Wonder Where on Turf Wraps Up Canadian Triple Tiara

This year's edition of the Canadian Triple Tiara concludes when nine 3-year-old Canadian-bred fillies compete in the CA$250,000 Wonder Where Stakes Oct. 2 at Woodbine.

At 1 1/4-miles on the E.P. Taylor Turf Course, the Wonder Where drew sophomore stars Munnyfor Ro , winner of the Woodbine Oaks presented by Budweiser (first jewel in the series), and Il Malocchio  Il , third in the Oaks and winner of the second jewel, the Aug. 28 Bison City Stakes. 

The race also has attracted the thrice stakes-placed maiden Emmeline , a dark bay daughter of Violence  , who was runner-up in the Woodbine Oaks and the Bison City. Trained by John Mattine for RCC Racing Stable and Realm Racing Stables, the filly has four seconds and one third from seven career starts. She was bred in Ontario by the late Bill Graham.

"She's a game filly, she really is. It's lovely to have her," said Mattine. "I've walked the (E.P. Taylor) surface and I know it's a little different than it is in the summertime. My opinion is that whoever wants the distance and that type of surface will win it. I think it will be a tight race. I don't foresee it as one horse blowing the others out. I'm looking forward to a good race." 

Munnyfor Ro, a chestnut daughter of Munnings   trained by Kevin Attard, heads into the Wonder Where off a fourth-place finish in the Queen's Plate Aug. 22. Owned by Raroma Stable, the filly has a record of 2-2-2 from 10 starts, which includes a runner-up outing in the Selene Stakes (G3) in July.

The filly is no stranger to turf, with six grass races under her saddle, highlighted by a maiden-breaking nose score over 1 1/8-miles on good ground at Keeneland this April. 

Munnyfor Ro launched her career last October at Woodbine, finishing eighth in a six-furlong sprint over the E.P. Taylor course.  

"We're obviously excited to see her back on turf, she had run so well over that footing during the winter and prior to coming back to Woodbine," said Attard. "She seems like she's matured from a physical standpoint since the Queen's Plate. I've been satisfied with the way she's trained heading into the Wonder Where, and I'm expecting her to run very well." 

Il Malocchio is another consistent contender, sporting a record of 2-3-2 from 10 starts for trainer Martin Drexler and owner/breeder Franco Meli. The daughter of Souper Speedy   arrives at the Wonder Where in top form, punctuated by her impressive victory in the Bison City. This will be the seventh overall stakes appearance and fourth straight added-money engagement for Il Malocchio, who broke her maiden on the Toronto oval's inner turf last September with a 2 3/4-length triumph in the Victorian Queen Stakes. One race prior, she finished second in a seven-furlong race over the E.P. Taylor. 

Other familiar faces from the first two jewels of the Triple Tiara include Cielo d'Oro , third in the Bison City, Miss Marie , sixth and fifth in the Oaks and Bison City, respectively, and Youens , fourth in the Oaks and sixth in the Bison City. 

Bequia , also trained by Attard, Pemberley , and Tranquil Sky  are newcomers to the series.   

Entries: Wonder Where S.

Woodbine, Saturday, October 02, 2021, Race 9

• STK
• 1 1/4m
• Turf
• $250,000
• 3 yo Fillies
• 5:30 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Tranquil Sky (ON)	Tony Maragh	121	Steven Owens	20/1
2	2Miss Marie (ON)	Shaun Bridgmohan	121	Breeda Hayes	20/1
3	3Munnyfor Ro (ON)	Justin Stein	121	Kevin Attard	9/5
4	4Il Malocchio (ON)	Patrick Husbands	121	Martin Drexler	5/2
5	5Bequia (ON)	Kazushi Kimura	121	Kevin Attard	12/1
6	6Youens (ON)	Jeffrey Ian Alderson	121	Angus Buntain	20/1
7	7Cielo d'Oro (ON)	Antonio A. Gallardo	121	Catherine Day Phillips	8/1
8	8Pemberley (ON)	Daisuke Fukumoto	121	Michael Mattine	12/1
9	9Emmeline (ON)	Emma-Jayne Wilson	121	John Mattine	7/2