Racing

Giant's Causeway Draws Overflow Field Headed By Roses For Debra

Cheyenne Stable and John O’Meara’s Roses for Debra, who emerged as one of the top female turf sprinters in 2023, will make her 2024 debut next Saturday when she heads a field 12 plus one also-eligible for the 27th running of the $300,000 Giant’s Causeway (G3) for fillies and mares going 5 ½ furlongs on the turf.

The Giant’s Causeway will go as the seventh race on the 11-race program with a 4:12 p.m. ET post time.

Trained by Christophe Clement, Roses for Debra ran off four consecutive victories before tackling males in the Turf Monster (G3) at Parx Racing in which she finished third and the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) at Santa Anita in which she was ninth. Irad Ortiz Jr. retains the mount from post 8.

The field for the Giant’s Causeway is:

PostHorseTrainerJockeyWeight
1Play the MusicMark CasseJose Ortiz122
2BlingVicki OliverJohn Velazquez122
3Jill JitterbugRyan WalshLuan Machado122
4OeuvreChris BlockJareth Loveberry122
5B G WarriorHugo AndradeAlbin Jimenez122
6Secret MoneyBrendan WalshTyler Gaffalione124
7Port TownsendCherie DeVauxBrian Hernandez Jr.122
8Roses for DebraChristophe ClementIrad Ortiz Jr.124
9Kissed by FirePeter EurtonMike Smith122
10Breeze Easy (GB)Wayne CatalanoJulien Leparoux122
11Elm DrivePhilip D’AmatoLuis Saez122
12Love Reigns (IRE)Wesley WardJoel Rosario122
13 (AE)High ClassSteve AsmussenBrian Hernandez Jr.122