Gift List a new Group winner for Bated Breath

Gift List scored her first Stateside victory in style with a dominant score in Churchill's Grade 2 Edgewood Stakes yesterday (30th April).

Taken from the Thoroughbred Daily News, 1st May 2021:

Sent off at 4-1, The daughter of Bated Breath tracked from a ground-saving third. Biding her time on the backstretch run, Gift List dove between horses to overtake favourite Aunt Pearl at the top of the stretch and powered clear instantly, roaring home to a dazzling score.

"Off the last race, in her first U.S. debut, she gave a great run that day, in a race that had no pace," said trainer Brian Lynch.

"She's really trained so well from her last start to this, even though we had to work her on the dirt, which was a new thing to her. She was very comfortable getting over it, and was getting plenty out of her works. I had a good feeling going into this race, that if Aunt Pearl were to stub her toe, we'd have a good shot."

He continued: "She was a big obstacle, no doubt. Undefeated filly. Breeders' Cup winner. But we all know, and I've run into it myself with Oscar Performance, some of them take to this course and some just don't. It had a little bit of give in it today, and my filly had some good races on soft and heavy turf. Maybe that had something to do with it."

Gift List became Bated Breath's 11th Group/Graded winner. She was bred by James Ortega Bloodstock and her dam, Gr.3 winner Birthstone, returns to Bated Breath this year.