MY MISS AURELIA WINS THE MANDYS GOLD STAKES!

Champion 2yo filly My Miss Aurelia, unraced since winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) last fall, made a successful return to the races this afternoon at Saratoga, rallying to win the $100,000 Mandys Gold Stakes by three lengths.

Ridden to victory by Julien Leparoux, My Miss Aurelia stumbled at the start and found herself in last place early on as Srumdiddlyumptious led the field of five through an opening quarter mile in :22.40 seconds. Xunlei was racing right behind her in second, followed closely by Well Kept. Delightful Quality and My Miss Aurelia were the trailers.

Following a half-mile in :45.71 seconds, Delightful Quality made a three-wide bid to challenge for the lead, overtaking Srumdiddlyumptious and briefly securing the lead. However, My Miss Aurelia was putting in a strong run on the far outside, striking the front at the eighth pole before drawing clear of her rival. Despite drifting in somewhat during the final furlong, she coasted home under a hand ride to win the race by three lengths. The final time for 6-1/2 furlongs was 1:15.90 seconds.

Delightful Quality finished second, 2 1/2 lengths clear of Well Kept. Srumdiddlyumptious and Xunlei completed the order of finish.

The winner is trained by Steve Asmussen and owned by Stonestreet Stables and George Bolton. As a two-year-old, My Miss Aurelia went undefeated in four starts, which included a victory in the Adirondack Stakes (gr. II) here at Saratoga. Today's victory brings her record to a perfect 5-for-5 with earnings of $1,440,000.

-Keelerman

My Miss Aurelia entered in Mandys Gold Stakes

My Miss Aurelia, the Eclipse champion 2yo filly of 2011, is entered to race on August 8th in Saratoga's $100,000 Mandys Gold Stakes, a 6-1/2 furlong overnight stakes on the main track.

Trained by Steve Asmussen, My Miss Aurelia won a trio of graded stakes races last year to earn her championship honors, but went to the sidelines with an injury shortly after her dominating victory in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I). She will be ridden on Wednesday by Julien Leparoux, who rode her to victory in a pair of races here at Saratoga last year.

Here are the entries and post positions:

1 Well Kept
2 Srumdiddlyumptious
3 Delightful Quality
4 Ageless
5 Ullapool
6 My Miss Aurelia
7 Xunlei

-Keelerman