Lady Speightspeare Tackles Trillium Stakes

The CA$150,000 Bold Venture Stakes (G3) and the CA$150,000 Trillium Stakes (G3) co-headline an 11-race card Aug. 13 at Woodbine.

The 1 1/16-mile main track Trillium, for fillies and mares 3-year-olds and up, has drawn 13 hopefuls, a group that includes multiple graded stakes winner Lady Speightspeare, Hendrie Stakes (G3) winner Hazelbrook, and Powder Break Stakes winner Kate's Kingdom.

The Trillium is scheduled as the seventh race while the Bold Venture goes as race eight. Set at 6 1/2 furlongs over the Toronto Tapeta, the Bold Venture for 3-year-olds and up has attracted 14 starters, including Candy Overload.

The 4-year-old son of Reload  trained by Krista Cole-Simpson—who co-owns with Denny Andrews and Northern Dawn Stables—brings a mark of 3-4-1 from 12 starts into his latest test and arrives off an impressive win at seven furlongs, a victory that showcased his signature late turn of foot, yielding a 2 1/4-length score in a time of 1:22.14.

Cole-Simpson is hopeful her consistent charge, 2-3-0 in his past six starts, will have some speed to chase Saturday.

"The key is to have something for him to run at," she said. "The last time when he won, it was really exciting. Just how he closes, he was so wide in the turn, but he just flew past everyone with ease." ​ ​

Other starters include Josie Carroll trainees Avie's Flatter and Mason's Gamble, the Mark Casse trio of Helium, Souper Stonehenge, Tap It to Win, and multiple stakes winners Nobals and Outadore.

Entries: Trillium S. (G3)

Woodbine, Saturday, August 13, 2022, Race 7

• Grade III
• 1 1/16m
• All Weather Track
• $150,000
• 3 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
• 4:20 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Il Malocchio (ON)	Sahin Civaci	122	Martin Drexler	12/1
2	2Talbeyah (IRE)	Rafael Manuel Hernandez	123	Mark E. Casse	10/1
3	3Alydiva (KY)	Rafael Manuel Hernandez	124	Mark E. Casse	30/1
4	4Dreidel (KY)	Justin Stein	122	Josie Carroll	20/1
5	5Kate's Kingdom (KY)	Antonio A. Gallardo	123	Armando De la cerda	12/1
6	6Hazelbrook (KY)	Jason Hoyte	122	Lorne Richards	15/1
7	7November Fog (ON)	Luis Contreras	122	Sarah Ritchie	30/1
8	8Inthewinnerscircle (FL)	Declan Carroll	122	Mark E. Casse	15/1
9	9Lady Speightspeare (KY)	Emma-Jayne Wilson	124	Roger L. Attfield	5/2
10	10Lovely Ride (KY)	Gary Boulanger	122	Robertino Diodoro	8/1
11	11Dreaming of Drew (ON)	Patrick Husbands	124	Barbara J. Minshall	4/1
12	12Lake Lucerne (KY)	David Moran	122	Brendan P. Walsh	6/1
13	13Crystal Glacier (KY)	Declan Carroll	122	Mark E. Casse	20/1