Brown looks to extend dominance in Plenty of Grace by sending out grading stakes-winning pair
At 2h04, on April 11, 2021 • By AQUEDUCT
Trainer Chad Brown has saddled the last four winners of the $100,000 Plenty of Grace and will look to extend his own record, sending out graded stakes-winners Counterparty Risk and Regal Glory for the sixth running of the one-mile event for older fillies and mares over the inner turf on Sunday at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Brown has won the Plenty of Grace with Mrs. McDougal [2016], Light in Paris [2017], Uni [2018] and Fifty Five [2019]. The Plenty of Grace was not contested last year.
Klaravich Stables’ Counterparty Risk finished a close sixth last out in the nine-furlong Grade 2 Hillsborough on March 6 at Tampa Bay Downs.
Counterparty Risk logged her most recent breeze over the Belmont Park training track, posting an easy half-mile in 50.26 seconds in company with two-time winning stable mate Capital Structure.
“We worked her once up here and she looked great doing it,” said Brown’s Belmont Park-based assistant Dan Stupp. “It was just a nice, straightforward, maintenance half-mile. I’m very optimistic about her chances. She shipped up here very well and looks great.”
Winter meet leading jockey Eric Cancel will be aboard Counterparty Risk for the first time from post 4.
The Plenty of Grace is slated as Race 4 on Aqueduct’s nine-race Sunday program. First post of 1:20 p.m.
