My Pal Chrisy upsets Starship Truffles in Musical Romance

My Pal Chrisy settled in the back of the pace under jockey

Jonathan Gonzales as Wildcat Lily and Starship Truffles sped along the

backstretch and into the turn in fractions of :22 2/5 and :45 1/5.

Starship Truffles, ridden by Edgard Zayas, inherited the lead on the turn

into the homestretch when Wildcat Lily faded from her early efforts, but

Appealing Stella instantly posed a serious threat to her outside. The

Mid-Atlantic invader assumed a clear lead in midstretch but would prove no

match for the surging My Pal Chrisy, who ran 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:16 2/5.

"Mr. Wolfson told me to ride her like last time (in the Paseana) -- take her back and keep an

eye on (Wildcat Lily)," Gonzales said. "When we were ready to make our move, she

responded well."

Appealing Stella finished 4 1/4 lengths clear of third-place finisher Starship

Truffles, who was a length ahead of stablemate Bringingdown Babel in fourth.

Sure Route, the fourth Wolfson starter, finished fifth, followed by Wildcat Lily

and Isabelle's Thunder.

Wolfson said saddling four horses for a race can be a challenge.

"It's tough to watch, keeping an eye on all of them," he said. "They were all

where I wanted them to be, except Starship Truffles, who was too close to the

pace."

My Pal Chrisy is likely to be a frequent participant in future Gulfstream

stakes.

"She's a Florida-bred. She's eligible for the Claiming Crown (at Gulfstream

on December 7). She ran for $16,000," said Wolfson, noting that Starship Truffles,

who won the Claiming Crown Glass Slipper at Gulfstream last year, is also

eligible for the big event this year. "She has a lot of things here."

My Pal Chrisy improved her scorecard to read 40-10-5-7, $621,168, with

Saturday's score.

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