Canadians in the South; Day Phillips' Filly Makes a Point

She Makes a Point was worth the wait.

The 4-year-old filly, owned by Kingfield Racing Stable and All My Hart Stable, made her career debut at Tampa Bay Downs on March 20 and was ultra impressive in the one mile grass race. Trained and co-owned by Kingfield’s Catherine Day Phillips, She Makes a Point (Point of Entry – She’s Ordained, by Ministers Wild Cat) was eager early in the race but was taken off the pace. The filly came wide and from seventh place and charged clear to win by 2 1/4 lengths in a sharp 1:36.36. Ridden by Isaac Castillo, She Makes a Point was 27-to-1.

Day Phillips purchased the filly as a yearling at the 2019 CTHS Ontario Canadian Premier Yearling Sale for $70,000 from breeders Keith and Rachel McClelland. The filly was working last spring at Woodbine before she received some time off before resuming training at Payson Park training centre in Stuart, Florida in December. The dark bay was perfectly prepared by Day Phillips for the professional victory.

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