Carried into competition off a second over trip, Reflect With Me pounced off her cover to score a 1:49 victory in the $194,400 Mistletoe Shalee.
Rocknificent rolled to the lead with Priceless securing the pocket into the first turn. JK First Lady, the 8-5 favourite leaving from the pylon post, sat third before pulling off the pegs passing a :26.3 first quarter. Into the backstretch JK First Lady overtook command from Rocknificent, taking the field past the half in :55.2.
Lyons Sentinel, parked from the start, advanced uncovered tracked by Reflect With Me moving to the final turn. Past three-quarters in 1:23, Lyons Sentinel continued to pressure JK First Lady into the stretch until the favourite folded into the final eighth. Lyons Sentinel held a short-lived lead as driver Andrew McCarthy kicked Reflect With Me off cover and swept to the lead with a sixteenth to go, winning by over a length. Lyons Sentinel held second from Rocknificent closing for third and Priceless taking fourth.
Winning her seventh race from 13 starts, Reflect With Me has earned $576,454 for breeder Brittany Farms LLC, which co-owns the Captaintreacherous filly with Brad Grant. Tony Alagna trains the $19.40 winner.
The Mistletoe Shalee was part of a stakes-packed Saturday card at The Meadowlands. Read about the rest of the action in the Meadowlands Pace News Centre.