A pair of stakes for older females at Woodbine both went to mares by Hard Spun , as Millie Girl won the CA$150,000 Ontario Matron Stakes (G3) at 1 1/16 miles and, one race later, Spun Glass took the CA$150,000 Ontario Fashion Stakes (G3) at six furlongs. Both races were run on the synthetic Tapeta surface.
In the Matron, Millie Girl weaved through horses from the back of the pack and finished strong to get up by a neck in 1:41.96. Rafael Hernandez rode the winner for trainer Catherine Day Phillips and owners Kingfield Racing Stable, Braconcrest Inc., and Apricot Valley Thoroughbreds.
Angelou was second, a half-length ahead of Il Malocchio in third. The winner paid $10.70.
In the Fashion, the 27-1 longshot Spun Glass also came from the back, albeit in a more compact field, passing seven rivals and splitting horses at the 1/16-pole to win by a half-length. Luis Contreras was aboard for trainer Michael Trombetta and owner-breeder Larry Johnson.
Jockey Luis Contreras guides Spun Glass to victory in the Ontario Fashion Stakes at Woodbine
Another big price, Awesome Treat , at 38-1, also closed with a rush to get second, completing a $529.60 exacta for $1. Loyalty was third.
About Hard Spun
Hard Spun, by Danzig, has sired 15 grade 1 winners, four of which are stallions in Kentucky, including this year’s Kentucky Derby (G1) runner-up Two Phil’s . Hard Spun stands at Darley’s Jonabell Farm in Lexington, Ky., for a $35,000 fee.
Millie Girl was the 100th black-type stakes winner for Hard Spun, while Spun Glass made 101.
