Grace Bay trounced the field, including the 3-5 favorite, in the $75,000 Caesar's Wish Stakes over a muddy surface yesterday at Pimlico Race Course.
Grace Bay, a bay Maryland-bred daughter of Waquoit who was bred by her owner, earned a resounding 5 1/2 -length victory over her uncoupled stablemate, Demetra's Love. Dale Capuano trains both fillies.
Odds-on favorite Coquettish could not mount a sufficient rally and tired to last.
In a four-horse race, scratched down from an original seven, Grace Bay broke third but was racing ahead of Coquettish. She tracked the pacesetters into the far turn, then charged into the lead and glided home in 1 minute, 45.47 seconds for the 1 1/16 miles.