Proud Heiress wins the 2010 Whimsical Stakes
April 18, 2010
The $150,000 Whimsical Stakes (G3) for older fillies and mares sprinting 6 furlongs is the first graded event on Woodbine's stakes schedule. 2009 Sovereign Award champion female sprinter Tribal belle was the 4-5 choice in the field of 7, exiting 4 straight wins including the Bessarabian last out. In to challenge her included 7-2 second choice Proud Heiress, shipping in from Turfway Park where she won the Wishing Well Stakes in January and then finished second by a nose in the Queen Stakes in March, and 6-1 third choice Dancing Allstar, unraced since finishing fifth in the Royal North Stakes on the turf in August.
Dancing Allstar opened up a 1 1/2 length lead down the backstretch through fractions of 21.84 and 44.84, in front of Silver Z stalking her in second and favorite Tribal Belle another length back in third. Entering the stretch, Dancing Allstar tired badly and faded to eventually finish last. Silver Z opened up a 2 length lead on Tribal Belle at the 1/8 pole through 5 furlongs in 57.17. Tribal Belle gained through the final furlong but Proud Heiress, who was last early, closed with a rush down the center of the track to get the win by a nose in 1:09.71 over the fast Polytrack surface. It was just 1/2 a length back from Tribal Belle to Silver Z third.
Results Chart from Daily Racing Form
Proud Heiress in the winner's circle
Winning trainer Wayne Mogge said, "She's getting better with age. The race set up perfectly." Proud Heiress finished third in last year's Whimsical Stakes. Chantal Sutherland replaced originally named rider Rodney Prescott aboard the daughter of Broken Vow.
Proud Heiress after the race
7-2 second choice Proud Heiress settled as many as 10 lengths off the pace under new jockey Chantal Sutherland, came out 7 wide for the drive, and closed well to get the win. The 6-year-old improved her record to 5 wins, 5 seconds, and 3 thirds in 17 starts, earning $283,286 for owner Michael Cavey.
4-5 favorite Tribal Belle raced in midpack 3rd early, 4 lengths off the pace under regular rider Jim McAleney, came out 4 wide to gain a short lead at the 1/16 pole but was unable to hold off the winner. The Danny O'Callaghan trained daughter of Tribunal improved her record to 10 wins, 2 seconds, and 1 third in 16 starts, earning $538,580 for owner-breeder Canvasback Farms.
13-1 shot Silver Z sat 1 1/2 lengths off the pace in second down the backstretch under jockey Omar Moreno, opened a clear lead at the 3/16 pole but failed to hold off the first two in the final furlong, finishing third beaten just 1/2 a length. The Nathan Wallis trained daughter of Cee's Tizzy improved her record to 4 wins, 3 seconds, and 2 thirds in 16 starts, earning $255,020 for owner Nick A. Smith.
April 18, 2010
The $150,000 Whimsical Stakes (G3) for older fillies and mares sprinting 6 furlongs is the first graded event on Woodbine's stakes schedule. 2009 Sovereign Award champion female sprinter Tribal belle was the 4-5 choice in the field of 7, exiting 4 straight wins including the Bessarabian last out. In to challenge her included 7-2 second choice Proud Heiress, shipping in from Turfway Park where she won the Wishing Well Stakes in January and then finished second by a nose in the Queen Stakes in March, and 6-1 third choice Dancing Allstar, unraced since finishing fifth in the Royal North Stakes on the turf in August.
Dancing Allstar opened up a 1 1/2 length lead down the backstretch through fractions of 21.84 and 44.84, in front of Silver Z stalking her in second and favorite Tribal Belle another length back in third. Entering the stretch, Dancing Allstar tired badly and faded to eventually finish last. Silver Z opened up a 2 length lead on Tribal Belle at the 1/8 pole through 5 furlongs in 57.17. Tribal Belle gained through the final furlong but Proud Heiress, who was last early, closed with a rush down the center of the track to get the win by a nose in 1:09.71 over the fast Polytrack surface. It was just 1/2 a length back from Tribal Belle to Silver Z third.
Results Chart from Daily Racing Form
Proud Heiress in the winner's circle
Winning trainer Wayne Mogge said, "She's getting better with age. The race set up perfectly." Proud Heiress finished third in last year's Whimsical Stakes. Chantal Sutherland replaced originally named rider Rodney Prescott aboard the daughter of Broken Vow.
Proud Heiress after the race
7-2 second choice Proud Heiress settled as many as 10 lengths off the pace under new jockey Chantal Sutherland, came out 7 wide for the drive, and closed well to get the win. The 6-year-old improved her record to 5 wins, 5 seconds, and 3 thirds in 17 starts, earning $283,286 for owner Michael Cavey.
4-5 favorite Tribal Belle raced in midpack 3rd early, 4 lengths off the pace under regular rider Jim McAleney, came out 4 wide to gain a short lead at the 1/16 pole but was unable to hold off the winner. The Danny O'Callaghan trained daughter of Tribunal improved her record to 10 wins, 2 seconds, and 1 third in 16 starts, earning $538,580 for owner-breeder Canvasback Farms.
13-1 shot Silver Z sat 1 1/2 lengths off the pace in second down the backstretch under jockey Omar Moreno, opened a clear lead at the 3/16 pole but failed to hold off the first two in the final furlong, finishing third beaten just 1/2 a length. The Nathan Wallis trained daughter of Cee's Tizzy improved her record to 4 wins, 3 seconds, and 2 thirds in 16 starts, earning $255,020 for owner Nick A. Smith.
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