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It's Tricky digs in for Distaff 'Cap victory
It's Tricky was in close contact just on the outside all the while but Castro gave her supporters something to worry about when he went to the whip rounding the turn. He kept steady pressure going on the multiple Grade 1 winner as Nicole H and Dontbeshy I'll Buy proved stubborn to her inside, but It's Tricky asserted her superiority when finally drawing off to finish seven furlongs on the fast track in 1:22 1/5. "She ran a mile and a sixteenth the time before, but she broke sharp and was right there. I had to keep her busy a little bit at the three-eighths, but when she was going, she was going. She was perfect in the stretch," Castro explained. C C's Pal bided her time in last throughout the Distaff, but came running late to pass all but the winner. It was 2 3/4 lengths back to Dontbeshy I'll Buy, who got the best of Nicole H by 1 3/4 lengths. White Merlot brought up the rear of the field, while Aquitania and Her Smile were both scratched. It's Tricky is now two-for-two on the year, though she appeared to have an easier time when taking the Grade 2 Top Flight Handicap in her four-year-old bow on March 3 over Aqueduct's inner surface. That was the Godolphin colorbearer's first win since taking the Grade 1 Coaching Club American Oaks last July at Saratoga. It's Tricky also posted victories in the Grade 1 Acorn Stakes and Busher Stakes during her sophomore campaign, but ended the year with a string of runner-up efforts in the Grade 1 Alabama, Grade 2 Cotillion and Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic. "That was very exciting and it's always encouraging to see these fillies when they come back from their three-year-old year into their four-year-old year," said Jimmy Bell, the Godolphin Racing Manager. "She's blossomed, she's grown up, she's given us the indication of being a little more professional each and every time over there. "As Kiaran had mentioned earlier, this is a cut back in distance, but the next race on the agenda is a one-turn mile and a sixteenth, so that's good. She's got what we all wish a lot of them had, she's got tactical speed and can use it at any time and carry it a distance of ground. She can do it short or long, she's certainly not one dimensional. "It's just great to seeing her happy, healthy and really interested in doing what she does best. This is another good step forward." With the winner's share from the Distaff 'Cap, It's Tricky boosted her lifetime earnings to $1,286,500 while her record now stands at 11-7-3-0. Bred in Kentucky by Stonerside Stable, the bay lass is out of the Grade 3-scoring Tale of the Cat mare Catboat, who is a half-sister to stakes-placed winners This Fleet is Due and Betty Garr. That trio's dam is herself a half-sibling to multiple Grade 3-placed stakes hero Northern Wolf.
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