from ESPN:

Bambera, the Venezuelan filly who is nominated to the April 9 Apple Blossom Invitational at Oaklawn Park, will make her U.S. debut Saturday in Gulfstream's Rampart Stakes, trainer Pablo Andrade said Wednesday.

The $150,000 Rampart, run at a distance of 1 1/8 miles for fillies and mares 4 years old and up, is part of the Florida Derby Day card at the Miami oval. Among the nominees for the race are Careless Jewel and Justwhistledixie.

With the March 14 announcement of Rachel Alexandra's abdication from the Apple Blossom, which would have been valued at $5 million had the 2009 Horse of the Year faced unbeaten superstar Zenyatta, the connections of the 4-year-old filly plan to take a more conservative route in introducing her to competition in the U.S. Last year Bambera won the filly Triple Crown in Venezuela and won two of three races that make up the Venezuelan Triple Crown for male horses. She is the Venezuelan Champion 2- and 3-year-old filly of 2008 and 2009 and was also voted 2009 Venezuelan Horse of the Year.

According to Andrade, Bambera could still start in the Apple Blossom, now worth $500,000, off a stellar performance on Saturday. A more likely route, however, will be to an undetermined race later this summer.

"We have to wait and see how she runs, and then I'm going to have a string at Delaware Park so she'll probably be stabled there and we'll look for something for her on the East Coast," Andrade said. "Because of the scenario that Rachel Alexandra is not going to run (in the Apple Blossom), the owners decided to run her here since she's trained over the Gulfstream track already."

Edgar Perez, Bambera's regular rider in Venezuela, will have the call in the Rampart. Jockey Javier Castellano, originally scheduled to ride Bambera in the Apple Blossom, had already committed to trainer Marty Wolfson and his starter, Champagne Eyes.

Bambera has been working in South Florida since arriving from Venezuela off a Dec. 6 score in the Clasico del Caribe in Puerto Rico. Her last breeze on Mar. 14 at Calder Race Course was five furlongs in 1:01 flat, first of 16 at the distance. On Mar. 5 she worked a bullet six furlongs in 1:14.20 at Gulfstream. Andrade said the filly would need the race, and that she would not be 100% primed for her season debut.

Bambera is owned by Jose Gregorio Castro (Paula C Stud) and is trained in Venezuela by Gustavo Delgado.

bought your picks for weekend-waiting to get them-best of luck

Randy

Crap, i thought maybe we were going to get put up on the inquiry there. Would've been sweet.

Bambera stumbled badly leaving the gate, with the rider almost falling off. Had no chance after that.

Throw that one out and she will be a better price next out because of this race.

Originally Posted by fbwinners

Throw that one out and she will be a better price next out because of this race.

True that.

i dont think so because everyone will remember that....she will be bet again

well lets get them on Sunday