Mississippi Delta tops open field at Caress Stakes

in her second start of the year.

She showed good improvement over her seasonal Today’s $200,000 Caress debut on April 30 Stakes, for sprinting fil- and appears to be coming lies and mares at 5 ½ fur- to the Caress in top form. longs on turf, looks like a Pretty Perfection is enjoying wide open event as the cur- a good year with tain falls on opening week- three wins in six starts, a end at Saratoga. slate that includes back to

One of the choices could back stakes wins in two be Mississippi Delta, who similar spots going 5 panels is coming off a victory in at Gulfstream Park this the Grade 3 Intercontinen- past winter. tal at Belmont Park going 7 She is coming off a furlongs on June 8. sharp second in the Satin

She closed from sixth N Lace at Presque Isle on a place that day and should synthetic track at this distance. find plenty of early pace up front in the Caress today. Ruby Notion, third to

Miss Ella won this event Pretty Perfection at Gulfstream last year when rain forced Park, won an allowance its transfer to the main at Churchill Downs track. in her last, at 5 panels on

In her next start, however, grass. she was a close second Completing the field in to Fair Point in the the Caress are Paquita Coqueta, Smart ‘n Fancy at this distance Summer Reading, late in the meet. Eila, Everything Lovely,

Fair Point is back in Animal Appeal, Carolina the Caress, and she exits a Shag, and Blue Bahia. fourth, beaten one length, Appealing Maggie is entered in the Intercontinental for main track only.