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Heavy Favorite Dreaming Of Drew Wires Princess Elizabeth Field At Woodbine

Odds-on favorite Dreaming of Drew delivered on her pari-mutuel promise with a dreamy performance in the 75th edition of the $250,000 Princess Elizabeth Stakes for Canadian-foaled 2-year-old fillies on Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario.

With blinkers added, the Speightster miss set her sights on her first added-money score, leading all the way in 1 1/16-mile main track feature for jockey Patrick Husbands.

Dreaming of Drew set fractions of :24 to the quarter, :48.71 to the half and 1:13.42 to three-quarters with Bodacious Miss and Justin Stein applying pressure on the final turn and Il Malocchio moving into contention from mid-pack under Sahin Civaci.

As Dreaming of Drew turned back Bodacious Miss and floated away from her foes down the stretch, Il Malocchio came through to finish second with the stalking Emmeline and Kazushi Kimura rallying to finish third over Bodacious Miss.

The chestnut filly, who won by 3 3/4 lengths in 1:44.07, concluded her five-race freshman campaign with two wins and two seconds, plus a fourth-place finish when facing Grade 1 company in the Natalma last time out.

Sent postward as the 4-5 favorite, she returned $3.90 to win.

“She's a dream,” said Barb Minshall, who trains the promising youngster for Hoolie Racing Stable. “She's been a great filly for us and I'm really looking forward to the future with her.

“Hopefully, she'll be an Oaks contender next year.”

Among the past Princess Elizabeth winners that have gone on to take the Woodbine Oaks are Nipissing (2012), Roan Inish (2009), Ginger Gold (2001) and Dancethruthedawn (2000).

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Speightster Filly Sharp in Return to Tapeta

Dreaming of Drew dominated in her return to the Tapeta and stamped herself as one to watch for next year’s Woodbine Oaks and maybe even Queen’s Plate while becoming her freshman sire (by Speightstown)’s second stakes winner. The chestnut earned a solid 81 Beyer Speed Figure for a second-out romp going short over this same strip July 18, but was out-nosed in the grassy Catch a Glimpse S. Aug. 23 and settled for fourth when stretched to a mile for the GI Natalma S. Sept. 20. Donning blinkers for the first time here, Dreaming of Drew jumped out to take early command by about a length through fractions of :24 flat, 48:71 and 1:13.72. Confidently handled as Bodacious Miss (Bodemeister) took first run at her heading for home, the favorite quickly hit another gear at the top of the game to kick away in dominant fashion.

“She’s a dream,” said trainer Barbara Minshall. “She’s been a great filly for us and I’m really looking forward to the future with her. Hopefully, she’ll be an Oaks contender next year.”

Dreaming of Drew’s dam Dreaming of Liz was victorious in the 2007 GIII Arlington-Washington Lassie S. on Polytrack. Her yearling filly by Speightster brought $75,000 at Keeneland September. Dreaming of Liz produced a Midnight Storm colt in 2020 before being bred back to Tapwrit.

PRINCESS ELIZABETH S., C$250,000, Woodbine, 10-31, (S), 2yo, f, 1 1/16m (AWT), 1:44.07, ft.
1–DREAMING OF DREW, 119, f, 2, by Speightster
   1st Dam: Dreaming of Liz, by El Prado (Ire)
   2nd Dam: Silver Maiden, by Silver Buck
   3rd Dam: Rani Rose, by Quack
($95,000 RNA Ylg ’19 FTKJUL). 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O-Hoolie
Racing Stable, LLC; B-WinStar Farm, LLC (ON); T-Barbara J.
Minshall; J-Patrick Husbands. C$150,000. Lifetime Record:
5-2-2-0, $202,832. *Second black-type winner for freshman
sire (by Speightstown).
2–Il Malocchio, 119, f, 2, Souper Speedy–Egbert Bay, by Sligo
Bay (Ire). O/B-Franco Meli (ON); T-Martin Drexler. C$50,000.
3–Emmeline, 119, f, 2, Violence–Babcock, by Uncle Mo.
($16,000 Ylg ’19 KEESEP). O-RCC Racing Stable Ltd. & Realm
Racing Stables; B-William D. Graham (ON); T-John Mattine.
C$25,000
Margins: 3 3/4, 3, 1. Odds: 0.95, 9.40, 57.15.
Also Ran: Bodacious Miss, Curlin’s Catch, Bequia, Dance With Destiny, El Bayern. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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Woodbine: Dreaming Of Drew A Dream Come True For Minshall And Co.

Dreaming of Drew, a two-year-old daughter of Speightster, chases her first added-money title in the $250,000 Princess Elizabeth Stakes, one of two ($100,000 Overskate) features on Saturday's 11-race card at Woodbine.

Eight starters are slated to go postward in the 75th renewal of the Princess Elizabeth, a 1 1/16-mile main track race for Canadian-bred 2-year-old fillies.

Trained by Barbara Minshall, who has 380 career victories, Dreaming of Drew arrives at Saturday's engagement off a fourth-place finish in the Natalma Stakes (G1T) on Sept. 20 at Woodbine.

“She's training well,” said Minshall. “I'll make a couple of little equipment changes on her. I know she likes the synthetic track here. I just hope she settles well for a two-turn race and I expect a pretty good effort from her.”

It was the second straight stakes appearance for the Hoolie Racing Stable chestnut who lost by a nose to Alda in the Catch a Glimpse Stakes (6 ½ furlongs on the turf) on Aug. 23.

Bred by WinStar Farm, Dreaming of Drew launched her career on June 13 in a 4 ½-furlong test over the Toronto oval Tapeta. Sent off at 5-1, she put in a determined stretch run to finish second, 2 ½ lengths behind the winner.

Next time out, the Ontario-bred broke her maiden via a six-length romp as the 7-5 choice.

Minshall, Canada's champion trainer in 1996, is confident her young star will be up for Saturday's test.

“She is [still learning]. She's a very big horse and she has a ton of ability. That goes without question. She just has to totally get it all together, but she's a horse with a bright future. Hopefully, we can finish this season off with her having a nice race in the Princess Elizabeth, and then give her a nice break.”

Bred and owned by Yvonne Schwabe, Bequia, a dark bay daughter of Vancouver (AUS), will make her stakes debut on Saturday. Bodacious Miss goes after her second win in as many starts, Curlin's Catch, a daughter of Curlin, finished second in her career bow, Dance With Destiny looks to improve off a sixth-place finish in her debut, El Bayern tries for her second straight added-money crown after winning the Muskoka Stakes on August 30, Emmeline, trained by John Mattine, will go for her first win in what is her third (stakes) start, and Victorian Queen Stakes champion Il Malocchio is set to go postward in her fourth career start.

Princess Elizabeth-winning fillies Nipissing (2012), Roan Inish (2009), Ginger Gold (2001), Dancethruthedawn (2000), Deputy Jane West (1992) and Par Excellence (1979) all went on to win the Woodbine Oaks the following year.

The Overskate Stakes has drawn 10 hopefuls. Set for 7 ½ furlongs on the Inner Turf, the Ontario Sired race for three-year-olds & up includes last year's Overskate champion Dixie's Gamble (6-1-0 from 12 starts), who will make his season's debut on Saturday for trainer Josie Carroll, 2020 Vice Regent Stakes winner Not So Quiet (5-0-1 from 11 starts), multiple stakes winner Red Cabernet and (8-3-2 from 30 starts), and multiple stakes placed Royal Laser (5-4-5 from 26 starts).

The Princess Elizabeth is slated as race nine and the Overskate goes as race eight. First post time is 1:10 p.m. Fans can watch and wager on all the action via HPIbet.com.

$250,000 PRINCESS ELIZABETH STAKES

Post – Horse – Jockey – Trainer

1 – El Bayern – Sheena Ryan – Mike Mattine

2 – Dance With Destiny – Luis Contreras – Josie Carroll

3 – Il Malocchio – Sahin Civaci – Martin Drexler

4 – Dreaming of Drew – Patrick Husbands – Barbara Minshall

5 – Bequia – Emma-Jayne Wilson – Kevin Attard

6 – Curlin's Catch – Rafael Hernandez – Mark Casse

7 – Bodacious Miss – Justin Stein – Steve Owens

8 – Emmeline – Kazushi Kimura – John Mattine

$100,000 OVERSKATE STAKES

Post – Horse – Jockey – Trainer

1 – Royal Laser – Justin Stein – Sid Attard

2 – Forester's Turn – Kazushi Kimura – Robert Tiller

3 – Dun Drum – Emma-Jayne Wilson – Ian Black

4 – Dixie's Gamble – Luis Contreras – Josie Carroll

5 – Royal Wedding – Simon Husbands – Nathan Squires

6 – Red Cabernet – Steven Bahen – Ian Black

7 – Not So Quiet – Rafael Hernandez – Mark Casse

8 – Eskiminzin – Davy Moran – Carlos Grant

9 – Silent Jimmie – Daisuke Fukumoto – Paul Buttigieg

10 – Thor's Rocket – Sahin Civaci – Paul Buttigieg

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Alda Seeks BC Berth in Natalma

Wertheimer and Frere homebred Alda (Munnings) will attempt to keep her hot streak going and secure a post in the gate for the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Sunday in Woodbine’s GI Natalma S. A second-out graduate at Belmont July 9, the Graham Motion trainee captured the Catch a Glimpse S. going 6 1/2 panels on the local lawn Aug. 23. Finishing second that day was Dreaming of Drew (Speightster), who romped by six lengths in her main track graduation here July 18.

Jimmy Toner ships one in who certainly has the pedigree of a Grade I winner in Seasons (Tapit), daughter of Winter Memories, who won seven graded events, two of which were Grade Is. Seasons won her debut going two turns at Saratoga Aug. 9.

Another debut winner jumping up the class ladder here is Charles Fipke homebred Lady Speightspeare (Speightstown), who donned cap and gown by 3 3/4 lengths in a seven-panel event on the Woodbine lawn Aug. 22. Big Big Plans (Point of Entry) also enters off a first-out graduation, winning by six lengths in a $25,000 maiden optional claimer on the aynthetic Aug. 20.

Completing the field are a pair of maidens in Sleek Lynx (GB) (War Front) and Stunning Princess (Cairo Prince). Trained by Mark Casse, Sleek Lynx finished a half-length second as the favorite in a one-mile turf event at Gulfstream July 23. Danny Gargan pupil Stunning Princess was runner-up in a pair of 1 1/16-mile tests on the Saratoga lawn July 23 and Aug. 19. The bay receives Lasix for the first time in this “Win and You’re In” event.

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