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Prominent from the outset, Honor D Lady posted a mild 7-1 upset in Sunday night's Grade 3, $200,000 Remington Park Oaks at Remington Park, rallying past second choice Ancient Peace in the final furlong to win going away by 2 1/2 lengths under Tyler Conner. Magic Bubbles finished third, with Nomadic Pride fourth, Appropriated Funds fifth, Love Tank sixth, and Perfect Wish seventh in the field of eight 3-year-old fillies.

Merlazza, the even-money favorite trained by Brad Cox and ridden by Flavien Prat, appeared to take a bad step approaching the three-eighths pole and was eased into the stretch before walking off the track.

Trained by Saffie Joseph Jr., Honor D Lady, an Honor Code filly out of Complicated, by Blame,  was winning for the third time in eight career starts. The Remington Park Oaks was her second stakes triumph, following a victory in May in the Honey Ryder at Gulfstream Park, but her initial graded stakes win.

Racing for Final Furlong Farm and Madaket Stables, Honor D Lady was bred in Kentucky by William Harrigan and Mike Pietrangelo. She was purchased by Jim Thompson, agent, from consignor Indian Creek for $40,000 at the 2021 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. Harrigan and Miacomet Bloodstock purchased Honor D Lady's dam Complicated, a sixth generation mare from the Phipps family tracing back to Grey Flight, for $110,000 at the 2016 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale from Claiborne Farm.

The race was hand timed with the track reporting that the 1 1/16 miles was run on a fast track in 1:46.00 following hand-timed fractions of  :23.49, :47.49, and 1:11.46. Honor D Lady paid $17.40 to win.

Conner put Honor D Lady in the race early, racing three wide into the first turn and down the backstretch as Ancient Peace, under Rafael Bejarano, darted to the early lead from the outside post and set the fractions. Merlazza was closest early with Honor D Lady to her outside.

Approaching the far turn, Merlazza suddenly backed out of it and it became a two-horse race around the final turn and into the stretch.  Ancient Peace, who appeared to be headstrong much of the way, was unable to stave off Honor D Lady's stretch run, settling for second but 4 1/4 lengths clear of the third-place horse.

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War Painter, under Patrick Husbands, struck the lead late en route to victory in Sunday's $100,000 Victorian Queen Stakes for 2-year-old Ontario-sired fillies at Woodbine.

Trained by Kevin Attard for Canuck Racing Club, the daughter of Danish Dynaformer out of Morning Tale, by Tale of Ekati, came into the seven-furlong turf race with a second and third on her resume from her first two starts.

The third time proved to be the charm for the bay filly.

After an even start, it was 3-2 choice Olivia Rose who set the tempo early, taking her four rivals through an opening quarter of :23.70, while Husbands and War Painter sat at the back of the pack.

Olivia Rose continued to call the shots through a half in :46.85, the daughter of Silent Name (JPN) was a half-length clear of Never Silent, as War Painter was allowed to watch the proceedings from in fifth.

Still on top around the turn for home, Olivia Rose put away Never Silent and looked to dart away from her pursuers, but Husbands had War Painter in full flight, splitting rivals, and setting their sights on the front-runner.

A half-length behind at the stretch call, War Painter kept coming and eventually got the upper hand to secure a one-length victory. Olivia Rose finished three-quarters of a length ahead of Fourfiftyfour. Hurricane Clair, supplemented to the race was fourth, followed by Never Silent.

The final time over a firm E.P. Taylor turf course was 1:21.70.

“She broke sharp, and I just wanted to see how the race would unfold,” said Husbands. “She was just watching them the whole way and started to get away from me and I chirped at her, and she responded.”

The result was twice as nice for trainer Kevin Attard, who sent out Zippy Gizmo to win the $100,000 Bull Page Stakes two races earlier.

“A lot of guys are new to the game, some have had previous experience, so it's just a great way for people to get involved in a great sport and own a small fractional share of a horse,” said Attard, of Canuck Racing Club. “Now, we're in the winner's circle with a stakes winner in the first year. A pretty good start.”

Bred by Charles Fipke, War Painter finished second in her debut on July 29 before a third-place effort on August 27.

She paid $12.80 for Sunday's win.

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Zippy Gizmo got up in the final strides to take top prize in the $100,000 Bull Page Stakes, a seven-furlong grass event for Ontario-sired 2-year-old colts and geldings Sunday at Woodbine.

A son of Amis Gizmo out of the City Zip mare Avie's Zip, Zippy Gizmo, with Kazushi Kimura aboard, got away last of six as the duo of Yacht Boy and 5-2 choice Meko Makee dueled for the early lead, with the latter eventually striking front to hold a narrow advantage through an opening quarter mile in :23.41.

Meko Makee extended his lead over Yacht Boy to a length after a half in :46.33, while Kimura and Zippy Gizmo continued to trail the field.

The pacesetting pair continued their tussle on the front coming off the turn for home but were soon greeted by Summer Commander and Brave Dancer, while Zippy Gizmo began to pick up momentum with an inside bid. It was Brave Dancer who emerged on top late, but a determined Zippy Gizmo found just enough to eke out a neck victory.

Brave Dancer finished a half-length ahead of Summer Commander for second. Bearing Down, Meko Makee and Yacht Boy rounded out the field.

The final time was 1:22.77 over a firm E.P. Taylor turf course.

An Ivan Dalos homebred, Zippy Gizmo came into his first stakes engagement off a maiden-breaking score on August 27, a 2½-length triumph at 6½ furlongs at Woodbine.

“I'm definitely really proud of him,” said trainer Kevin Attard. “We had the opportunity to work him out on the training track turf a while back and I thought he worked phenomenal out there. When the opportunity arose to get him out on the grass, he obviously broke his maiden. I thought he looked pretty impressive doing it. He's not a big horse, but he's got a lot of heart and he showed a lot of grit today.”

It was the second win from four starts for the chestnut colt.

“This is so special,” said Colleen Dalos, director of Dalos' Tall Oaks Farm. “As you know, we've been supporting Ontario, we have five stallions here. He's come from our flagship Victory Gallop line. (Sire) Amis Gizmo (a son of Giant Gizmo out of Galloping Ami, by Victory Gallop) is relatively new; this is his first stakes winner of his first crop and we're starting to see some amazing Amis Gizmos. We're excited about it and the first is always really special. Just a shout-out to my dad, who I think is the most ingenious, incredible breeder. We love you, Dad.”

Zippy Gizmo paid $9.10 for the win.

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