Vault, Water White Regroup in Wide Open Molly Pitcher

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Photo: Coglianese Photos
Vault wins the Ruffian Stakes at Belmont Park

Unable to keep pace with division leader Letruska  in separate higher-level graded contests last month, Vault  and Water White  receive class relief in the Molly Pitcher Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park July 17 on the TVG.com Haskell Stakes (G1) undercard.

The $250,000 race at 1 1/16 miles drew seven other older fillies and mares, most of whom, like Vault and Water White, were outrun in stakes last out.

Kueber Racing, Barlar, Madaket Stables, and Little Red Feather Racing's Vault lost by 14 lengths to Letruska when trailing five rivals in the Fleur de Lis Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs June 26. E.V. Racing Stable's Water White was fifth and last behind Letruska in the Ogden Phipps Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park June 5, beaten 20 3/4 lengths.

Two starts ago, Vault and Water White ran 1-2 the Ruffian Stakes (G2) at Belmont May 2, 1 3/4 lengths apart. Both won ungraded stakes earlier in their careers.


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The Brad Cox-trained Vault (Jump Start ) carries highweight of 124 pounds and jockey Tyler Gaffalione. She is a half sister to 2019 Rodeo Drive Stakes (G1T) winner Mirth .

Hector Diaz Jr. rides the Rudy Rodriguez-trained Water White (Conveyance  ) under a 118-pound weight assignment.

The Molly Pitcher also includes stakes winners Our Super Freak , Mrs. Danvers , Thankful , and Bank Sting .


Entries: Molly Pitcher S. (G3)

Monmouth Park, Saturday, July 17, 2021, Race 10

  • Grade III
  • 1 1/16m
  • Dirt
  • $250,000
  • 3 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
  • 4:38 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Our Super Freak (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate David Cohen 118 Cherie DeVaux 5/1
2 2Mrs. Danvers (KY) Paco Lopez 118 Claude R. McGaughey III 3/1
3 3Vault (PA) Tyler Gaffalione 124 Brad H. Cox 7/2
4 4Thankful (KY) Flavien Prat 122 Todd A. Pletcher 8/1
5 5Bank Sting (NY) Mychel J. Sanchez 122 John P. Terranova II 10/1
6 6Bajan Girl (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Florent Geroux 118 Rohan Crichton 9/2
7 7Water White (KY) Hector Rafael Diaz, Jr. 118 Rudy R. Rodriguez 5/1
8 8Reina La Kelsy (FL) Tomas B. Mejia 118 Melvin Moises Ovando 30/1
9 9Graceful Princess (KY) Joel Rosario 118 Todd A. Pletcher 8/1