By Alan Carasso
One day before her Eclipse Award- and fellow Breeders' Cup-winning stablemate Tepin (Bernstein) goes in search of a sixth straight victory in the GII Churchill Distaff Turf Mile, Canadian Horse of the Year and multiple Sovereign Award winner Catch a Glimpse (City Zip) will look to remain perfect in six tries on the turf in Friday's GIII Edgewood S. at Churchill Downs.
Possessed of a running style similar to that of her four-time Grade I-winning stable companion, Catch a Glimpse ran the table once switched to the infield last term, winning the GII Natalma S. in wire-to-wire fashion before settling just off the pace to best recent G1 QIPCO 1000 Guineas third Alice Springs (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) at odds of 6-1 in the GI Juvenile Fillies Turf. The chestnut easily accounted for theretofore unbeaten Lira (Giant's Causeway) in Gulfstream's GIII Herecomesthebride S. Feb. 27 and ran her undefeated streak to five in the GIII Appalachian S. at Keeneland Apr. 14, with Ava's Kitten (Kitten's Joy) and Outsider Art (Five Star Day) filling out the minors.
Harmonize (Scat Daddy) came with a barnstorming rally to annex the GIII Jessamine S. at Keeneland last October, an effort which sent her off the 9-2 second favorite on Breeders' Cup Friday. No better than seventh to Catch a Glimpse, the bay filly got home nicely to win the Mar. 26 Sanibel Island S. at Gulfstream Park in her sophomore debut. She'll get the shortest way around the Matt Winn turf course from stall one.
Enjoy Yourself (GB) (Sir Percy {GB}) closed with good energy to finish third behind Ava's Kitten in the Chelsey Flower S. in her North American debut at Belmont last Oct. 31. Impressive in landing a first-level Tampa allowance Feb. 17, she came with a three-wide run in the GIII Florida Oaks Mar. 12 and was outfinished for the win. She gets a major upgrade in the saddle, as Joel Rosario takes over from Antonio Gallardo.
Adore (Big Brown) looms an interesting pedigree play as she transitions to the infield for the first time. A two-time winner going long on the dirt, the Winchell runner gave a very good account of herself when last seen in the GII Fair Grounds Oaks, leading into the final furlong before yielding to be third as a 4-1 gamble. She descends from the female family of Boundary–also her paternal grandsire–and Toussaud (El Gran Senor) on the bottom of her pedigree never offended any horseplayer looking for grass potential.
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