Lady Spectrum ran full late in CA$158,200 Trillium Stakes (G3) on Aug 13 at Honeysuckle.
Offered as an even-coin choice in the 1/16-mile main track race for runners and mares ages 3 and up, the 4-year-old daughter of Sightstown fourth track after the prologue is: 24.12 and: 50.59 under Emma-Jayne Wilson as the Dreaming of Drew gave directions.
Wilson had a multi-class winner rolling in the home leg, and soon engaged the leader, eventually gaining the upper hand to win 1/4 of the length in an overall time of 1:45, 75. Dreaming of Drew finished before 3 long distances Kate’s Kingdom who completed the trilogy.
It was a sixth win and second point in a row from 11 starts for the mixed-race Charles Fipke, who died with Crystal cliff for the top spot in Nassau Staking July 2 (G2T). Trillium is just the start of a second career on synthesizer for Lady Speightspeare, who won the first test on the Toronto oval Tapeta, the Bessarabian Stakes (G2), last November.
“It’s a little different with a mile and sixteen on the synthesizer,” says Wilson. “But she’s working with synthetic lights. She trains on it and does everything very easily for the most part. I’m pretty confident. The ride was a little different than I expected, but it’s been a good one. a different kind of race going one mile and sixteenth, there was a little bit of speed there. I was just trying to get her steady, and she did. She knew it was a little bit different, but she did. ready and ready. She put in a lot of effort again.”
The famous air conditioner’s double hall Roger Attfield was also pleased with the performance.
“She’s just all the heart. She really is a tough slut.”
Lady Speightspeare paid CA$4.10 for a CA$2 winning ticket. Bred in Kentucky from Theatrical 2 Lady Shakespeare, she improved her record to 6-1-2. from 11 starts, with an income of $513,290.
Lady Shakespeare is the younger sister of a Shakespeare elementary student and the half-sister of a Perfect Shirl elementary school student, by Perfect soul . Lady Speightspeare was her only graded bet winner out of four from multiple starters.
Her 3 years old More than ready dirty Ladies are you ready was the winner for Fipke and Attfield. She has an unmarked 2 year old pony named More Than Ready Ready Shakespeareand her last reported pony is the daughter of Bee Jersey born in 2021. She is said to have bred Soul search for the year 2023.
Video: Trillium S. (G3)
The ‘secret’ was revealed after taking a daring risk
Secret sanctuary showed up later than the pool for $181,100 Bold Venture Stakes (G3) on Saturday at the hands of jockey Eswan Flores, who scored his first Woodbine bet win.
4 year old son of Giant Gizmo fifth track against the pace set by multi-stakes winners Nobals who soon gained control within 6 1/2 lasting for children 3 years and older on Tapeta.
After announcing the opening quarter: 22.70, the Nobals continued to show the way to cross half in: 45.50, ahead of the half length Roaring Forties . Flores maintained a patient hand aboard the Mike Mattine-trained Secret Reserve, still in fifth place, as the steaming 13-horse arena advanced into the home leg.
It was a cavalry attack at the beginning of the lane, with dark bays, running rife, finding a connection between opponents then breaking through to advance to third place, now a neck behind the leader, at extended call timed 1:09.91 .
Avie’s Flatter start the chase and start to finish with purpose, while Candy overload quickly gobbled up from behind, but Secret Reserve won the game half way through.
Candy Overload completed the first season before Avie’s Flatter, who finished the third. The last time was 1:16.19. Secret Reserve paid CA$22.70 for a CA$2 winning ticket.
Secret Sanctuary (#1) wins in Daring Venture Stake
“It’s a good feeling,” Flores said. “Mike and I talked before the race. We think there’s speed in the race, so we try to use that to our advantage, to perform well at the end.”
Mattine noted: “Last time, in the Ontario Jockey Club, he got stuck on the tracks and got beaten up.” “Today, I said to Eswan, at some point, try getting off the tracks and just sit out there for a few blocks, and he drove a perfect race.”
Bred in Ontario by Dr. B. Van Arem in addition to Smart Strike mare Smart Suzie, Secret Reserve was purchased for $6,764 by Carlo D’Amato and Stacey Van Camp from FAV Racing’s shipment for the Ontario Division’s 2019 Canadian Crossbred Sale.
With a 5-1-1 record from 10 starts, the player added several points to his record, including victories at the Elgin Stakes in 2021 and the Lake Superior Stakes. He was the only classified winner among his dams, who was represented by four winners from five starters. Her last reported pony was a full 3-year-old sister of the Secret Reserve named Golden Suzie.
Video: Bold Venture S. (G3)
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