In the June 7 Acorn Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course, Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Good Cheer brought an unblemished record but Ashland Stakes (G1) winner La Cara brought her superpower—overwhelming early speed.
The latter prevailed as La Cara secured her second grade 1 win this spring in front-end fashion, thrilling owner/breeder Tracy Farmer.
“It’s just an enormous pleasure for me being here. I’ve been (at Saratoga) forever—or a long time—and I’ve won many races here; but I love this one,” Farmer said.
Farmer noted that La Cara has a knack for making history, which has made her victories a bit more special. In April the daughter of 2007 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Street Sense won a rescheduled Ashland Stakes at Keeneland after heavy rains in Central Kentucky.
“Now she’s won an Acorn at Saratoga, which it’ll only be here one more year then go back to Belmont Park. So that’s special,” Farmer said. “She won the Ashland Stakes on a Monday. It’s the only one in history on a Monday