Lewis Michael Filly Romps at Calder

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Lewis Michael Filly Romps at Calder

Updated: 2:49 PM ET (First posted: 1:12 PM ET)

1st at CRC

Msw ($39K) [6 f ]

Winner: Dreaming of Sophia, f, 2 by Lewis Michael

1st-CRC, $28,400, Msw, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:12, ft.
DREAMING OF SOPHIA (f, 2, Lewis Michael--Liz On Polk Street {SW, $149,330}, by A.P. Indy) debuted with a fourth-place finish over this strip July 1, and was sent postward as the 7-5 chalk here to give her freshman sire (by Rahy) his second winner. Always traveling well in second, the bay filly took over on the turn and was confidently handled as she opened up daylight on her rivals. It was 4 1/4 lengths back to Dreamlicious (Ecclesiastic) at the line. Dreaming of Sophia is a homebred in the truest sense, with Frank Calabrese having bred and successfully campaigned both her sire and dam. The filly's second dam is Calabrese's 1997 GI Frizette S. heroine Silver Maiden (Silver Buck). Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $17,550. Click for the brisnet.com chart. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made Sales.
O/B-Frank C Calabrese (KY). T-Luis M Ramirez.

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