Tuesday, October 21, 2025
HALLANDALE BEACH - Graded stakes-winner Mythical made a triumphant return to Gulfstream Park Saturday with a dominating 12 ¾-length victory in the $200,000 Susan’s Girl in second-leg action of the 2025 Florida Sire Stakes series for juveniles sired by accredited Florida stallions.
The Susan’s Girl, a seven-furlong test for fillies, co-headlined Saturday’s 12-race program with the $200,000 Affirmed, the seven-furlong second leg for the FSS open division.
Arindel’s Mythical had scored an 8 ½-length debut victory at Gulfstream Park on April 17 before going on to beat the boys in the 5 ½-furlong Tremont by 3 ½ lengths, and earning graded stakes credentials in the 6 ½-furlong, Gr.III Adirondack by 3 ¼ lengths at Saratoga. Coming off her first career loss in the seven-furlong, Gr. I Spinster, in which she set a fast pressured pace before fading to fifth at Saratoga, Mythical asserted herself as the 2-5 favorite against 10 other Florida-sired fillies Saturday with a thoroughly professional performance.
“She has run some pretty big races. Last race was a little disappointing, getting hemmed in on the inside. We were pretty confident that she’d get the distance,” Arindel President Brian Cohen said. “The way she broke and settled, I thought she’s either winning by 15 or losing by 15. When she started making her move, I was pretty confident.”
“This was the plan in previous races but, unfortunately, we had the inside post, and we had to go to the lead. Today was different. She was on the outside, and she was able to follow the filly in front. She relaxed very nice,” said Jaramillo, who has been aboard Mythical for all four starts. “The plan was very clear, and I knew when I was sitting third behind the speed, I would win the race.”
Mythical completed the seven furlongs in a stakes-record 1:22.95 to win the 43rd running of the Susan’s Girl, eclipsing Princess Secret’s 2020 clocking of 1:23.02.
“It was kind of our expectations. Last time we were pushing it in the Grade 1, thinking we were going to win. But we had a lot of pressure, and it was a different class,” trainer Jorge Delgado said. “I think it was the right move for her after a strong summer to come here and find herself again.”
The Florida Sire Stakes final for fillies, the $300,000 My Dear Girl, will be contested at 1 1/16 miles at Gulfstream on Nov. 29.
“I think we’re going to go there,” Delgado said. “Against this competition, we’re going to try [two turns]. The ways she’s training and the way she’s feeling here in Florida, I think it’s a no-brainer for her.”
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