By J.N. Campbell
8th-Fair Grounds, $53,800, Alw (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($100,000), 3-21, 3yo, f, 5 1/2fT, 1:04.31, fm, 3/4 length.
HEY BERTIE (f, 3, Kantharos–Believe in Bertie {MSW & MGSP, $413,482}, by Langfuhr) debuted a winner by 1 1/2 lengths in an off-the-turf sprint in New Orleans Jan. 17. After firing a bullet on the fast track in the Big Easy Mar. 14 (4f, :47.80, 1/114), the filly was well-backed as the 9-5 choice here. The homebred bided her time near the rear of the field up the backstretch as a scramble for the lead ensued on the engine. With longshot Bet Towinit (Star Guitar) attempting to go gate to wire, Hey Bertie went on the offensive around the far turn and with a furlong left the filly started to make headway. The 3-year-old punched the accelerator, collared her target in sight of the wire and won by 3/4 of a length. The winner is a half-sister to stablemate Brilliant Berti (Noble Mission {GB}), GSW, $1,601,285, who is entered in Saturday's GII Muniz Memorial Classic Stakes at Fair Grounds. Believe in Bertie was a $200,000 purchase by Hanzly Albina at the Fasig-Tipton December Digital Sale while a filly who was foaled Feb. 18 was in-utero. Hey Bertie's third dam is MGSW Allamerican Bertie (Quiet American). Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $66,600. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O/B-Klein Racing (KY); T-Cherie DeVaux.
#5 HEY BERTIE ($8.60), the half-sister to G3 winner Brilliant Bertie, broke her maiden on debut in the 7th race at @fairgroundsnola. @b_hernandezjr was aboard the three-year-old Kantharos filly for trainer @reredevaux. pic.twitter.com/2FcCgDtL09
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