Lonhro Filly Stays Perfect in My Dear

Velvet Mood (#4) | Michael Burns/WEG photo

Velvet Mood, making her first foray into stakes company Saturday, was bumped at the start but recovered to settle in a tracking fourth well off the fence through a quarter mile in :22.82. On a loose rein, she crept up to third inside the final two furlongs and established a narrow advantage with 100 yards to travel while three deep. The bay's lead appeared in danger of evaporating as she was swamped by a host of challengers late on, but she stuck to her guns, fending off the closing Stormy Perfection (Tale of the Cat) by a slim margin to take the spoils in a blanket finish. Off the mark by a neck in her career bow at Presque Isle Downs June 16, the bay added an optional claiming tally at that locale July 11. “From her first race, we decided to tuck her in and teach her how to rate rather than sending her and I think that paid off big today,” said winning trainer Timothy Hamm. Added breeder and part-owner David Pope of Siena Farms, “This is our first stakes win in Canada. Her dam raced here [at Woodbine] early on and had great potential, but had a few setbacks. It's really nice to come back here with her daughte rand win.” Zayanna, a half-sister to GSWs Dilemma (Grand Slam) and Heavenly Ransom (Red Ransom), has a yearling colt by Jimmy Creed, produced a filly by Curlin this term and was bred back to Liam's Map.

MY DEAR S., C$129,000, WO, 7-23, 2yo, f, 6f (AWT), 1:12.41, ft.
1–#VELVET MOOD, 121, f, 2, by Lonhro (Aus)
1st Dam: Zayanna, by Bernardini
2nd Dam: Heavenly Cat, by Tabasco Cat
3rd Dam: In Excelcis Deo, by Forty Niner
O-Blazing Meadows Farm LLC & Siena Farm LLC; B-Siena Farms
LLC (KY); T-Timothy E. Hamm; J-Pablo Morales. C$75,000.
Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, $90,128.[bullet ad=”equix-optimatch”]2–Stormy Perfection, 121, f, 2, tale of the Cat–Silent Perfection,
by Perfect Soul (Ire). O/B-Charles E. Fipke (KY); T-Michael J.
Doyle. C$25,000.[bullet ad=”mckathan-brothers-training-grad”]3–Raglan Road, 121, f, 2, Victor's Cry–Glaslyn, by Forestry.
(C$35,000 Ylg '15 CANSEP). O-Jack of Hearts Racing & J.R.
Racing Stable Inc.; B-Gail Wood (ON); T-John A. Ross.
C$16,500.
Margins: NK, HF, NK. Odds: 8.70, 11.15, 2.55.
Also Ran: Green Freedom, Forest Circle, Goldrush Glory, White Tights.
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