Another Time Faces Jolie Olimpica in One-Mile Nassau
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Jolie Olimpica after her win in the 2020 Monrovia Stakes at Santa Anita Park
Another Time , a 5-year-old daughter of Munnings , looks to go one better in the CA$175,000 Nassau Stakes (G2T) July 24 at Woodbine.
Bred by Machmer Hall, owned by Hoolie Racing Stable and trained by Barb Minshall, Another Time just missed taking last year's running of the one-mile turf event, finishing a neck behind Elizabeth Way . In Saturday's race, she faces 11 rivals, including favorites Jolie Olimpica and Abscond .
Another Time, a dark bay, arrives in the Nassau off a strong two-length score at 7 1/2-furlongs over the Woodbine inner turf June 12. The 9-5 favorite, Another Time was settled into second early by jockey David Moran before the duo assumed command at the stretch call and then easily held off their rivals.
"She's always been a nice filly," said Minshall, who won back-to-back editions (1995-96) of the Nassau with Bold Ruritana. "I was expecting her to run well. She had been ready to run for quite a while before that. She was definitely ready to run. She gets over the turf very well, and she does everything right. She actually stumbled a little bit coming out of the gate, so it was a really nice recovery and effort."
With a record of 5-1-3 from 14 starts, Another Time's connections are looking to add a stakes victory to her stat sheet.
"She runs well off the layoff," said Minshall. "She got injured in the last race (Canadian Stakes, G2T) before the layoff and was off quite a while. I don't think it was the (1 1/8-mile) distance of the race—she just wasn't right after that race. I think she's more than capable up to that distance, and she's really good right now, knock on wood. She doesn't need to be on the lead. She can be close. If someone wants the lead, she can sit off it. She's also the type of horse that's more than willing to carry on in front. She gives the rider a lot of options on where to be, and I think that makes her dangerous in that regard."
Dangerous enough, hopes Minshall, to see her go one better than she did in last year's Nassau.
"She almost had that race. I'm hoping she can get that graded stakes win on her résumé. It would be nice for the long-term plan for her."
The 5-2 morning-line favorite in the Nassau is Fox Hill Farm's Jolie Olimpica. She was sent to Canada this year from California, in part for the opportunity to race her on Lasix. The diuretic, used to control respiratory bleeding, is still permitted for most races in Canada but is prohibited in open stakes races in California and in some other jurisdictions amid a growing phase-out of race-day medications.
Josie Carroll is the new trainer of Jolie Olimpica after she was conditioned by Hall of Famer Richard Mandella in California.
Woodbine, Saturday, July 24, 2021, Race 6Entries: Nassau S. (G2T)
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Horse
Jockey
Wgt
Trainer
M/L
1
1Abby Hatcher (IRE)
Kazushi Kimura
120
Anna Meah
10/1
2
2Another Time (KY)
David Moran
118
Barbara J. Minshall
6/1
3
3Tappitty Tappitty (FL)
Patrick Husbands
118
Mark E. Casse
15/1
4
4Saratoga Vision (KY)
Jeffrey Ian Alderson
118
Alexander P. Patykewich
20/1
5
5Abscond (KY)
Justin Stein
118
Eddie Kenneally
4/1
6
6Our Secret Agent (KY)
Emma-Jayne Wilson
118
Mark E. Casse
8/1
7
7Crystal Glacier (KY)
Shaun Bridgmohan
118
Mark E. Casse
8/1
8
8Sunset Kiss (GB)
Gary Boulanger
118
J. Kent Sweezey
20/1
9
9Honey Cake (IRE)
Antonio A. Gallardo
118
Jonathan Thomas
10/1
10
10Jolie Olimpica (BRZ)
Luis Contreras
120
Josie Carroll
5/2
11
11Royal Wedding (ON)
Simon P. Husbands
118
Nathan Squires
20/1
12
12Merveilleux (ON)
Rafael Manuel Hernandez
120
Kevin Attard
15/1
