Trainer Melanie Giddings returned to work on Sunday morning at Saratoga Race Course even though her heart was still broken after the loss of undefeated 3-year-old filly Maple Leaf Mel, who was just a few short strides from victory in Saturday’s Test (G1) when she fell to the track.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. Looking to solidify her ranking atop the 3-year-old filly division, Godolphin homebred and Kentucky Oaks victor Pretty Mischievous will cut back in distance for today’s Grade 1 Test Stakes at Saratoga, a $500,000 Test, a seven-furlong sprint on the Spa’s main track. Pretty Mischievous enters the Test off consecutive Grade 1 […]
Maple Leaf Mel is set to step to the top of the class and so is her trainer, Melanie Giddings. Undefeated in five career starts, Maple Leaf Mel makes her Grade…
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Undefeated Maple Leaf Mel, who spurted to the lead out of the gate and opened up in the stretch, looked to have victory secured in $500,000 Test (G1) Saturday at Saratoga Race Course but fell just short of the finish line in a devastating and ultimately fatal breakdown.