Clickity Clack in quick turnaround for South Ocean Stakes

ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Princess Elizabeth Stakes winner Clickity Clack hopes to double up in the Wednesday night feature at Woodbine, the $125,000 South Ocean Stakes for Ontario-sired 2-year-old fillies over 1 1/16 miles on Tapeta.

Clickity Clack won the Princess Elizabeth Stakes on Oct. 29. Trainer Tony Gattellaro said the way Clickity Clack came out of the Princess Elizabeth led him to run her right back in 17 days in the South Ocean instead of waiting for the $125,000 Ontario Lassie Stakes on Dec. 3.

“I was just kind of leaving it open and she’s heading into the race in good shape, so I decided to enter her,” he said.

Clickity Clack prevailed over Avie’s Mineshaft in a stretch battle under jockey Rafael Hernandez to win the Princess Elizabeth, which was her first start around two turns. Gattellaro praised Hernandez for the ride and said the jockey was supportive in the decision to run back in the South Ocean.

“I was real thrilled with the last performance,” Gattellaro said. “I thought Rafael Hernandez deserved a lot of credit for that. He rode a hell of a race. Any time you have a young horse on the inside coming down the stretch, to see the horse prevail and gallop out on top, you’ve got to get excited about that.”

Key Contenders

Clickity Clack, by Silent Name
Last 3 Beyers: 60-57-56

◗ The victory in the Princess Elizabeth was Gattallero’s second stakes win as a trainer. His first came with 2-year-old filly Ellan Vannin in last year’s Ontario Lassie Stakes.

Line of Vision, by Court Vision
Last 3 Beyers: 63-63-52

◗ She’ll stretch out around two turns for the first time following her win in the Victorian Queen Stakes over six furlongs Oct. 14.

◗ Her dam, Gold Lined, won going long, as did her half-brother Pyrite Mountain, who won both the Kingarvie Stakes and the Wando Stakes and was multiple graded stakes-placed around two turns.

She’s the Berries, by Badge of Silver
Last 3 Beyers: 61-65-57

◗ She rallied late in the Victorian Queen and wound up third, just three-quarters of a length behind Line of Vision.

◗ She’ll be stretching out around two turns for the first time in the South Ocean following four sprint starts to begin her career.

Bramble Queen, by Silent Name
Last 3 Beyers: 64-70-58

◗ Bramble Queen will try synthetic for the first time following back-to-back stakes starts on turf.

◗ She earned the top Beyer Speed Figure in the South Ocean field two starts back, when she finished fourth in the Grade 3 Miss Grillo Stakes at Belmont Park on Oct. 1.