Wait a While will seek to defend her Ballston Spa title when she meets four rivals in the 20th renewal of that race Thursday. The Grade 2, $200,000 Ballston Spa Handicap is scheduled for 1 1/16 miles on turf.

Wait a While, the 3-year-old filly champion of 2006, is coming off a seventh-place finish in the Grade 1 Diana, her first start since January. Wait a While drew the rail and is the starting co-highweight at 119 pounds along with Rutherienne.

Others entered include Valbenny, Sharp Susan, and Carriage Trail.

One filly not entered was Genuine Devotion, who has won her last four starts, including the Grade 3 Locust Grove Handicap on July 6. Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said Genuine Devotion was “not quite right.”
(Source: NTRA)