Wet Paint

Wet Paint won her maiden race in her second career start at age 2 in a one-mile race on a sloppy main track on Oct. 26, 2022, at Horseshoe Indianapolis. She was subsequently sent to Turfway Park for her third lifetime outing and finished second on a synthetic track on Dec. 14 to conclude her 2-year-old campaign.

Wet Paint returned for the first start of her 3-year-old season on Jan. 28, 2023, in the $200,000 Martha Washington Stakes at Oaklawn Park, which she won from off the pace at 1 1/16 miles by two lengths. To this point in her career, Wet Paint was 2-for-2 on dirt tracks and 0-for-2 on surfaces other than dirt.

Wet Paint was entered in a graded stakes for the first time in her next outing, which came in the Grade 3 $300,000 Honeybee Stakes back at 1 1/16 miles at Oaklawn park on Feb. 25. Once again racing on a wet track labeled sloppy, Wet Paint was sent off as the 8-5 favorite on the tote board in a field of 12 3-year-old fillies, and just as in the Martha Washington, the result for Wet Paint was the same. She sat off the pace and unleashed a strong closing move to hit the front in the stretch before drawing off to a three-length win. She ran the 1 1/16-mile distance in a time of 1:45.35.

Wet Paint is owned by Godolphin and trained by Brad Cox. She was bred in Kentucky by the sire Blame out of the dam Sky Painter by Street Cry.