Kazushi Kimura continued his profitable methods when guiding the Mark Casse-trained Frosted Over to a mild upset in the Oct. 31 CA$159,300 (US$128,562) Ontario Derby at Woodbine.
By way of Sunday, the Japan native towers atop the Woodbine jockey standings with 42 extra wins than quantity two placeholder Rafael Hernandez. The Ontario Derby was his third graded stakes rating on the monitor this yr following Our Secret Agent in the Hendrie Stakes (G3) and Corelli in the Singspiel Stakes (G3T).
“I’ve been having a tremendous yr, and you already know what, final yr I gained the Ontario Derby (with Field Pass ) as well,” said Kimura.
In this year’s Ontario Derby, Frosted Over, entering off a game Sept. 11 allowance score, broke sharply and tucked in right off Swot Analysis as that rival led the field of 3-year-olds through slow opening splits of :25.03 and :50.21. After three-quarters in 1:14.26, Kimura called on Frosted Over and the Gary Barber-owned bay answered emphatically, coasting by the leader and holding a half-length advantage at the stretch call.
Frosted Over then widened his advantage with ease down the lane, crossing the line 3 3/4 lengths ahead of Riptide Rock , who was 1 1/2 lengths ahead of Artie’s Storm .
The ultimate time for 1 1/8 miles over the Tapeta artificial floor was 1:50.50. Frosted Over paid $19.40 for the win.
“I knew at the moment it was a robust wind, so I simply wished to cross to the entrance,” mentioned Kimura. “My horse is a more in-depth, and it was clean to get a superb place. I used to be simply the hand to make him regular. I’ve favored this horse since I broke the maiden. He was at one level coaching for the seven furlongs, and I used to be like, ‘Man, that horse goes to be a stakes winner,’ and he did it at the moment.”
It was the third win from six profession begins, third previously 4 engagements, and first stakes victory for Frosted Over. The colt now has earnings of $146,278.
The son of Frosted was bred in Kentucky by G. Watts Humphrey Jr. and is the primary foal out of the profitable Candy Ride mare Candy Crush. He was acquired for $275,000 in 2019 at The July Sale, Fasig-Tipton’s select yearlings sale in Kentucky, by agent Justin Casse out of the Lane’s End consignment.
Munnyfor Ro wins the Ontario Damsel Stakes
In other Sunday stakes action at Woodbine, Raroma Stable’s Munnyfor Ro notched another stakes win to her belt with a decisive victory over U.S. invader Oyster Box in the CA$142,500 (US$142,500) Ontario Damsel Stakes for 3-year-old fillies earlier on the card.
The Woodbine Oaks Presented by Budweiser and Wonder Where Stakes heroine was bet down as the 8-5 favorite facing a field of six other fillies. Jockey Justin Stein had Munnyfor Ro positioned in midpack sitting behind a crawling pace of :25.59 and :50.85. The tempo began to pick up though as the field turned for home and Munnyfor Ro reeled in the leaders, surging clear in the final sixteenth to prevail by a length at the wire.
“I expected a little more pace, but I was in a good spot,” said Stein. “(Munnyfor Ro) was sitting comfortably in behind the slower pace and we were in the right spot for those fractions. When I called on her, she was there. She gave me everything.”
The Ontario-bred daughter of Munnings stopped the clock in 1:45.36 for the 1 1/16 miles on Tapeta. Oyster Box rallied for second, a head in front of Gold for Kitten .
“She’s done everything we’ve asked and now she’s going to get a deserved break and some sunshine on her back and have a chance to kind of drop her head and eat some grass in the south,” trainer Kevin Attard said of the winner.
Munnyfor Ro earned her fourth win from 12 career starts for earnings of $551,217. She was bred by Daybar out of the Distorted Humor mare Repartee and was a $65,000 purchase from the Woods Edge Farm consignment to the 2019 Keeneland September Yearling Sale.
Video: Ontario Damsel S. (BT)
Video: Ontario Derby (G3)
