Harmonious exits QEII victory well; Cassidy weighing options for Evening Jewel

"She's great this morning," Shirreffs said from the Cincinnati/Northern

Kentucky International Airport. "She will stay until Thursday when the plane is

scheduled to bring her back (to California)."

Harmonious won by 4 1/4 lengths over Zagora (Fr) (Green Tune), scoring the

second-largest margin of victory in the 27 runnings of the race. The margin was

exceeded only by the 4 1/2 lengths that Hot Cha Cha (Cactus Ridge) won by in

2009.

The victory was the first for Shirreffs at Keeneland and the first stakes

victory for jockey Joel Rosario and owners Marty, Emily and Pam Wygod at the

Lexington, Kentucky, venue.

Shirreffs said that no decision had been made concerning the three-year-old

filly's next start.

Trainer James Cassidy was heading back to California on Sunday morning after

watching EVENING JEWEL (Northern Afleet) run third in the QEII.

"The filly looked good this morning," Cassidy said after a quick trip to

Keeneland.

Plans for Evening Jewel, who suffered her first loss in four grass starts on

Saturday, were still to be determined.

"We (owner Marilyn Braly of the Braly Family Trust) are going to have a

discussion on that on the way home. I should have an answer tomorrow," said

Cassidy, whose options for the filly include staying in Kentucky for the

Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (G1) or the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1)

to be run November 5 at Churchill Downs. "I've got a lot of homework to do."