Accomplished Girl Wins First Stakes in Masters

Gentry Farms' Accomplished Girl  lived up to her name in the $298,500 Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes (G2) Sept. 18 at Presque Isle Downs where she wired the field to capture her first black-type stakes.

The 3-year-old daughter of Street Boss  bred in Kentucky by Jack Swain III had been racing primarily on the turf but provided a sign she might relish Presque Isle Downs' all-weather surface after winning a 5 1/2-furlong allowance/optional claiming race gate-to-wire July 16 on Gulfstream Park's synthetic track.

Accomplished Girl began racing this year and won her second career start at Gulfstream Park for trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. in a five-furlong turf sprint at Gulfstream Park with Edgard Zayas in the irons. Zayas was aboard for the 6 1/2-furlong Masters and gave her the front-running trip she seems the most comfortable taking. She took the field through opening fractions of :23.30 and :45.99. Midnight Stroll  and Marissa's Lady  unleashed powerful challenges in the stretch and compressed the gaps with the leader but could not catch her. Accomplished Girl won by three-quarters of a length with Midnight Stroll a head in front of Marissa's Lady. The final time was 1:15.29.

• Accomplished Girl was a $275,000 purchase during the 2022 Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale out of Grassroots Training and Sales' consignment.
• The Masters winner is the first foal to race out of the Twirling Candy   daughter Dazzle, who is a full sister to Shoemaker Mile Stakes (G1T) winner Exaulted .
• Accomplished Girl has now won three of her six career starts and earned $286,225.
• Post-time 4-5 favorite Loyalty  finished fourth. The 4-year-old filly by Hard Spun   came into the Masters with three stakes wins on Woodbine's synthetic track, including most recently a win in the July 22 Hendrie Stakes (G3).
• Morning-line favorite Roses for Debra  was scratched along with four others in the field. She has been entered in the Sept. 23 five-furlong Turf Monster Stakes (G3T) at Parx Racing.

What They're Saying

"She was amazing today," Zayas said about Accomplished Girl. "She broke out of there running. As soon as she got to the lead, her ears went up and was great the rest of the way. She kept digging in late when the fillies started to come to her. I think the easier first quarter-mile helped her late."

Street Boss is a dual grade 1-winning son of Street Cry and stands at Darley Australia for AU$66,000. He entered stud in Australia and then was shuttled to Darley Stallions at Jonabell Farm near Lexington for 11 seasons. Street Boss has sired 64 black-type winners worldwide, including 25 graded/group winners and champions Street Rapper and Arcaded. Street Rapper was 2017 Horse of the Year and champion middle distance horse in Hong Kong, while Arcaded was Australia's champion 2-year-old filly for 2021.