Jabaara Could Be Record Setter for Godolphin
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Godolphin homebred Verity wins the Beaumont Stakes at Keeneland
With 26 graded stakes victories to its credit, Godolphin is tied with Claiborne Farm at the top of that statistic in Keeneland history.
Jabaara could provide the tiebreaker when she goes to the starting gate April 12 for the 37th running of the $650,000 Jenny Wiley Stakes (G1T) for trainer Roger Varian.
"She's been doing very well; she's a very laid-back filly," said Erin Shannon, who has been Jabaara's morning partner.
Group stakes-placed last year in England, the 4-year-old Jabaara comes into the Jenny Wiley off a fourth-place finish at Wolverhampton in England. The Jenny Wiley marks her North American debut.
"The Jenny Wiley was the plan all along," Shannon said of the comeback race.
Last year, Jabaara finished second to four-time group 1 winner Porta Fortuna in the Falmouth Stakes (G1) at Newmarket in England.
Success Saturday would give Godolphin a second Jenny Wiley victory to go with Dickinson 's triumph in 2017.
Godolphin has won 22 separate stakes at Keeneland with multiple victories in the Breeders' Futurity (G1) (three times), Beaumont Stakes (G2), and Lexington Stakes (G3). This meet, Godolphin has captured the Beaumont with Verity and the Shakertown Stakes (G2T) with Think Big .