'Mizz' Goes for the 'Money' in Mint Julep

L. T. B. and Hillerich Racing's homebred Mizz Money, a head winner of the Gallorette Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Pimlico on Preakness day, heads Churchill Downs' Old Forester Mint Julep Handicap (gr. III) June 11, Belmont Stakes day.

The Mint Julep has drawn a field of 10 older fillies and mares to go 1 1/16 miles on the Matt Winn Turf Course under the Twin Spires. Post time is approximately 5:51 p.m., run about an hour before the "Test of the Champion" in New York.

Mizz Money (Mizzen Mast  --Abbeyville Miss, by Grand Slam) is trained by Louisville-based Bernie Flint. Prior to the Gallorette she edged Mint Julep contender Cash Control in the New Orleans Ladies Stakes at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. Oddly enough, Mizz Money will be making her Churchill turf course debut.

She had been under consideration for the Longines Just a Game Stakes (gr. IT) in New York the same day, but Flint thought it best to stay at his base.

"I own half of her and would like to breed her, too, so I'm trying a bit harder," he told Churchill Downs' media team. "I want to move her up but I don't want to do it too quickly. I gave her some time to develop and grow up and she sure did. I've always liked her."

Mizz Money will have her work cut out for her while toting highweight of 121 pounds. There is a sizable weight shift from Cash Control (118 pounds) from when they last met. Cash Control was just 4 1/4 lengths behind champion Tepin in her last outing in the Churchill Downs Distaff Turf Mile (gr. IIT) on the Derby day undercard.

Swift Thoroughbreds and Bradley Thoroughbreds' Sweet Acclaim looks dangerous off a 3 3/4-length win May 13 at a mile over the local turf. The Irish-bred is 2-2-1 in seven tries since arriving from Europe at the end of 2013.

Last year's winner, Kiss Moon, has the rail, and grade III winner Sistas Stroll broke her maiden over the course for trainer Tom Proctor and Brett Setzer's Five Fillies Stable.