Tracy Farmer’s Time to Dazzle darted through an opening between the rail and pacesetting In Our Time approaching the sixteenth pole and drew off to win the 29th running of the $400,000 Franklin (G2) for fillies and mares by 3¼ lengths Sunday afternoon.

Trained by Mark Casse and ridden by Jose Ortiz, Time to Dazzle completed the 5½ furlongs on a firm turf course in 1:02.09. It is the second victory in the race for Casse, who won the 2020 running with Got Stormy.

In Our Time and favored Luna Louska dueled through quick early fractions of :20.65 and :43.65 while Time to Dazzle raced at the back of the seven-horse field.

At the top of the stretch, Ortiz chose to go to the inside where room began to open as In Our Time moved a path to the outside. With clear sailing, Time to Dazzle rocketed past the leader and cruised to victory.

A Keeneland sales graduate, Time to Dazzle is a 4-year-old Kentucky-bred daughter of Not This Time out of the Unbridled’s Song mare Staria. With her second graded stakes victory, Time to Dazzle improved her record to 14-4-2-1 and boosted her earnings to $682,877 with Sunday’s $241,800 check.

Time to Dazzle returned $8.06, $3.96 and $3.06. In Our Time, ridden by Luis Saez, returned $5.24 and $4.02 and finished a head in front of Pondering, who paid $4.92 to show under Tyler Gaffalione.

It was a neck back to Pipsy (IRE) in fourth with Cart Girl Sam, Won Happy Mama and Luna Louska following in order.

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Racing resumes Wednesday with an eight-race program beginning at 1 p.m. ET.