Fresh off a 1:52.4 triumph in the $136,986 Kentucky Sire Stakes final for four-year-old trotting mares on May 13, Mambacita has drawn the pole in the first step toward defending her title: a $50,000 USD Kentucky Sire Stakes summer series preliminary on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27 at Oak Grove.
In an interview done earlier in the evening, driver Jason Bartlett said he was confident in his chances with Admiral Hill in the Saturday feature at The Meadowlands, a $27,500 winners-over pace.