A field of nine juvenile fillies, including Florida-bred Stunner, will line up for Friday’s $150,000 Tempted Stakes going a mile at Belmont at the Big A.
Stunner, a bay daughter of leading Florida stallion Girvin out of the Hard Spun mare Spun Beauty, enters as the 6-5 morning line choice. Bred by Brereton C. Jones, the $190,000 Fasig-Tipton Fall yearling purchase campaigns for LNJ Foxwoods and Church Street Stable. Trained by Brad Cox, she graduated impressively last time out at Belmont at the Big A in September, scoring by six-and-a-quarter lengths after finishing second in her debut at Saratoga in August. Dylan Davis has the call.
Second choice Impulse Buy (5-2) adds intrigue to the lineup for WinStar Farm LLC and trainer Rodolphe Brisset. The daughter of Speightstown dominated in her most recent start at Keeneland on October 5, leading throughout for an 11-length maiden victory after finishing second at Ellis Park in August. Jose Lezcano will be aboard.
The Queens M G (4-1) brings substantial stakes experience to the field for trainer Saffie A. Joseph Jr. The dark bay filly by Thousand Words broke her maiden at Keeneland in April and has since competed exclusively in stakes company at Saratoga. Through the summer she reeled off back-to-back wins in the Schuylerville Stakes and Grade 3 Adirondack Stakes before finishing fifth in the Grade 1 Spinaway. Kendrick Carmouche has the mount.
The full field in post order are Stunner (Dylan Davis, 6-5), Pure Majestic (Jevian Toledo, 30-1), Fortuna Mia (Eric Cancel, 12-1), Tip Line (Frankie Martinez, 20-1), Beautiful Blome (Romero Maragh, 30-1), Wild Mama (Javier Castellano, 8-1), Five a Side (Angel Adorno, 30-1), The Queens M G (Kendrick Carmouche, 4-1), and Impulse Buy (Jose Lezcano, 5-2).
