Rocklamation Pulls Off the Mild Upset in Final Sophomore Filly Elim

TORONTO, ON— Rocklamation defeated the media crazed See You At Peelers in the final sophomore filly Breeders Crown elim. Krispy Apple was second, Foxy Lady was third, Tea Party Princess was fourth and Honky Tonk Woman was fifth. These five proceed to next week’s final.

Foxy Lady and Pretty Katherine both left the gate fast heading to the first turn. Honky Tonk Woman moved into third and See You At Peelers sat fourth. Foxy Lady took them by the quarter in :26.1. See You At Peelers immediately came first over and cleared the lead approaching the half.

See You At Peelers lead at the half in :54.4 (:28.3). Foxy Lady was at the rail in second and Pretty Katherine was third. Krispy Apple came first over, supplying cover to Tea Party Princess and Rocklamation.

Krispy Apple stuck her nose in front of See You At Peelers at three-quarters in 1:23.2 (:28.3). Krispy Apple drew away from the field at the top of the stretch. See You At Peelers was fading at the inside and Rocklamation was roaring down the middle of the track. Rocklamation passed Krispy Apple to win the elimination in 1:50.4. Foxy Lady finished third, Tea Party Princess was fourth and Honky Tonk Woman was fifth.

Rocklamation is by Rocknroll Hanover out of the mare Art Sale by Artsplace. She has earned $267,828 in her lifetime. She is owned by Stable 45 and bred by Peretti Farms. She is trained by Ron Burke and Brian Sears was in the bike.

“Shes not a real aggressive filly, we try to keep her calm until we pull the blinds.”  assistant trainer Mickey Burke Jr. said. “She just came coming and coming, I was thrilled with her. Shes starting to come around, starting to act like the filly we thought she would be.”