Appalachian Season Debut for New Money Honey

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T) winner New Money Honey is scheduled to make her sophomore debut April 13 in Keeneland's Appalachian Stakes Presented by Japan Racing Association (G3T), a one-mile turf race loaded with talent.

The Medaglio d'Oro filly, owned by e Five Racing Thoroughbreds will face a tough field of 12 other 3-year-old fillies, which includes Juvenile Fillies Turf runner-up Coasted, fourth-place finisher Lull, and Florida Oaks (G3T) runner-up La Coronel who placed sixth in the Breeders' Cup race.

New Money Honey worked at Keeneland for the first time this year, clocking four furlongs in :50 1/5 for trainer Chad Brown April 8. Previously training at Palm Meadows Training Center, she last posted a five furlong work April 1 in 1:00 2/5.

Trainer Mark Casse brings La Coronel and Dream Dancing into the Appalachian for owner John Oxley. La Coronel was close in the March 11 Florida Oaks, just missing by a neck. The Colonel John filly won the Oct. 12 JPMorgan Chase Jessamine Stakes (G3T) at 1 1/16 miles on the Keeneland turf prior to Breeders' Cup. 

While unplaced at the graded stakes level last year, Dream Dancing has won both her starts this year at Gulfstream Park. The daughter of Tapit   finished two lengths in front of recent Keeneland allowance winner Chubby Star in a Jan. 28 optional-claiming allowance and then got a neck in front of Coasted to win the Herecomesthebride Stakes (G3T) after splitting horses with a late drive March 4.

Treadway Racing Stable's Coasted won Saratoga Race Course's P.G. Johnson Stakes after breaking her maiden at the New York track by six lengths over Dream Dancing in her second start. The only time the Tizway   filly finished off the board was a fifth-place in her career debut at Belmont Park.

Christophe Clement sends out the War Front   filly Lull, who had two wins and a second behind La Coronel in the Jessamine in her first four starts. In her second start, the Aug. 17 Bolton Landing Stakes at Saratoga, the filly sustained a fall but was none-the-worse post race. The Appalachian will be her 2017 debut.

Livin the Dream Racing's Bourbonette Oaks (G3T) winner Purely a Dream comes into the race fresh off that March 25 score at Turfway Park. The Pure Prize filly has won on the turf and synthetic for trainer Kenny McPeek, but lost both of her dirt attempts, with a second in her October debut at Keeneland and an eighth-place finish at Churchill Downs Nov. 26. 

Trainer Graham Motion sends Journey Home up against her toughest competition yet. The Jimmy Durante Stakes (G3T) winner was fourth last-time out in the Dec. 29 Blue Norther Stakes for 2-year-old fillies.

Phillips Racing Partnerships homebred Bellavais comes into the Appalachian off a three-quarter-length score in the Jan. 7 Ginger Brew Stakes at Gulfstream for trainer Jimmy Toner.

Appalachian S. Presented by Japan Racing Association (G3T)

Keeneland, Thursday, April 13, 2017, Race 8

• 1m
• Turf
• $125,000
• 3 yo Fillies
• 4:57 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Dream Dancing (KY)	Julien R. Leparoux	120	Mark E. Casse	4/1
2	2La Coronel (KY)	Florent Geroux	120	Mark E. Casse	7/2
3	3Proctor's Ledge (KY)	Corey J. Lanerie	118	Brendan P. Walsh	8/1
4	4New Money Honey (KY)	Javier Castellano	123	Chad C. Brown	4/1
5	5Bellavais (KY)	John R. Velazquez	118	James J. Toner	15/1
6	6Coasted (KY)	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	118	Leah Gyarmati	9/2
7	7Journey Home (KY)	Trevor McCarthy	120	H. Graham Motion	15/1
8	8Like a Hurricane (KY)	Declan Cannon	118	Philip A. Bauer	30/1
9	9Dynatail (KY)	Orlando Bocachica	120	Michael Dini	20/1
10	10Lull (KY)	Jose L. Ortiz	118	Christophe Clement	12/1
11	11Morticia (KY)	Jose Lezcano	118	George R. Arnold, II	15/1
12	12Purely a Dream (KY)	Robby Albarado	118	Kenneth G. McPeek	15/1
13	13Ghostly Presence (ON)	Joel Rosario	120	Roger L. Attfield	20/1