Caramel Swirl looks to step up in Charles Town Oaks
At 0h37, on August 26, 2021 • By CHARLES TOWN
With the second-largest purse of the year offered by Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in West Virginia’s only graded stakes race for fillies up for grabs, a wide-ranging, full field of 10 three-year-old fillies will battle for the top prize on Friday night in the $400,000 Charles Town Oaks (G3) at seven furlongs.
The Oaks, now in its 13th year, is the main undercard attraction on a card featuring the $800,000 Charles Town Classic (G2) and total purses topping $2 million. Post time for the first race is 5:00 P.M.
Being a two-turn race at a sprint distance, the Oaks has attracted trainers sending sprinters they hope will hold their speed against routers that figure to have a stamina edge.
One of those who believes he’s found what his filly wants to do is Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott who sends out Caramel Swirl for Godolphin off a sharp three-length score in an allowance July 24 at Saratoga.
“She’s a nice filly,” Mott said, “Always well thought of. We tried stretching her up to a mile, two turns, and it didn’t work, so we shortened her back up and it worked well. Six and seven furlongs are probably good distances for her.”
Alvarado has the return call on Caramel Swirl who sits as the 5-2 morning line favorite for the Charles Town Oaks.
