Chad Brown Trio Heads Belmont Park's Sands Point
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Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Trainer Chad Brown hopes to come out on top in the Sands Point with three runners entered
Klaravich Stables' Reversethedecision leads a talented, Chad Brown-trained trio in the 400,000 Sands Point Stakes (G2T) for 3-year-old fillies Sept. 15 at Belmont Park.
Exiting a 1 3/4-length optional-claiming allowance win July 28 at Saratoga Race Course, Reversethedecision will be joined by European imports Barkaa and Shadan, each making her first start for the Brown barn. The conditioner is looking for his second straight win and third overall in the Sands Point.
This spring, Reversethedecision, a 3-year-old dark bay Scat Daddy filly, raced wide in the Boiling Springs Stakes to finish a close second to Dark Artist in her May 26 stakes debut. Irad Ortiz Jr. has the call aboard Reversethedecision, who drew post 4.
Barkaa won four of seven starts in her native France, including a four-length score in the Prix Vanteaux (G3) at ParisLongchamp in April. The daughter of Siyouni finished ninth by 3 3/4 lengths in the June 17 Prix de Diane Longines (G1) in her last European start. Fellow French-bred Shadan enters with back-to-back wins, including a half-length victory in the April 28 Prix Caravelle-Haras des Granges last time out at Toulouse.
Barkaa will be ridden by Tyler Gaffalione from the rail. Shadan will break from post 2 with Manny Franco aboard.
Alice Bamford's homebred Californiagoldrush will make the sojourn east for Hall of Fame trainer Neil Drysdale. The Cape Blanco filly won her first two starts and returned from a six-month-plus layoff to finish third in the Aug. 18 Del Mar Oaks Presented by The Jockey Club (G1T).
Californiagoldrush will be ridden by Flavien Prat from post 7.
Graham Motion, who won the 2010 Sands Point with Check the Label, will be represented by a pair of runners, saddling Pucker Up Stakes (G3T) winner Secret Message and French-bred Colonia, recently fifth in the Del Mar Oaks.
Rounding out the field are Victorine, making her North American debut for France-based trainer Henri-Alex Pantall, and Lake Placid Stakes (G2T) runner-up Capla Temptress from the Hall of Fame barn of Bill Mott.