Dreaming of Drew Rolls in Princess Elizabeth
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Dreaming of Drew wins the Princess Elizabeth Stakes at Woodbine
Odds-on favorite Dreaming of Drew delivered on her pari-mutuel promise in the 75th edition of the CA$250,000 (US$187,653) Princess Elizabeth Stakes for Canadian-foaled 2-year-old fillies Oct. 31 at Woodbine.
With blinkers added, the Speightster filly set her sights on her first added-money score, leading all the way in 1-1/16-mile feature on Tapeta for jockey Patrick Husbands.
Dreaming of Drew set fractions of :24 to the quarter, :48.71 to the half, and 1:13.42 to three-quarters with Bodacious Miss applying pressure on the final turn and Il Malocchio moving into contention from mid-pack.
As Dreaming of Drew turned back Bodacious Miss and floated away from her foes down the stretch, Il Malocchio came through to finish second with the stalking Emmeline rallying to finish third over Bodacious Miss.
The chestnut filly, who won by 3 3/4 lengths in 1:44.07, concluded her five-race freshman campaign with two wins and two seconds, plus a fourth when facing top company in the Natalma Stakes (G1T) last time out.
"She's a dream," said Barb Minshall, who trains the promising youngster for Hoolie Racing Stable. "She's been a great filly for us and I'm really looking forward to the future with her. Hopefully, she'll be a Woodbine Oaks contender next year."
Dreaming of Drew was bred by WinStar Farm out of the grade 3-winning El Prado mare Dreaming of Liz, and was a $95,000 RNA from Woodford Thoroughbreds' consignment to the 2019 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July Yearling Sale.