Juddmonte’s Kentucky homebred Ramify will make her stakes
debut on the road to the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks when she starts Saturday in the
$125,000 Busanda Stakes, a 1 1/8-mile test for 3-year-old fillies at Aqueduct.

The Busanda awards the top five finishers 20-10-6-4-2
qualifying points towards the Oaks on May 2 at Churchill Downs. It is the
eighth of nine races Saturday and is scheduled to start at 3:39 p.m. EST.

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Ramify, a chestnut daughter of Munnings, arrives off a
determined half-length graduation on debut going a one-turn mile on Dec. 8 at
Aqueduct. Trained by four-time Eclipse Award winner Chad Brown, Ramify was 13
lengths back in last of five through the half-mile call while racing greenly,
but responded well when asked in the turn by Flavien Prat to pick it up and
make her bid for the lead. She assumed command in the stretch and gamely turned
back the challenge of returning rival My Sherrona, completing the course in
1:38.64 and earning a field-best 76 Beyer Speed Figure, according to Daily
Racing Form.

Ramify, out of winning Tapit mare Chamber, hails from a long
line of reine-de-course broodmares, her dam side including Miss Carmie, Hall of
Famer Chris Evert and Nijinsky Star. Her second dam is multiple Grade 1 winner
Sightseek, a half-sister to dual Grade 1 winner Takes Creek who also produced
Grade 3-placed sire Raison d’Etat.

Ramify has worked back four times over Belmont Park’s dirt
training track since her debut, including a half-mile in 49.68 seconds on
Sunday. She will be ridden by José Lezcano from post 3 on Saturday.

Stud TNT’s Kentucky homebred Running Away, in post 9 with
Sahin Civaci, made her first two starts on turf and switched to dirt last out
for a dominant five-length graduation on Nov. 30 at Churchill Downs for trainer
Wesley Ward.

The daughter of Gun Runner posted two strong on-the-board
efforts over turf when a half-length second to eventual Grade 2-placed Virgin
Colada at Saratoga and a neck third at Keeneland in July and October with
pacesetting trips going a route of ground. She employed the same tactics in
victory going 1 1/16 miles last out, making the early lead in the field of 10
and never looking back under Hall of Famer John Velázquez. The effort was
awarded a 74 Beyer.

“She seems like she’s going to relish the distance, so we
picked this race early on and targeted it, and she’s training forward,” Ward
said. “She just broke and sat, and when Johnny called on her, away she went. I
think she can run on the grass, and she ran a few good races over it, but she’s
always had very quick, fast works on the dirt. I probably should have switched
her over sooner than I did. She’s a big, rangy, long-bodied type filly, so I
didn’t want to race her too much at two and wanted her fresh and developing now
that she’s three.”

Ward said the filly’s front-running style comes easy to her
with her quickness from the gate.

“She just breaks and goes. That’s the way she trains in the
mornings, too, on the bridle right from the start,” Ward said. “Once she gets
there, she’s pretty relaxed.”

Running Away is out of the Brazil Group 3-placed Unbridled’s
Song mare Allez Marie, who has produced four black-type runners including
stakes-winners Legalize and Workaholic, Grade 3-placed sire Tomato Bill and
dual stakes-placed Fouette. Her second dam is 2005 Kentucky Oaks winner
Summerly.

Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher has entered the pair of
multiple stakes-placed New York-bred Carmen’s Candy Jar in post 5 with Kendrick
Carmouche and debut maiden winner Ruth in post 6 with José Gómez as he vies for
a record-extending sixth Busanda victory following past successes with Always
Shopping in 2019, Overprepared in 2015, Fierce Boots in 2014, Princess of
Sylmar in 2013 and Dance Quietly in 2011.

Repole Stable’s homebred Carmen’s Candy Jar enters from a
distant fifth-place finish in the Demoiselle (G2) going 1 1/8 miles Dec. 7 at
Aqueduct in her first start with blinkers. The daughter of Vino Rosso finished
on the board in three state-bred stakes last year, posting a runner-up finish
to Accelerating in Saratoga’s Seeking the Ante and third-place efforts in the Joseph
A. Gimma and Maid of the Mist at Aqueduct.

Carmen’s Candy Jar is out of Uncle Mo mare No Mo Shopping, a
half-sister to dual graded-stakes winner Always Shopping, victorious in the
2019 Busanda. Her second dam is Grade 1-placed Stopshoppingmaria, who finished
second in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, then a Grade 2, for Repole
and Pletcher.

Carmen’s Candy Jar is cross-entered in Friday’s sixth race
at the Big A, a 6 1/2-furlong, state-bred optional claimer.

Frank Batten’s Kentucky homebred Ruth earned a 57 Beyer for
her debut 1 1/4-length victory going a one-turn mile on Dec. 13 at Gulfstream
Park. There she was 4 1/2 lengths back in fifth of seven in the turn under
Irad Ortiz Jr. but made up ground with a seven-wide rally to sweep past rivals
in the lane and inch clear to victory over next-out winner Queen in the Deck.

A daughter of Uncle Mo, Ruth is out of Bernardini mare Peppy
Rafaela and is a full-sister to Grade 2 winner and multiple Grade 1-placed
Mopotism, whose son Journalism is a top contender on the road to the Kentucky
Derby after winning the Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) in December.

Robert Rosenthal and Bradford Bernstein’s New York homebred
Bernieandtherose in post 8 with Katie Davis enters from two dominant victories
at the Big A. The daughter of Accelerate posted a 7 3/4-length romp to graduate
at second asking against fellow New York-breds at seven furlongs Nov. 3 and
most recently stretched to a one-turn mile to win a state-bred optional claimer
by 6 1/4 lengths Nov. 24.

Trainer Domenick Schettino said the chestnut filly has been
training forwardly into this race and worked a half-mile in 48.75 seconds Jan.
1 in company with her 4-year-old half-sister Bernietakescharge, who won an
optional-claiming event Saturday at the Big A.

“She’s training very well. She actually worked with her
sister that won yesterday,” Schettino said. “She always showed she could run in
the mornings and had ability. Distance wise, I think the longer she goes, I
don’t see any problem with it.”

Bernieandtherose debuted with a half-length third in October
sprinting 6 1/2 furlongs at Aqueduct at odds of 64-1 and showed versatility in
her two victories with her maiden score coming from off the pace and her
last-out effort coming in wire-to-wire fashion.

“In her first race, she was a little immature and green, but
now that she’s ran a couple more times, she’s starting to put it all together
and understand what she’s doing,” Schettino said. “It’s exciting. She’s been
filling out and growing, and she still has a bit more growing to do.”

West Paces Racing, Cypresshead Racing, Twin Sports Racing,
Brown Road Racing and Douglas Arnold’s My Sherrona in post 7 with Romero Maragh
will look to avenge her half-length defeat to Ramify in the Dec. 8 maiden.

Trained by Ray Handal, the daughter of Not This Time has
been second, beaten by a half-length in both her starts. The other was a Nov. 8
debut sprinting 6 1/2 furlongs at Aqueduct when finishing behind Beauty Reigns,
a next-out sixth in the Demoiselle.

A $275,000 purchase at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling
sale, My Sherrona is out of Grade 3-winning Include mare Class Included.

?Teresa
Haupt and Charles Blanford’s Beautiful Blome in post 2 with Eric Cancel is the
lone stakes-winner in the field, boasting an 8 1/4-length romp in Delaware
Park’s one-mile White Clay Creek two starts back Oct. 9.

Trained by Anthony Pecoraro, the daughter of Blofeld enters
from a distant off-the-board finish in the listed Tempted traveling a one-turn
mile Nov. 2 at Aqueduct. Her 6: 2-0-2 résumé also includes an additional stakes
placing when third in the restricted Small Wonder sprinting six furlongs in
September at Delaware.

The talented field is completed by maiden-winners Sharp
Smile in post 1 with Manny Franco for dual Eclipse Award-winning trainer Brad
Cox and Will Walden-trained Bless the Broken, in post 4 with Ruben Silvera,
whose dam The Nightingale is a half-sister to 2013 Busanda and Kentucky Oaks winner
Princess of Sylmar.

Bless the Broken was cross-entered in Saturday’s
Silverbulletday at Fair Grounds, and Walden said Sunday he would send her to
Louisiana.

Post	Silks	Horse / Sire	Rating	Trainer / Jockey	Last start / Next start	Status
1		Sharp Smile Practical Joke	0.00	Brad Cox Manuel Franco	1st, Aqu MSW (11/21/24-R1) 2025 Busanda	Entered
Last race Next race		1st, Aqu MSW (11/21/24-R1) 2025 Busanda
2		Beautiful Blome Blofeld	0.00	Anthony Pecoraro Eric Cancel	6th, 2024 Tempted 2025 Busanda	Entered
Last race Next race		6th, 2024 Tempted 2025 Busanda
3		Ramify Munnings	5.84	Chad Brown Jose Lezcano	1st, Aqu MSW (12/8/24-R1) 2025 Busanda	Entered
Last race Next race		1st, Aqu MSW (12/8/24-R1) 2025 Busanda
4		Bless the Broken Laoban	0.00	William Walden Ruben Silvera	7th, 2024 Demoiselle G2 2025 Silverbulletday	Entered
Last race Next race		7th, 2024 Demoiselle G2 2025 Silverbulletday
5		Carmen’s Candy Jar Vino Rosso	5.59	Todd Pletcher Kendrick Carmouche	5th, 2024 Demoiselle G2 2025 Busanda	Entered
Last race Next race		5th, 2024 Demoiselle G2 2025 Busanda
6		Ruth Uncle Mo	0.00	Todd Pletcher Jose Gomez	1st, GP MSW (12/13/24-R6) 2025 Busanda	Entered
Last race Next race		1st, GP MSW (12/13/24-R6) 2025 Busanda
7		My Sherrona Not This Time	0.00	Ray Handal Romero Maragh	2nd, Aqu MSW (12/8/24-R1) 2025 Busanda	Entered
Last race Next race		2nd, Aqu MSW (12/8/24-R1) 2025 Busanda
8		Bernieandtherose Accelerate	0.00	Domenick Schettino Katie Davis	1st, AQU Alw OC (11/24/2024-R4) 2025 Busanda	Entered
Last race Next race		1st, AQU Alw OC (11/24/2024-R4) 2025 Busanda
9		Running Away Gun Runner	0.00	Wesley Ward Sahin Civaci	1st, CD MSW (11/30/24-R2) 2025 Busanda	Entered
Last race Next race		1st, CD MSW (11/30/24-R2) 2025 Busanda