G1-Placed You’re My Girl Nearing Return
NYRA Press Office
ELMONT, N.Y.— Graded stakes victress Midnight Stroll got back in the win column on Thursday, running down stakes-winner Good Sam in deep stretch to capture a seven-furlong main track allowance event at Belmont Park.
Midnight Stroll captured last year’s Grade 3 Delaware Oaks at Delaware Park for trainer John Terranova before rounding out the trifecta in the Grade 3 Charles Town Oaks and Grade 2 Raven Run to close out her sophomore season. Unplaced in her first two starts as a 4-year-old, both at graded stakes level, the daughter of Not This Time made amends when taking a drop in class and earned a 79 Beyer Speed Figure for her 1 1/2-length victory under Hall of Famer Javier Castellano.
“She looked like she was travelling comfortably. Javier rode a smart race with her and let her do her thing. She has a lot of class and I’m happy to have her back in form,” Terranova said.
Midnight Stroll’s score was one of four on the card for owner Randy Hill of R.A. Hill Stable, who co-owns Midnight Stroll with Gatsas Stables and Steven Schoenfeld. He also won with George Weaver-trained trio of Astonesthrowaway [Race 1], Provision [Race 3], and Outlaw Kid [Race 7].
Midnight Stroll, now a two-time winner at both one turn and two turns, is well-suited for the seven-furlong distance, according to Terranova.
“It’s hard to pinpoint where she wants to be. A middle distance is probably her kind of game, but we’ll see how she does going forward,” Terranova said. “She cooled out really well this morning from yesterday’s race. She’s really happy with herself. We’ll just see what the summer brings us and take it from there.”
Terranova said Midnight Stroll may travel out of state for her next start, as she did last year for the Delaware Oaks.
“She may have to take her show on the road somewhere, so we’ll look around and keep our options open,” Terranova said. “She has no problem shipping or doing any of that. We’re just all really happy to have her back in winning form. Going into the summer, it looks like she’s in great shape.”
Terranova added that You’re My Girl, who was a hard-fought second to Chocolate Gelato in the Grade 1 Frizette in October at Belmont at the Big A, is nearing a return to action. The daughter of Overanalyze, bred in New York by James G. Doyle, was last seen finishing fifth in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies on November 4 at Keeneland.
“We’ll look at something pretty soon with her,” Terranova said. “If everything keeps going well, we could see her right before the meet ends before we head up north, or at the beginning of the meet at Saratoga.”
Owned by Gatsas Stables, R.A. Hill Stable and Hidden Brook Farm, You’re My Girl has breezed three times over the Belmont Park main track, most recently going five-eighths in 1:02.66 on Monday.
“We had her ready for the Beaumont in April at Keeneland and she ended up getting sick,” Terranova said. “It took us awhile to get her all the way right and now she’s doing great. She breezed five-eighths the other day and we’ll keep motoring on.”
