—Feb 17— Monomoy Girl made her 2018 debut in the $196,000 Grade II Rachel Alexandra and looked… well… like Rachel Alexandra, drawing off to an easy 4¼-length win over Wonder Gadot, the second favorite. The race was never in doubt.
Monomoy Girl and jockey Florent Geroux were first out of the gate and never seriously challenged. Any drama was limited to the batter between Wonder Gadot and Class Act for the place spot. In the end, Wonder Gadot prevailed by a head.
The rest of the field finished far back. Classy Act was more than 10 lengths in front of She’s a Julie, Beyond Blame and Patrona Margarita, who finished in a tight pack.
The goal for Monomoy girl and trainer Brad Cox is to race in the Kentucky Oaks in early May. How Monomoy Girl get there, though, isn’t yet certain. Cox said the filly will be considered for either the Ashland Stakes at Keeneland or the Fair Grounds Oaks here next month.
“We’ll just kind of see what we think moving forward,” he said. “It’ll be one of those two.”
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