Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Saga of 'Lisa' continues Friday

Lisa's Booby Trap, one of the best stories to come through Saratoga this summer, will begin writing her next chapter on Friday.


Owner/trainer Tim Snyder has entered his star 3-year-old in a $25,000 allowance at Finger Lakes on Friday, where she'll face five other fillies and mares as the likely favorite. Lisa's Booby Trap won her first three career starts by huge margins at the Western New York track before coming to Saratoga to annex the overnight Loudonville Stakes. Snyder then tried her on turf in the Riskaverse, but the experiment failed as she wound up last.


However, Snyder isn't shying away from continuing to boldly campaign the best horse he's ever trained. Should the filly run well on Friday, he's continuing a tilt against the likes of Blind Luck, Devil May Care and Havre de Grace in the Cotillion on Oct. 2.


Lisa's Booby Trap, who is blind in one eye, is named partially for Snyder's late wife, who died of cancer, and partially for a gentlemen's club in Florida. The filly attracted a huge media following this summer - a crew from Dateline NBC followed Snyder at Saratoga the day of the Riskaverse. The filly has also attracted attention from industry pundits thanks to her talent - Snyder says he's turned down offers as high as half a million for her.

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]

<< Home