Lady's Island

Lady’s Island won a maiden claiming race at Tampa Bay Downs in her third career start in April 2017. Three starts later she won a $20,000 claiming race by 4 ½ lengths at Delaware Park. After running second in an allowance-optional claiming race in December 2017, Lady’s Island finished sixth in the Lightning City Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs Dec. 30 in her first try on grass.

After posting three wins, two seconds, and two thirds in 11 starts in 2017 as a 3-year-old, Lady’s Island won two of six starts as a 4-year-old in 2018.

In 2019, the Greatness mare came into her own as a 5-year-old. She son three straight races to open the year, all by open lengths and in front-running fashion, before finishing second in the Musical Romance Stakes.

Lady’s Island then powered to a nine-length romp in the Nicole’s Dream Stakes before winning the Bob Umphrey Turf Sprint Stakes by two lengths, both times leading from start to finish at Gulfstream Park.

Lady’s Island shipped to Saratoga Race Course and won a starter-allowance race by 13 ¼-lengths. After a 1 ¼-lengthscore in October on the grass, Lady’s Island made her graded stakes debut in the Grade 3 Sugar Swirl Stakes Dec. 14 at Gulfstream Park. She opened a clear early lead in the Sugar Swirl and drove to a 6 ¾-length win to improve to eight wins and one second in nine starts in 2019.

Lady’s Island ran second in the Sunshine Millions Sprint Stakes Jan. 18 at Gulfstream Park in her 6-year-old bow. She followed with a two-length score in the Minaret Stakes in February at Tampa Bay Downs and next won a starter-optional claiming race, also by two lengths at Tampa, in April. Lady’s Island improved to 3-for-3 in 2020 with a 3 ¾-length win in the Musical Romance Stakes May 16 at Gulfstream Park before her winning streak was halted with a third-place finish in the Ana T. Stakes in July at Gulfstream.

Lady’s Island set the pace in the Grade 2 Honorable Miss Handicap Sept. 6 at Saratoga by was caught late by winner Come Dancing. She was then unplaced for the first time since December 2018 when she faded to sixth in the Grade 2 Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes Oct. 3 at Keeneland.

In her final start of 2020, Lady’s Island regained her winning form with a repeat victory in the Grade 3 Sugar Swirl.  She set the pace and was fully extended to hold off runner-up Bronx Beauty by a nose in a thrilling finish Dec. 12 at Gulfstream.