Better grade in every race for Sugar Fix

One of the best indicators of any horse’s progress is the ‘E’ figure awarded by Equibase after every race. When the Treasure Beach filly Sugar Fix made her career debut for Ballybrit Stable at Monmouth Park last September, she finished a distant fourth and received an ‘E’ of 37.

Shipped to Tampa Bay Downs, the 3-year-old filly has since raced six more times, and her ‘E’ figure has gone up in every start, culminating with a solid 84 for her sharp victory yesterday at one mile over the turf course.

Jesus Castanon took Sugar Fix away from the gate quickly and she ducked to the rail in fourth place down the backstretch. Castanon sent her after the leaders on the turn and it became strictly no contest in the race to the wire, with Sugar Fix going away at the finish by two lengths over 7/10 favorite Vaunt.

Sugar Fix has won two of her last three, along with a second, increasing her earnings to $25,735 for Ballybrit. Treasure Beach is now less than $3,700 from reaching the $300,000 mark in progeny earnings for 2020.