Lexie Lou Entered Wednesday at Woodbine
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Canadian Horse of the Year Lexie Lou is expected to return from a lengthy layoff Wednesday night, Aug. 26, at Woodbine.
Off since a second-place effort in the Jan. 17 La Canada Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita Park, Lexie Lou will leave from post 6 in Woodbine's opening race, a 1 1/16-mile turf event for older fillies and mares as she works toward a potential start in the Canadian Stakes (Can-II), slated for Sunday, Sept. 13.
"This is an important first step. She still has to run well and hopefully she can then go onto the Canadian," said trainer Mark Casse.
Lexie Lou was nominated to a pair of races on the Canadian Millions Sales Stakes card slated for Wednesday, Sept. 2, but the timing of this allowance event suits Casse.
"It's not an easy race. Malcolm (Pierce)'s filly (Overheard) is a very good filly, isn't she," said Casse. "We were hoping this race would go. With a big effort she could make the Canadian. If the race didn't go, we'd have run in the sales stakes and wouldn't have any chance at running in the Canadian."
The talented Sligo Bay filly, owned by Gary Barber, won four of her eight sophomore starts taking the Woodbine Oaks and Queen's Plate on the Polytrack, and also captured the Wonder Where Stakes over Woodbine's E.P. Taylor Turf Course.