In 2-year-old stakes action at Woodbine Sunday, filly Tripolina took on the boys and captured the $125,000 Display Stakes, and A Little Frisky gave jockey Ryan Munger his first career stakes win in the $125,000 Glorious Song for fillies.
Tripolina, trained by Kevin Attard and ridden to victory by Woodbine leading jockey Kazushi Kimura, is owned by X-Men Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, and SF Racing LLC. The Kentucky-bred Constitution filly is now perfect in two starts, the first being a maiden special weight on August 13 at Woodbine.
Out of the gate, Western Whirl took the lead while favorite Tripolina settled in the midfield among the eight runners.
After an opening quarter of :23.15, Western Whirl was passed by Gotts Got It and Magic Slips, the latter leading through a half mile in :45.53.
Around the turn, Tripolina surged up to the leaders from the outside. Down the stretch, she pushed past the front-runners, winning by 2 3/4 lengths. Two Ghosts was second, Western Whirl was third, and Break the Spell was fourth after a photo for the show spot.
The final time for the seven furlongs was 1:21.81 on the Tapeta main track.
Tripolina was entered into both of Woodbine's Sunday stakes, but ultimately Display was decided upon.
“We kind of looked at the race set up and obviously we're trying to see if we can win both divisions,” Attard said. “We thought this filly here suited this race best. It just worked out like we planned.”
“She's very smart, she is big, kind of scopey filly. I don't like to rush them off their feet too early, if she broke well and kind of wanted to be in the early fight, we would have let her do that. But on paper it looked like there would be plenty of speed, so we hoped it would transpire like it did and it worked out in our favor today.”
Tripolina was bred WinStar Farm LLC from the Street Boss mare Ballykiss. Offered at the 2022 Keeneland September Yearling Sale by Vinery Sales, she sold to X-Men Racing for $70,000. With Sunday's win, she has $87,031 in purse earnings.
Tripolina paid $4.70 to win.
In the Glorious Song for fillies, A Little Frisky earned her first win with a last-to-first rally to score by three-quarters of a length in her second career start.
A Little Frisky, trained by Josie Carroll and owned by Mark Dodson, was the runner-up in her debut in a maiden special weight on September 1 at Woodbine but made amends in fine style Sunday.
Mystic Lake broke ahead of the pack and maintained the lead through the opening quarter in :22.75 with Bolt Enoree in second and Witwatersrand in third. A Little Frisky, out of post 7, was last in the field of eight.
The field reached the half in :44.69, A Little Frisky remained at the back of the pack. Mystic Lake led, 2-1 favorite Witwatersrand was second, Rosa was third, and Bolt Enoree was fourth.
Just before the turn, A Little Frisky quickly began making up ground along the rail. Down the stretch, jockey Ryan Munger found a gap between Witwatersrand and Rosa, passing the duo to challenge the leader. Just before the wire, A Little Frisky took the lead from Mystic Lake, who finished second. Witwatersrand was third, and Uphill Dance was fourth.
The final time for the seven furlongs was 1:21.87 on the Tapeta main track.
“Got the monkey of my back, it feels great. It all worked out and the plan came together,” said Munger, who captured his first stakes. “Josie Carroll gave me a lot of instructions and big thanks to her, she had the filly in spot on condition.”
“It was actually a funny race, I didn't get the best of jumps, which was a bit unfortunate. There were four horses abreast, and I decided it is a very competitive field and the only way I can knockout punch was to save ground and take a chance. So that's what I did, then I just waited for the gaps to open.”
Carroll sees a bright future for A Little Frisky, an Ontario-bred daughter of Army Mule.
“We loved this filly from the start, but she is still very immature, there's nothing but upside to her,” Carroll said. “She's got a lot of growing up and learning to do. But she was brave and bold today, we are very proud of her.”
Bred by Josham Farms Limited from the Zensational mare Tulsa, A Little Frisky has $78,858 in purse earnings. Ben McElroy, agent, signed the $140,000 sales ticket for her at the 2022 Keeneland September yearling sale, where Hill 'n' Dales Sales Agency consigned her.
A Little Frisky paid $15 for the win.
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