Glass Ceiling training well into Garland of Roses
At 1h59, on December 10, 2021 • By AQUEDUCT
Glass Ceiling will look to secure her first stakes win in Saturday’s $100,000 Garland of Roses, a six-furlong sprint for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Trained and co-owned by Charlton Baker with Michael Foster, the 4-year-old Constitution bay enters from a game second in the faster division of the seven-furlong Pumpkin Pie contested over a sloppy and sealed main track on October 31 at Belmont Park.
With returning rider Dylan Davis up, Glass Ceiling saved ground in fifth position before angling five-wide for the stretch run and closing with a flourish, finishing a head back of pacesetter Lady Rocket, who exited that effort to win the Grade 3 Go for Wand.
Glass Ceiling has kept good company this season, finishing second to Grade 1-winner Bella Sofia in an allowance sprint in July at Belmont. She entered the Pumpkin Pie from a six-length romp in a 6 1/2-furlong allowance sprint on September 30 over Big Sandy.
“She came out of a good race last time. She ran real good that day,” Baker said. “She’s the type of filly that always gives you a big effort and tries hard. Her last two races she’s really stepped up her game.
Listed as the 6-5 morning-line favorite, Glass Ceiling will exit post 2 with Davis aboard.
