The What A Summer Stakes is set to take place at Laurel Park on January 18, 2025. This race offers a purse of $100,000 and is open to fillies and mares aged four years and older. The race is run over a distance of six furlongs. To be eligible, horses must not have been permitted Lasix within 48 hours of post time.
Race Details:
- Purse: $100,000
- Distance: Six Furlongs
- Eligibility: Fillies and Mares, four-years-old and upward, not permitted Lasix within 48 hours of post time.
- Weight: 126 lbs
- Allowances: Non-winners of $60,000 twice in 2024-25, allowed 2 lbs; of $60,000 once in 2024-25, 4 lbs; non-winners of $40,000 once in 2024-25, 6 lbs. Maiden, Claiming, and Starter races are not considered in estimating allowances.
- Trophy: Awarded to the owner of the winner.
- Closed: Saturday, January 4, 2025, with 16 nominations.
Field Overview:
- Spencerian (MD)
- Sire: Irish War Cry
- Dam: Cursive (by Straight Talking)
- Trainer: Hugh I. McMahon
- Jockey: Victor R. Carrasco
- Weight: 122 lbs
- Owner: Larry E. Rabold
- Breeder: Franklin G. Smith Sr.
- Ms. Bucchero (FL)
- Sire: Bucchero
- Dam: Give Glory to God (by Mutakddim)
- Trainer: Diane D. Morici
- Jockey: Xavier Perez
- Weight: 124 lbs
- Owner: Morici Racing Stable LLC
- Breeder: Pamela Edel.
- Don’t Tell Kelly (KY)
- Sire: Dialed In
- Dam: Seven Days (by Quiet American)
- Trainer: Kenneth M. Cox
- Jockey: Angel Cruz
- Weight: 120 lbs
- Owner: Bonuccelli Racing
- Breeder: Beeson, Beeson, Buckley and Hodge.
- Kant Hurry Love (NY)
- Sire: Kantharos
- Dam: She’s All Love (by Langfuhr)
- Trainer: David P. Duggan
- Jockey: Luis R. Rivera, Jr.
- Weight: 126 lbs
- Owner: Ken Wheeler, Jr.
- Breeder: Dr. John M. McDermott & Laura G. McDermott.
- Happy Clouds (KY)
- Sire: Paynter
- Dam: Two to One (by Yesbyjimminy)
- Trainer: Ryan A. Gillespie
- Jockey: J. D. Acosta
- Weight: 120 lbs
- Owner: Timothy Freitag
- Breeder: Robert B. Tillyer & Dr. Chet Blackey & Sebastien Murat.
- St. Benedicts Prep (KY)
- Sire: Flatter
- Dam: Line (by War Front)
- Trainer: Linda Rice
- Jockey: Jaime Rodriguez
- Weight: 126 lbs
- Owner: Ronald P. Stewart
- Breeder: Claiborne Farm.
Race Favorites:
- Kant Hurry Love is the favorite with odds of 7/5. She has shown consistent performance and is unbeaten since blinkers were added.
- St. Benedicts Prep is another strong contender, having won a high-level allowance race at Aqueduct recently.
Key Contenders:
- Spencerian has shown promise with a win in the Politely Stakes.
- Ms. Bucchero won the Willa On the Move at Laurel.
- Happy Clouds and Don’t Tell Kelly complete the field.
