Naughty Gal’s Adirondack S. (G3) win tops huge weekend for Into Mischief

When Naughty Gal crossed the line first in Sunday’s Adirondack S. (G3) at Saratoga, the 2-year-old filly became the fourth stakes winner of the weekend for Into Mischief.

When Naughty Gal crossed the line first in Sunday’s Adirondack S. (G3) at Saratoga, the 2-year-old filly became the fourth stakes winner of the weekend for Into Mischief.

Naughty Gal, who broke her maiden by 9 ¼-lengths on July 4 at Churchill Downs, came out running in the Adirondack, taking a narrow lead between horses to get the first quarter-mile in :22.46. She pulled clear around the turn, and despite going very wide into the stretch, kept her momentum and won by 2 ½-lengths over Janis Joplin.

The final time for the 6 ½-furlongs was 1:18.97.

“Pretty good trip. She broke from there pretty clean and took the lead, controlled the pace,” winning rider Luis Saez said. “She was a little green. At the three-eighths, her ear was back and forth looking at something and [she] got a little lost, but she kept running and going. She gave me another gear and ran good.”

Naughty Gal is trained by D. Wayne Lukas for the Holy Cow Stable, LLC. Her record now stands at 2-0-0 from three starts, with a bankroll of $148,735.

“(Naughty Gal) will probably go to Keeneland [for the GI Darley Alcibades S. Oct. 7] or the [Sept. 17 GIII] Pocahontas at Churchill Downs,” said Lukas.

The winner was bred by Loren Nichols and was a $350,000 purchase out of the 2022 OBS March 2-year-old sale.