Frosty Margarita Seeking First Stakes Win in $100,000 Key Cent Stakes

Frosty Margarita tops the field as the morning line favorite at odds of 9-5 for trainer Rudy Rodriguez. A dark bay daughter of Frost Giant bred and owned by Gabrielle Farm, she has been on the board in all four starts and is trying to earn her first stakes victory and second overall career win. She was second in the Maid of the Mist Stakes last time out and is scheduled to break from the inside post under jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr.

Melodic trying to rebound after poor effort

Second choice at morning line odds of 3-1 is Melodic for trainer Leah Gyarmati. A chestnut daughter of Tale of the Cat, she was purchased for $150,000 earlier in the year and has two wins from three starts. She broke her maiden in her debut and followed that up with a victory in the Joseph A. Gimma Stakes She is trying to rebound after finishing seventh in the Maid of the Mist Stakes last time out and will have Kendrick Carmouche aboard from the outside post.

Stakes debut for Taken by Surprise

Also in the field at morning line odds of 5-1 is Taken by Surprise for trainer Todd Pletcher.  A bay daughter of Giant Surprise, she is a homebred for Repole Stable and will be stepping up to stakes competition for the first time. After two average efforts in her first two starts, a fourth-place finish and a ninth-place outing, she broke her maiden last time out. John Velazquez will be aboard and they will break from post four.