Moira Wins Princess Elizabeth Stakes In First Start At Woodbine

In her first start, Moira got her first win, breaking her maiden in the 1 1/16-mile Princess Elizabeth Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. The daughter of Ghostzapper impressed with her 4 1/2-length victory on debut for trainer Kevin Attard.

In a field of ten, Moira and jockey Justin Stein settled in the back of the pack early, running next-to-last around the first turn and into the backstretch as Mo Touring led the field through fractions of :24.55 for the first quarter and :49.07 for the first half-mile. As the field approached the far turn, Stein moved his filly between horses to find running room entering the stretch.

Still in traffic, Stein took Moira between horses again entering the Woodbine straight, running on the outside of Mo Touring and Souper Flashy and accelerating into the lead. At the wire, the first-time starter had stretched her advantage out to nearly 4 1/2 lengths, winning the Princess Elizabeth Stakes in 1:44.63. Souper Flashy was second and Intro was third.

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Moira paid $10.60, $6.70, and $5.00. Souper Flashy paid $7.90 and $5.80. Intro paid $11.90.

Bred in Ontario by Adena Springs, Moira is out of the Unbridled's Song mare Devine Aida. She is owned by X-Men Racing, Madaket Stables, and SF Racing LLC. Consigned by Hidden Brook, the 2-year-old filly was sold to X-Men Racing for $150,000 at the 2020 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. With her win in the Princess Elizabeth, Moira has career earnings of $121,292.

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Broken Proposal Will Try To Deliver Sam-Son Seventh Princess Elizabeth Score

Broken Proposal, a two-year-old daughter of Broken Vow, goes for her first-added money crown in the $250,000 Princess Elizabeth Stakes, one of two (Grade 3 $150,000 Hendrie) features on Saturday's 10-race card at Woodbine.

Ten starters are slated to go postward in the 76th renewal of the Princess Elizabeth, a 1 1/16-mile main track race for Canadian-bred two-year-old fillies.

Trained by Stuart Simon, Broken Proposal, a Sam-Son Farm homebred, finished second in her career bow on October 1 at Woodbine in a one-mile race over the E.P. Taylor Turf Course.

Sent on her way at 15-1, the bay, under Gary Boulanger, had a less-than-ideal journey.

Despite a tough beginning and a traffic-filled ending, Broken Proposal managed to finish second 1 ¾-lengths behind the winner.

If Simon was hoping for his young charge to gain some needed experience in her debut, she most certainly did.

“She had a trip where she doesn't have a lot of speed, so I told Gary to just let her get her feet underneath her and get some experience of closing behind her horses,” said Simon. “And that's just what she did. She hesitated a little bit in the stretch, but that happens on the turf. I like to see them save ground and it teaches them a little something.”

Broken Proposal came out of the race in good order and has been training forwardly ahead of her spot in the Princess Elizabeth starting gate.

“She came out of the race well. She's one of those fillies where she was a little immature this summer, but each week now she just becomes a better filly. Mind and body, she's putting it all together. I think her turf form will transfer to the main track. She's worked well on the main track and I know she'll really get the distance. She'll run a long way, that filly. I think the two turns and the further distance will only help her.”

Should she win on Saturday, Broken Proposal would be the seventh Sam-Son silk bearer to have won the race that was inaugurated in 1946.

Sam-Son, who lead all owners with six Princess Elizabeth victories, won the 2000 edition with Dancethruthedawn. The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee went on to win the 2001 Queen's Plate and Woodbine Oaks, both with Boulanger aboard.

In 2018, Boulanger and Simon teamed with Bold Script to win the race. One year later, Simon won with Cool Shadows.

“It would be great to see Sam-Son get their seventh,” said Simon. “I have two, so I'm looking forward to going for the hat trick.”

Mark Casse has four chances to win. The dual Hall of Fame trainer is represented by Baksheesh, a daughter of Summer Front, who won the Muskoka Stakes in August, Lois Len, a stakes-placed daughter of Hunters Bay, Gary Barber homebred Into Touring, who will make her Canadian debut on Saturday, and Mo Touring, another Barber homebred, who will contest her third consecutive stakes event.

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 presented by Budweiser the following year. Ginger Gold holds the race record (1:43.48) at the current distance of 1 1/16 miles.

The Grade 3 Hendrie has drawn six hopefuls, including Amalfi Coast. The five-year-old daughter of Tapizar arrives at the 6 ½-furlong race for fillies & mares, three-year-olds and up, off a splendid score in the Grade 3 Ontario Fashion Stakes on October 3. Trained by Kevin Attard, the Terra Racing Stable homebred is 7-2-4 from 18 career starts. Attard is also represented by Toffen, a four-year-old daughter of Cairo Prince, who is 5-1-0 from nine starts.

The Princess Elizabeth is slated as race seven. The Hendrie goes as race three. First race post time is 12:55 p.m. Fans can also watch and wager on all the action via HPIbet.com or the Dark Horse Bets app.

$250,000 PRINCESS ELIZABETH STAKES

Post – Horse – Jockey – Trainer

1 – Broken Proposal – Gary Boulanger – Stuart Simon

2 – Mo Touring – Rafael Hernandez – Mark Casse

3 – Into Touring – Rafael Hernandez – Mark Casse

4 – Lois Len – Patrick Husbands – Mark Casse

5 – Souper Flashy – Antonio Gallardo – Kevin Attard

6 – Swinging Mandy – Emma-Jayne Wilson – Dale Desruisseaux

7 – Keep It Neat – Luis Contreras – Barbara Minshall

8 – Baksheesh – Kazushi Kimura – Mark Casse

9 – Moira – Justin Stein – Kevin Attard

10 – Intro – Daisuke Fukumoto – Michael De Paulo

$150,000 HENDRIE STAKES

Post – Horse – Jockey – Trainer

1 – Fiduciary (GB) – Luis Contreras – Josie Carroll

2 – Our Secret Agent – Kazushi Kimura – Mark Casse

3 – Betwixting – Patrick Husbands – Martin Drexler

4 – Toffen – Antonio Gallardo – Kevin Attard

5 – La Libertee (S) – Rafael Hernandez – Mark Casse

6 – Amalfi Coast – Justin Stein – Kevin Attard

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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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