Lunar Empress

Looking to stay a perfect three-for-three on Saturday, Waggley (Life Is Good) once again jumped to the front and dominated through to the very end, winning the Prairie Gold Juvenile Stakes. Named a 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' when wiring a field of juveniles at Keeneland on Apr. 8, the bay filly returned to go wire-to-wire in a sloppy renewal of the Kentucky Juvenile Stakes at Churchill Downs on Apr. 29. Installed the 9-5 second choice behind favored Airship (Audible) while facing the boys again here, Waggley jumped out...

The likelihood that Waggley would take the lion's share of the money at the windows in her stakes debut was never really in question. However, the fact that by post time she would only have to face two other competitors to get into the winner's circle almost certainly was. Breaking last and knocked into American Pope by a sharply-crossing over Super Saiyajin, Waggley found herself just behind the latter through an opening quarter mile in :23.26. Pulling her way to the fore approaching the final turn, the errant 1-9 favorite...