Serengeti Empress Looks to Beat Talented Field in Apple Blossom

On Saturday, Trainer Thomas Amoss will look to take Serengeti Empress into the Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) at Oaklawn. In the Apple Blossom, resides a talented field including Ce Ce and Come Dancing. Serengeti Empress has had a many ups and downs throughout her career. After a dreadful performance in the Coalition, she came back with a third in the Breeders Cup Distaff, and followed it up with a 2nd and 1st, earning a career high 101 Beyer rating. She seems to be fit and ready for the Apple Blossom, but she faces some steep competition. Ce Ce is an up and coming horse who won the Beholder Mile at Santa Anita. She had also finished 4th in the Acorn behind Serengeti Empress last year. The favorite in this race is Come Dancing, who won the Ballerina Stakes at Saratoga last summer. She also recorded an eye-catching 114 Beyer in the Humana Distaff. Will she come back impressively in her 2020 debut, or will the hiccups we saw in the Breeders Cup Female Sprint affect her? Will Serengeti Empress be able to perform in a mode we saw during the Kentucky Oaks, wire to wire, or will she bomb the race? It looks like Serengeti Empress is ready, and when she is ready, she can run an amazing race.

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