Cavorting dances to victory in G2 Prioress

Cavorting remained on a roll, earning her third straight Stakes victory when she drew off in the stretch to win the G2 Prioress Stakes at Saratoga. The three-year-old daughter of Bernardini, who entered the race off a sharp win in the G1 Test Stakes earlier in the meet, led home a Darley-sired exacta as Medaglia d'Oro’s Bar of Gold rallied late to take second.

Cavorting was settled in mid-pack, well off the early pace set by Ekati’s Phaeton. As the field entered the stretch, Cavorting was set down for the drive and quickly took command, pulling away to win easily. The daughter of Bernardini certainly loves the Spa, as she has won all three of her starts at the upstate New York track.

Cavorting is out of five-time Stakes winner Promenade Girl, whose wins include the G2 Molly Pitcher Breeders' Cup Stakes. The mare also placed in the G1 Spinster Stakes and G1 Ogden Phipps Handicap. Cavorting was bred in Kentucky by Swettenham Stud.

Cavorting is one of her sire Bernardini’s three G1 winners in the past four weeks along with Boban who claimed his fifth G1 victory in the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield and Rachel’s Valentina who remained unbeaten with a win in the G1 Spinaway Stakes yesterday. Bernardini is now the sire of 12 career G1 winners and 39 Stakes winners. He is standing at Kelvinside at a fee of $27,500 inc. GST.