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Not Perry Pretty Risks Win Streak in Delta’s Mother’s Day Stakes


Kaitlen Emfinger’s Not Perry Pretty will make her sophomore season debut in Saturday’s 350-yard, $25,000 Mother’s Day Stakes for fillies and mares at Delta Downs.

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BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

VINTON, LA—MAY 3, 2016—Kaitlen Emfinger’s Not Perry Pretty will risk her four-race win streak and make her sophomore season debut in Saturday’s 350-yard, $25,000 Mother’s Day Stakes for fillies and mares at Delta Downs.

A sorrel Dash Ta Fame filly trained by Michael Taylor, Not Perry Pretty has won all four of her outs -- all at this track -- and her two wins include last year’s 350-yard, $318,000 Firecracker Futurity (G2) and 330-yard, $87,000 Old South Futurity. The filly drew post 2 and will be ridden by David Alvarez.

Pyc First Prize Mia, a 4-year-old Pyc Paint Your Wagon mare trained by Kenneth Weeks for owner Lester Colomb Jr., faces distaffers again off of her nose victory in the 250-yard, $20,000 Delta Dash Stakes on April 23. Pyc First Prize Mia will be ridden by J.R. Ramirez from post 8.

The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments--

  1. Shes A Fast Dash (Noe Castaneda)
  2. Not Perry Pretty (David Alvarez)
  3. Fly By You (Ray Mayo)
  4. Mighty Streakin (Martin Rubalcava)
  5. Sydney Leigh (Raul Ramirez Jr.)
  6. Outlook Is Good (Juan C. Garcia)
  7. First Fancy Prize (Joe Badilla Jr.)
  8. Pyc First Prize Mia (J.R. Ramirez)
  9. Patriot Sayin Adios (John Hamilton)
  10. Wheres Mom (Donald Watson).

All Delta Downs races can be seen at Q-RacingVideo.com.


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