Tracy Farmer's Time To Dazzle, last seen finishing second behind In Our Time in a 6 1/2-furlong optional claimer over the Kentucky Downs turf Sept. 10, turned the tables on that rival with a powerful last-to-first rally to win the GII Franklin Stakes at Keeneland Sunday. The 3-1 shot settled at the back of the field as In Our Time battled favored Luna Louska (Complexity) on the front end through a blistering opening quarter in :20.65. In Our Time skipped away entering the straight and was clear as the half went up in :43.65, but Time To Dazzle was finding running late, skimming the rail to surge past the frontrunner in deep stretch to win going away.
“Obviously the speed on paper looked like it was heavy,” said winning jockey Jose Ortiz. “When I saw Luna Louska was not in front, I knew they were going pretty fast, so I rode her with patience. Around the turn, I had to tap on the brakes a little bit and followed the one [Pondering]. I knew the one was going to take me to the eighth pole, and I did that. Then I found a hole on the inside and she exploded.”
Time to Dazzle, winner of last year's GIII Ontario Colleen Stakes, was earning her first victory of the year in her sixth 2025 outing Sunday. She had finished second in the License Fee Stakes at Belmont in May and third in the GIII Caress Stakes at Saratoga in July.
“We've been hoping for this run and she showed it today,” said Farmer. “What a day. Beautiful day, beautiful filly and all the fans–what could be better?”
Pedigree Notes:
Time to Dazzle continued a torrid streak for her sire, Not This Time, whose stakes winners at Keeneland last weekend included Rhetorical in the GI Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes, Imaginationthelady in the GII Jessamine Stakes–where he sired the top three finishers–Final Score in the GII Bourbon Stakes, and Schwarzenegger in the Indian Summer Stakes. The Taylor Made stallion was also represented last weekend by Cy Fair, winner of the Algonquin Stakes winner at Woodbine.
✨TIME TO DAZZLE ($8.06) squeezes through on the rail to get the win in the $400,000 Franklin Stakes (G2) at @keenelandracing. The daughter of Not This Time was ridden by @jose93_ortiz and trained by @markecasse. pic.twitter.com/UFoViMPTgY
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Sunday, Keeneland
FRANKLIN S.-GII, $390,950, Keeneland, 10-12, 3yo/up, f/m, 5 1/2fT, 1:02.09, fm.
1–TIME TO DAZZLE, 121, f, 4, by Not This Time
1st Dam: Staria, by Unbridled's Song
2nd Dam: Starboard Tack, by Seattle Slew
3rd Dam: Hangin On a Star, by Vice Regent
($310,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP). O-Tracy Farmer; B-Rodney Orr
(KY); T-Mark E. Casse; J-Jose L. Ortiz. $241,800. Lifetime
Record: 14-4-2-1, $682,877. *1/2 to Sir Genghis (Tale of the
Cat), MSW, $523,052. Werk Nick Rating: A+.
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2–In Our Time, 121, f, 4, Not This Time–Laura's Pleasure, by
Cactus Ridge. ($325,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP; $9,000 RNA 3yo '24
KEEJAN). O-Resolute Racing and Miller Racing LLC; B-Brian
Kahn (KY); T-Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. $78,000.
3–Pondering, 118, f, 3, Hard Spun–Always Thinking, by Street
Sense. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. O/B-Godolphin (KY);
T-Brendan P. Walsh. $39,000.
Margins: 3 1/4, HD, NK. Odds: 3.03, 5.66, 6.75.
Also Ran: Pipsy (Ire), Cart Girl Sam, Won Happy Mama, Luna Louska. Scratched: Future Is Now, Lady Crush.
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