BY BROCK SHERIDAN
Mrs Worldwide circled the field around the far turn then wore down front-running Carroll’s Honor with a furlong to run and win her second consecutive added-money test in the $75,000 Sandpiper at Tampa Bay Downs Saturday. Trained by Brian Lynch for Flying Dutchmen Breeding and Racing LLC, Florida-bred Mrs Worldwide was one of six 2-year-old fillies going six furlongs after three fillies scratched.
The Sandpiper featured a $50,000 Top 3 bonus for Florida Sire Stakes eligible runners presented by the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association but Mrs Worldwide did not qualify.
Mrs Worldwide started quickly from post two before jockey Samuel Marin allowed her to settle into fourth as 25-1 longshot Carroll’s Honor led them out of the six-furlong chute and onto the main track.
Carroll’s Honor led by a length through a quarter mile in :22.32 with Andrea second before Marin sent Mrs Worldwide at the leaders heading into the turn. Mrs Worldwide and 8-5 favorite Andrea went on the attack with five-sixteenths to run but Carroll’s Honor continued on short lead as they turned came out of the turn.
Mrs Worldwide drew even with Carroll’s Honor at the top of the stretch then took over past the eighth pole as Hollygrove began to make up ground on the outside. Hollygrove got within a length inside the final sixteenth but Mrs Worldwide hung on to win by a half length in 1:10.07 on the fast track. Hollygrove was second, four-and-a-quarter lengths ahead of Dancing Magic in third. Florida-bred Carroll’s Honor was fourth followed by Andrea and Another Cleeshay. La Gioconda, Paradise City and Tessitura were scratched.
“When I saw the first quarter [time], I thought Samuel had her in a great spot. She was traveling well and I started to think she had a pretty good shot,” assistant trainer Nic Lynch said. “Then she came down the lane and held on, so it was a very successful trip for us up to Tampa. She’s just a lovely filly to have in the barn.”
Mrs Worldwide paid $13.40 to win.
“Everything came out perfect,” Marin said. “I tried to keep her out of trouble like [Brian Lynch] told me and she did it perfect. She let me set her down and when I did, I was so confident and happy where I was at.
“When I asked her, she just took off and did the rest. She’s a lovely girl who can do whatever you want – if you want to go with her she’ll do it, and if not she can sit right behind it. She’s awesome and I’m thankful for the opportunity to ride her.”
A winner of the $65,000 Juvenile Fillies Sprint going six-and-a-half furlongs at Gulfstream Park on Nov. 16, Mrs Worldwide won for the third time in six starts with two thirds. She broke her maiden by nearly three lengths over a muddy five-and-a-half furlongs at Ellis Park on July 4 but was eased in her next start in the $129,000 Debutante, also at Ellis. The chestnut filly was then third in $80,000 Presque Isle Downs Debutante over an all-weather surface on Sept. 20 before winning the Juvenile Fillies on dirt by nearly two lengths.
Mrs Worldwide was purchased out of this year’s Ocala Breeders’ Sales March Sale where Boardshorts Stables took her for $100,000 out of the Dynasty Thoroughbreds consignment.
The $45,000 first place check increased her career earnings to $124,700.
Mrs Worldwide is by Global Campaign out of Scatmeifucan, by Scat Daddy and was bred in Florida by Rebecca Ming. Scatmeifucan is the dam three winners from three starters including Florida-bred stakes winner Stat. She has an unnamed yearling filly by Connect and was bred in 2024 to City of Light.
