Slammed Makes the Grade In Thoroughbred Club of America Romp

Trainer Todd Fincher sent Brad King, Suzanne Kirby and Barbara Coleman’s Slammed to Keeneland in hopes of getting the New Mexico-bred filly a graded stakes victory.

Mission accomplished. Slammed scored a front-running 6½-length victory in Saturday’s 42^nd running of the Thoroughbred Club of America (G2).

“When she broke well, I wasn’t worried,” Fincher said before boarding a flight back to New Mexico. “She was sitting on a big race, and she is super talented. I was not surprised (with how easy she won).”

The margin of victory matched the second-largest figure in the race established by Groupie Doll in 2012. Groupie Doll came back weeks later to win the first of her two Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprints (G1).

Slammed earned a fees-paid berth into this year’s renewal of the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint but will have to be supplemented to compete.

Fincher already is set to make his Breeders’ Cup debut with Senor Buscador, who earned a berth in the Big Ass Fans Dirt Mile (G1) by virtue of his victory in last weekend’s Ack Ack (G3) at Churchill Downs. Senor Buscador also is at Keeneland.