meet for trainer Graham Motion. The 4-year-old daughter of Scat Daddy capped her sophomore season with a determined head triumph over Cap de Creus going 1 1/8 miles Dec. 22, then rolled to a front-running, five-length victory under jockey Luis Saez in the 1 1/2-mile La Prevoyante (G3T) Jan. 25. Cap de Creus also is entered in the Orchid.

Video: La Prevoyante S. (G3T)



"I couldn't have predicted that. She just kind of galloped around there," Motion said. "There was no pace in the race and I thought it was very clear that Luis was going to end up on the lead, so the next question was, 'Would she be able to handle the distance,' which she obviously did. I was pretty encouraged by it."

Mean Mary ran fifth in her unveiling on the dirt at Laurel Park last fall, but has been first or second with three wins in four tries since making the switch to the turf, starting with a 3 1/4-length maiden special weight score in October at Keeneland. Her lone grass defeat came in her only start as the favorite in November at Aqueduct.

"She's pretty straightforward, actually, which is odd because in the morning she's tended to be quite tricky. But she has mellowed some and I think she's a galloper. She'll gallop them into the ground if they let her," Motion said. "I'd like to think she can be competitive with the better grass mares this summer."

Saez returns to ride Mean Mary from Post 6 in an expected field of 12 older fillies and mares going 1 3/8 miles at co-topweight of 124 pounds.


Entries: Orchid S. presented by Rood and Riddle (G3T)

Gulfstream Park, Saturday, March 28, 2020, Race 10

  • Grade IIIT
  • 1 3/8m
  • Turf
  • $100,000
  • 4 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
  • 4:17 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Beale Street (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate John R. Velazquez 118 Michael R. Matz 15/1
2 2Kelsey's Cross (FL) Florent Geroux 118 Patrick L. Biancone 10/1
3 3Irisa (ARG) Edgar S. Prado 120 Ignacio Correas, IV 30/1
4 4Quick Witted (KY) Joe Bravo 118 Ignacio Correas, IV 15/1
5 5Gentle Ruler (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Chris Landeros 124 Ian R. Wilkes 7/2
6 6Mean Mary (KY) Luis Saez 124 H. Graham Motion 3/1
7 7Cap de Creus (KY) Joel Rosario 118 Todd A. Pletcher 10/1
8 8Beau Belle (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Dylan Davis 118 Thomas Albertrani 8/1
9 9Get Explicit (KY) Edgard J. Zayas 118 Barbara J. Minshall 12/1
10 10La Australiana (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Marcos Meneses 118 Juan Carlos Avila 30/1
11 11Over Thinking (KY) Julien R. Leparoux 118 Victoria H. Oliver 30/1
12 12Elizabeth Way (IRE) Paco Lopez 124 Roger L. Attfield 9/2