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By Sarah Mace
Ribbonite is a maiden no more after scoring a front-running victory in Saturday’s $116,775 Lady Finger Stakes for New York-bred 2-year-old fillies at Finger Lakes. The daughter of Griffinite also put one in the win column for two members of a popular New York racing family: trainer and retired jockey Robbie Davis, who also co-owns the filly with Paddock Proud, and his jockey son Dylan.
With competitive performances under her belt in two sprints at Saratoga on July 22 and August 15 in which she finished second and fourth, respectively, after setting the pace, it seemed reasonable to suppose that Ribbonite would employ her speed once again at Finger Lakes. She also came into the Lady Finger off a pair of sharp interim works on the Oklahoma training track, the most recent of which was a best-of-25 four-furlong bullet move on September 3.
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Breaking well from post four to go six furlongs, Ribbonite immediately challenged and passed Market Music, who broke even a half-step faster to lead for the first dozen strides. Ribbonite then opened up a length on her seven rivals through a first quarter mile in 22.41. Extending her lead through the far turn, Ribbonite entered the stretch four furlongs to the good, before being ridden out a 6 3/4-length winner. [VIDEO]
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After clocking a quarter in 46.09, Ribbonite, who was the third choice in the betting at odds of 7-2, stopped the clock at 1:12.36. Running second after gliding up the rail was Very Fashionable, who was followed across the line, 3 1/4 lengths, back by Ransome Drop and Market Music, who finished noses apart, to complete the superfecta.
Bred by Dr. Bernardo Mongil’s Monhill Farm, Ribbonite is one of three winners, and the most recent reported foal, out of New York-bred winner Western Lariat, who was bred this year to Well Noted.
Ribbonite changed hands twice at public auction. After selling for only $2,300 to Rick Lopez at the 2015 OBS Winter Mixed sale, she was picked up by Paddock Proud earlier this spring at the OBS Spring juvenile sale for $25,000. She has earned $88,316 from her three career starts.
