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TRACK BANDIT PREVIEWS
Only six three-year-old fillies will go in Saturday's $100,000 Old Hat S. (G3) at Gulfstream Park, but the 6 1/2-furlong test looks like a good match-up for at least four in the field. SMART N PRETTY (Elusive Quality), MISTY ROSETTE (Stormin Fever), MIRACULOUS MISS (Mr. Greeley) and YACHATS (Forest Camp) have all already proven themselves either against stakes company or at the distance, and any one of those could come out on top here. For the win, we're going with Miraculous Miss to keep her record perfect in her fourth start. The Steve Klesaris trainee will be coming off a 76-day break, but nothing yet has been able to stop the chestnut miss, not even hitting the gate at the start of her last one. She rallied from far back in last to take down that six-furlong test, the Valley Stream S. (G3), by two lengths at the wire while earning a 95 BRIS Speed rating. Miraculous Miss returned to training in mid-January and most recently recorded a bullet half-mile in :46 3/5 over the track. Regular rider Ramon Dominguez will be in the irons and the two appear ready to have their picture taken again. Yachats is looking for her third win from as many career starts in this spot for trainer Todd Pletcher. The chestnut lass made her sophomore bow on January 14 over the track, taking down 11 rivals in a 6 1/2-furlong allowance, and posted a 100 Speed rating as well as a 110 BRIS E2 Pace figure. John Velazquez will be aboard Yachats, who could make her stakes debut a winning one. James Chapman sent Misty Rosette out for a six-length maiden win in her debut at the beginning of December, then saddled her later that month to a 3 3/4-length decision in the Sandpiper S. In each case, the bay filly earned top BRIS numbers, and she could easily take the next step up here while moving her record to a perfect three-for-three. Smart N Pretty is looking for her first score since breaking her maiden three back at Churchill Downs. She was fourth in the January allowance Yachats won, but was rallying from near the back of that test to just miss by 4 1/2 lengths. The Dale Romans charge has been working well since then and breaks from an inside post, which has been sending horses to the winner's circle at a 22 percent clip. Include her in all exotics. SWAP FLIPAROO (Exchange Rate) is by far the most experienced runner in the field, with nine races already under her girth. Trained by Allen Jerkens, the gray filly will be getting first-time Lasix on Saturday and owns nice enough numbers to threaten for part. SOMETHINABOUTBETTY (Forestry) captured her last two in front-running fashion and could try to utilize that same tactic here. However, she may not be speedy enough at this time to keep up with the other front-runners in this one, so we'll just watch for now.
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