Blue Ivy takes on males in final Matchmaker prep
At 1h15, on March 3, 2021 • By THE MEADOWS
Whether it’s her performance on the racetrack, or her demeanor around the barn, Bill Bercury can find an abundance of reasons to be happy with female pacer Blue Ivy, who on Thursday will take on five male rivals in the $14,600 Open Handicap at The Meadows.
“She’s ready, willing, and able,” said Bercury, who trains the 5-year-old mare for his wife Renee. “She’s put together perfectly, and she’s got a great attitude. She’s a wonderful mare. I just love her.”
For her career, Blue Ivy has captured 22 of 50 starts and banked $301,560. Bercury bought Blue Ivy, a daughter of Captaintreacherous out of Grand Circuit stakes-winner Ali Blue, near the end of her 3-year-old season. She has won 16 of 24 races for Bercury, earning $134,825 in purses. Blue Ivy has won three of four races this year.
Following Thursday’s start in the Open at The Meadows, where she is the 2-1 morning-line favorite, Blue Ivy will head to New York for the six-week Blue Chip Matchmaker Series at Yonkers Raceway.
