Stonewall Star vies for second stakes victory in $100K Franklin Square
At 0h03, on January 22, 2023 • By AQUEDUCT
Barry Schwartz’s homebred Stonewall Star will look to notch her second stakes victory in Sunday’s $100,000 Franklin Square, a 6 1/2-furlong sprint for New York-bred sophomore fillies, at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Trained by Horacio De Paz, the daughter of Flatter will return to state-bred company after a game third-place finish in the seven-furlong Gin Talking on December 30 at Laurel Park. There, she led the field of seven through honest fractions before losing the advantage down the stretch and finishing 1 3/4 lengths in arrears of the victorious Malibu Moonshine. That effort, which was her first against open company, came on the heels of her first stakes victory in the Key Cents on November 20 sprinting six furlongs here.
“She ran very well,” said De Paz. “I think it’s possible she could be a little limited in distance, but still, it was a very nice effort. She was going against open company, so I’m no discouraged by it at all. She’s doing good. I think the cutback will be to her liking.”
Kendrick Carmouche will ride for the first time from post 7.
