TORONTO, Canada, CMC – Legendary jockey Patrick Husbands flaunted his class at Woodbine right here Sunday when he introduced 5-1 selection Conflict Painter with a daring late run to win the CAN$100 000 Victoria Queen Stakes.
Trailing the pack by 4 lengths with a half-mile left to run, Husbands bid on the high of the lane and steered the bay filly via a seam that opened up earlier than operating down pacesetter and favourite Olivia Rose to win by a size gearing down.
The pair accomplished the seven-furlong journey in a single minute and 21:70 seconds.
“She broke [sharply], and I simply wished to see how the race would unfold,” Husbands mentioned afterward.
“She was simply watching them the entire means and began to get away from me, and I chirped at her, and she or he responded.
“She then picked up the race however began to loaf [a little], however she gained simply. I knew I used to be on a pleasant filly.”
Up in opposition to the two-year-old fillies in race 9, Husbands broke Conflict Painter slowly as Olivia Rose produced the early splits of 23:70 seconds for the quarter and 46.85 for the half, beneath strain although from By no means Silent, with Fourfiftyfour additionally stalking.
By no means Silent drew stage with Olivia Rose on the high of the stretch with Fourfiftyfour nonetheless difficult, however Husbands roused his filly, and she or he responded beautifully, threading a skinny opening created by By no means Silent and Hurricane Clair to storm to the end.
The 50-year-old Husbands had earlier tasted success within the $111 600 race three, additionally over seven furlongs, when he mixed with favourite Jayhawk to beat the two-year-old maidens by two lengths.
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