Saturday, December 01, 2001
Holiday Inaugural Stakes at Turfway
Spanish Glitter the favorite
Enquirer news services
Trainer Bernie Flint, who won three races in the first three days of the holiday meet, looks to add to his total with Spanish Glitter, the 8-to-5 morning line favorite for today's $50,000 6-furlong Holiday Inaugural Stakes.
Spanish Glitter was second in Keeneland's Grade III Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes in which the winner, Cat Cay, went on to win the Grade II Top Flight Handicap at Aqueduct. Spanish Glitter won three stakes at Arlington Park and was second in an allowance in four starts. Overall this year, she has a record of 6-6-1 in 13 starts.
The field, with riders and morning line odds:
Marquesa Jen, Jon Court, 9-2; Stormin Hanna, Patrick Johnson, 20-1; City Fair, Greta Kuntzweiler, 3-1; Platinum Streak, Michael Morgan, 50-1; Endlessly, Tony D'Amico, 5-1; Silk Sails, Justin Vitek, 5-1; Mystics Blue Rose, James Bruin, 30-1; Growth Stock, Orlando Mojica, 12-1; Lil Bit Of Country, Axel Dasilva, 15-1, and Spanish Glitter, James Lopez, 8-5.
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