Sunday, October 27, 2024
Good Cheer turned in yet another dominant performance in Sunday’s $200,000 Rags to Riches S., rolling home a 4 ¾-length winner in the 1 1/16-mile affair for 2-year-old fillies.
The Eddie Woods training program grad, a Godolphin homebred, was making her stakes debut and earned the first 10 qualifying points for the 2025 Kentucky Oaks (G1).
Trained by Brad Cox, Good Cheer sat off the early pace for about five furlongs before commencing her rally. She moved swiftly around horses and came into the stretch with a full head of steam. Leaving her foes reeling in the final furlong, the bay filly finished the 1 1/16-miles on a fast track in 1:44 flat and earned a very good Beyer Speed Figure of 86.
“She was really impressive again today,” said winning rider Luis Saez. “I took her back off horses down the backside and saved ground. She relaxed and handled that very well. Around the turn when I asked her for her best run, she was loaded. She’s a very impressive prospect with not a lot of seasoning behind her.”
Good Cheer, a daughter of Medaglia d’Oro, has won her three starts by a combined 30 lengths and has earned $215,160.