Dean: Wrenice scares 'em off

Richard Dean has a very good piece in the Houston Chronicle's weekly horseracing notebook about the cancellation of Saturday's $25,000 Cy-Fair Stakes at Sam Houston. Apparently, only one brave soul entered to take on Wrenice, winner of five in a row and the 2006 Texas Champion 2-Year-Old Filly.

Houston Chronicle Notebook Jan. 18

I can't blame anybody for thinking they don't have much of a shot to beat her, especially when Randy Mayfield's talking about how she's peaking right now. But man, how many times have we seen heavy favorites get beat, even ones that are doing great and don't really have an excuse? And heck, for the local trainers, even if Wrenice runs the way she's supposed to, second place is worth $5,000 in your own backyard, you get to be stakes placed, and you don't lose any conditions. Why not take a shot?

If anyone knows who the other entrant was, please let me know so we can recognize them here.