Fox Hill Farms' unbeaten champion and 'TDN Rising Star' Songbird (Medaglia d'Oro) emerged from her 5 1/2-length victory in Sunday's GI Coaching Club American Oaks in excellent condition, according to Christina Jelm, assistant to trainer Jerry Hollendorfer.
“She's wonderful,” Jelm said Monday morning. “She came out of it the way a champion should come out of it. She's happy, relaxed, bright-eyed, ears up. She's just got an excellent disposition. She's very gentle, very kind, extremely intelligent. She's learning to love the media. She loves to stop and have her photo taken. She's truly a princess.”
Songbird, the champion juvenile filly of 2015, added a fifth Grade I to her resume and remained unbeaten in nine starts with her front-running success Sunday, defeating fellow 'Rising Star' Carina Mia (Malibu Moon) in the process. Songbird is expected to remain at Saratoga while she prepares for a prospective engagement in the GI Alabama S. Aug. 20.
“We'll have a couple of Spa days here and we'll speak to Jerry and observe her over the next couple of days before we go back to the track,” said Jelm. “We'll just let her tell us as we move along and Jerry will make the decision.”
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