After a facile score last week in her 2021 debut, Jodi Loftus Chase The Ace ($3.40) coasted to a new lifetime mark in Wednesday s (April 14) edition of the $12,000 Fillies and Mares Open/optional claiming handicap at Fraser Downs.
Trainer-driver Brandon Campbell took his time with Chase The Ace, settling her fourth in the five-mare field while Rockin Mystery (Rod Therres) controlled early splits of :28.4 and :56.3. With three-eighths to go, Chase The Ace moved second-over in an attempt to follow the cover of Paperback Thriller (Brad Watt), but was forced three-wide into the far turn after Paperback Thriller failed to advance.
Once Campbell tipped the five-year-old daughter of Armbro Baylor off stalled cover, though, she switched gears at once. Chase The Ace steadily advanced through the final turn and strode powerfully to a 1:52.3 victory. Cusdmagicdragon (Kelly Hoerdt) saved second from the pocket, 1-3/4 lengths back; a tiring Rockin Mystery faded to third after giving way in upp
1031 Exchange: Deal Or No Deal forbes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from forbes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
She stands 5 feet 6 inches tall in her military uniform, saluting the female veterans who have preceded and who will follow her. Sheâs made of American flash black granite, perched on a gray granite pedestal. Sheâs polished like a mirror, curvy, triangular, and weighs a mere 3,200 pounds. Sheâs cost about $43,000 so far.
Shown is a paper replica of the Female Veterans Network monument to honor female veterans. On one side of the three-sided granite monument is a woman in military uniform with an inscription, beneath her feet, honoring female veterans. Creation of the monument is nearing completion, with an installation ceremony planned Jan. 30.