The betting public pounded D J Stable's previously undefeated Bullet (War Front) into 3-5 favoritism for Friday's Catch a Glimpse Stakes at Woodbine, but it was the same outfit's uncoupled SHIFTY (f, 2, Medaglia d'Oro–Elusive Luci, by Elusive Quality) who spoiled the party at odds of 11-1. Given her chance in stakes company off a slow-starting fifth in a six-furlong maiden July 4, the $350,000 Fasig-Tipton October yearling emerged from a line of about five or six horses to take up the running down the backstretch and led them along at a solid gallop around the turn. Narrowly in front as Bullet loomed three deep at the top of the long Woodbine straight, Shifty continued to find and proved not for catching as Bullet faded to about sixth.
“She's a beautiful filly,” said Mark Casse, trainer. “She's absolutely gorgeous. And we kind of felt like she was as good as anybody. And we wanted to try to get some black type on her, and we got it.”
Shifty is the 148th Northern Hemisphere stakes winner for her sire and his 180th worldwide stakes winner. Sales history: $350,000 Ylg '23 FTKOCT. O-D J Stable LLC; B-Anderson Farms Ont Inc (ON); T-Mark Casse.
#4 SHIFTY ($25.50) breaks her maiden in the $150,000 Catch a Glimpse at @woodbinetb!
This was just the second career start for the two-year-old filly by @DarleyAmerica's Medaglia d'Oro. @SahinCivaci was in the irons for trainer @markecasse. pic.twitter.com/OmjtCZvQwC
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