Into Mischief’s Love Cervere now a four-time stakes winner

With a swift turn of foot in the stretch Love Cervere rolled past the field to win the $150,000 License Fee S. at Aqueduct on May 3^rd.

This was the fourth lifetime stakes win for the 4-year-old Into Mischief filly, who counts the Glen Cove S. (G3) among her black-type tallies.

Near the back of the field for the first half of  Sunday’s six-furlong turf sprint, Love Cervere was four to five wide around the turn. She was in full flight at the top of the stretch and flew past the field with ease, winning by nearly a length in 1:09.70 on the firm surface.

“I thought maybe they went a touch slow early on, but she was good enough to overcome it,” trainer Miguel Clement said. “She’s undefeated here at Aqueduct, 4-for-4 over this turf course.

“I think you can blame me for Keeneland (in the April 12, G2 Giants Causeway). I got it wrong at Keeneland and take nothing away from the filly. I blame myself 100 percent, and that’s what gave us the confidence to run her back here 20 days later, and she was good enough to do so. The filly is top-class, genuine, and she’s very consistent. She’s a dream to train.”

Clement note that the 5 1/2-furlong Grade 2, $250,000 Intercontinental on June 4 during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Course is possible for Love Cervere’s next start.

Love Cervere improved to 5-2-2 in 11 outings and increased her earnings to $464,891 for owners Edward Seltzer, Beverly Anderson, and Reeves Thoroughbred Racing. She was bred in Kentucky by Edward and Beverly Seltzer.