ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Favored El Prado Essence held off a closing Hattiesburg to prevail by a nose in Sunday's $136,500 Seaway Stakes at Woodbine.
Feathers and Elektraline dueled through fractions of :22.61 seconds and :45.75 in the 6 1/2-furlong contest. El Prado Essence stalked the leaders on the backstretch, and made a three-wide bid on the turn under Todd Kabel. She hit the front at the head of the stretch, opened up a clear lead at the eighth pole, and held Hattiesburg at bay to stop the timer in 1:24.48 seconds.