Dacita (CHI)

Chilean-bred Dacita began her career in her home country, winning six of nine starts as a 3-year-old at Club Hipico De Santiago before being purchased by Sheep Pond Partners and Bradley Thoroughbreds after her season concluded. Both co-owners have experience with good turf fillies, as Sheep Pond owns star turf female Lady Eli and Bradley Thoroughbreds campaigned 2014 champion turf female Dayatthespa, among others.

The filly shipped north to the barn of trainer Chad Brown and made her North American debut on Travers day at Saratoga. After lagging behind much of the race, Dacita closed quickly to nab the Grade 2 Ballston Spa Stakes by a head.

In 2016, Dacita won the Grade 2 New York Stakes and Grade 1 Diana Stakes in back-to-back races. She closed out that season with a runner-up finish by a nose in the Grade 2 Canadian Stakes at Woodbine in September.

After opening her 6-year-old season with a runner-up finish by a head in the Grade 3 Beaugay Stakes at Belmont Park, Dacita regressed when sixth in her bid for a repeat win in the New York. She bounced back in a big way, however, in her next start when she closed powerfully to win the Grade 1 Beverly D. Stakes at Arlington.

Dacita followed up the Beverly D. with another strong performance, rallying late to finish second by a head behind War Flag in the Grade 1 Flower Bowl Stakes at Belmont Park.

Dacita is by Scat Daddy and out of the Chilean daughter of Seeker's Reward, Daja.