Grace Is Ready scored a thrilling come from behind victory in a Virginia-bred maiden special weight race at Pimlico to kick off this afternoon’s Virginia & Maryland Bred Day event in grand style.

Grace Is Ready got her first win in seven lifetime starts to kick off Pimlico’s “all-turf” card. Photo by Jerry Dzierwinski.
Bred by Quest Realty Trust and trained by Susan Cooney, the 3 year old daughter of More Than Ready came out of the final turn a ways back in the field but made a late charge to just nip Tiz Our Time in a photo in the $30,000, 5 furlong kickoff event. Photo courtesy of Jerry Dzierwinski.