After sitting out the year as a three-year old, Phipps Stable’s promising Into Mischief filly Self Confident has rewarded the patience of her connections with an exciting maiden special weight win covering a mile and a sixteenth on the turf at Monmouth on Saturday, May 18th.
Breaking from the outside post in a field of seven, Self Confident raced two wide off of the pace under guiding from jockey Samy Camacho. She stalked in the far turn before rallying three wide into the stretch. She closed steadily in the final furlong before surging approaching the finish to get up and get the win by a head.
The well-bred filly has progressed nicely in her return this year, finishing fourth twice in January and February at Gulfstream, followed by a third-place finish at Tampa in April.
A ninth-generation Phipps homebred, Self Confident is from the Get Lucky branch of La Troienne mare Baby League. The family includes Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver and grade 1 winners Bluegrass Cat, Callback, Dance Number, Frost Giant, Girolamo, Got Lucky, Numbered Account, Private Account, Rhythm, and Phipps-bred sires Imagining, Not for Love, and Polish Numbers.
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