Frank's Rockette

Frank’s Rockette, an Into Mischief filly homebred by Frank Fletcher, turned heads in her very first start when she won a five-furlong maiden race at Churchill Downs by 8 ¾ lengths in June 2019.  She was elevated to stakes company in her next start at Saratoga, and finished a good second behind Perfect Alibi in the Grade 2 Adirondack Stakes.

That effort preceded two more runner-up finishes in graded stakes, as Frank’s Rockette checked in behind Perfect Alibi again in the Grade 1 Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga and then second to Wicked Whisper in the one-mile Grade 1 Frizette Stakes at Belmont Park. She was then given a break and returned for a 3-year-old campaign by trainer Bill Mott that targeted sprint races.

Frank’s Rockette won her first start of 2020 impressively, taking the listed Any Limit Stakes at Gulfstream Park by seven lengths. She then finished second in a listed stakes at Oaklawn Park on a sloppy track but rebounded to win an allowance optional claiming race at Churchill Downs in May.

Moved back up in class, Frank’s Rockette was all out to hold off Reagan’s Edge in the Grade 3, 6 ½-furlong Victory Ride Stakes at Belmont Park on July 4 to secure her first career graded stakes win. She followed with a dominant victory in the Grade 2 Prioress Stakes Sept. 5 at Saratoga Race Course.