Sister Troienne sits the trip in the Sweetest chant, Coglianese Photo
Gulfstream Park Press
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Woodslane Racing’s homebred Sister Troienne won her fifth consecutive race and third consecutive stakes race when she cruised away from nine others to win Saturday’s $175,000 Sweetest Chant by 2 ¾ lengths.
Trained by Brian Lynch and ridden by Mario Gutierrez, who earlier in the day teamed up to win the Kitten’s Joy, Sister Troienne covered the 1 1/16th mile course in 1:40.76. Lynch has now won seven stakes at Gulfstream’s Championship Meet, five with Gutierrez.
The 31st running of the Sweetest Chant was one of five stakes for 3-year-olds featured on Saturday’s 12-race program headlined by the $275,000 Holy Bull (G3), a key prep for the $1 million Curlin Florida Derby (G1) March 28 at Gulfstream.
A 3-year-old daughter of Munnings who came into the race off victories in the Ginger Brew and Wait A While, Sister Troienne rated off a :23.33 and :47.56 pace set by longshot Day to Day before cruising alongside that one approaching the turn and then drawing away from her competitors. Longshot Spicy Princess got up for the place while Brat Pack finished third.
“Very impressive and finished up in a strong time, too,” Lynch said. “When they turned down the backside she looked a winner every jump of the race. Honestly, I think she’s just getting better at racing. She’s got such a big, efficient stride, and when you ask her for run she just finds more. It will be interesting to see if she ever gets tested.”
Sister Troienne has won five of six starts. Her only blemish is a third-place finish in her debut on the main track at Ellis Park in August.
