Wedding Toast, Curalina Square Off in Beldame

Wedding Toast, Curalina Square Off in Beldame

Category : News - Sun 27/09/2015 - 09:15 EDT

The Grade 1 $400,000 Beldame Stakes for fillies and mares September 26 at Belmont Park has drawn a field of six, but offers a glimpse of top Breeders Cup Distaff contender Wedding Toast as she makes her final scheduled prep in the mile and an eighth event on the main track.

Wedding Toast, the 6/5 morning line favorite, enters with back to back graded stakes wins over the Belmont oval, including a grade 1 score in the Ogden Phipps June 6. The Kiaran McLaughlin runner has won 7 of 11 career starts to go with two seconds and a third and enters the Beldame in the best form of her career. The daughter of 2007 Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense will break from post 2 under jockey Jose Lezcano.

Three year-old star tackles elders

Three year-old grade 1 winner Curalina will serve as the main rival breaking from the rail as she tries to rebound from a third-place effort in the Grade 1 Alabama last out. Prior to that effort, the Todd Pletcher- trained filly won back to back grade 1’s at Saratoga in the Acorn and Coaching Club American Oaks. Curalina has won 4 of 6 starts for earnings of $726,800.

Catch My Drift a cut below

Catch My Drift (5/1) will likely need a subpar race from both of the top two in order to factor for the win, but remains a strong candidate to hit the board after winning the Summer Colony Stakes in her last start August 24 for trainer Chad Brown. 

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