Save goes from big easy to Big Apple in $100K Cicada
At 0h19, on March 18, 2021 • By AQUEDUCT
Save has an unblemished record through two starts but will step outside her comfort zone and ship to New York for Saturday’s 28th running of the $100,000 Cicada at Aqueduct Racetrack.
The six-furlong event for 3-year-old fillies is named in honor of the first filly to be named champion at ages 2, 3 and 4. Owned by Meadow Stable, who were best known for campaigning the great Secretariat, Cicada captured prestigious events such as the Kentucky Oaks as well as the Frizette.
Trainer Tom Amoss will send Save, a daughter of Violence, to New York by way of New Orleans, where she won both of her career starts going six furlongs at Fair Grounds Race Course. Unraced as a juvenile, Save commenced her career with a 1 1/2-length New Year’s Day triumph, tracking a close second behind the pacesetter before engaging in a stretch duel.
The Cicada is slated as Race 3 on Saturday nine-race card. First post is 1:20 p.m.
