She was more than a useful mare in her youth, earning over $300,000, but even now at eight years of age, Tracys Song is making waves.
Her current 11 seasonal wins ties her for the lead in races won in North America, and on Monday, April 15 the daughter of Astreos will look to extend her streak of consecutive victories.
However, her objective may be somewhat daunting because she’ll have to start from Post 8 in Race 10. Although she’ll carry her usual $7,500 claiming tag, Tracys Song 's efforts will come following a one-week layoff.
“She’s been racing real hard and it was starting to show,” said trainer Bob Lounsbury. "She hasn’t been finishing as strong in her recent races as she was earlier in the season. So we turned her out for a week and let her run and relax for a bit.”
The mare, who’s driven by Bruce Aldrich Jr., has won nearly all of her races on the front end, and having to start from the eight hole and being off a week may hamper her chances on continuing the win skein.
“We may have trouble or we may overcome it,” Lounsbury reasoned. “We’ll just have to wait to see what happens.”
Win or lose, Tracys Song certainly has nothing to be ashamed of. A $4,000 purchase by Nancy Fugere on Lounsbury’s recommendation earlier this year, Tracys Song has more than lived up to expectations and has paid for herself five times over.
Should Tracys Song keep her victorious streak alive, she’ll still have a hill to climb before she equals the 'Mighty M' track record of 15 wins in a row, set by Northern Chief and driver Mike Merton during the 2010 campaign.
“We’ll just have to take it a race at a time, what else can be said,” Lounsbury added.
Tracys Song has been installed as the 5-2 morning-line favourite for her Monday contest.
First-race post time for the 12-race card will be the usual 12:50 p.m.
(Monticello)