Born to Boogie sitting on a good one
ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Born to Boogie has performed like the consummate in-and-outer during her five-race career and is due to fire her best shot in Saturday’s Woodbine feature for fillies and mares, if the pattern continues.
A 3-year-old trained by Sylvain Pion, Born to Boogie faded after chasing the pace when debuting as a 90-1 outsider in a Dec. 9 maiden special on the Tapeta. This year, she made all four of her starts here on the main turf.
Off a 6 1/2-month layoff on June 25, Born to Boogie won a six-furlong maiden special at 25-1 with a 65 Beyer Speed Figure. When moving out to a mile a month later in the Grade 3 Ontario Colleen, she couldn’t keep up and finished ninth behind the likes of Mohawk Trail and Love to Shop.
Born to Boogie got back to sprinting in her last two outings at the first allowance category with a $32,000 claiming option. She dropped a head decision to Curlin Candy after rallying along the rail on Aug. 5, earning a 77 Beyer in the process. When favored on Sept. 2, she got away slowly and then made a threatening four-wide bid on the turn before tiring in the lane to trail an eight-horse field.
Born to Boogie takes a subtle class drop on Saturday to meet nonwinners-of-two allowance types and $50,000 claiming 3-year-olds. Ryan Munger, who’s having a successful first year at Woodbine, will ride daughter of Funtastic for owner Douglas Reddington.
Leading trainer Mark Casse sends out Cardio Princess and Personal Pursuit in the six-furlong main turf sprint.
Cardio Princess lost back-to-back nail-biters at this level on different turf courses last year. She raced in third throughout when favored while switching to the grass in her improved second start off the bench here Aug. 26. Kazushi Kimura retains the mount on the Japanese-bred.
Stretch-runner Personal Pursuit is shortening up off a belated third behind Rosebud’s Hope and next-out winner Lady Brew in a 7 1/2-furlong inner turf event around two turns. Six furlongs is shorter than her optimum distance, but the stakes-placed daughter of Tapit could hit the bottom of the trifecta or superfecta under Sahin Civaci.
I’m Into Mischief figures to lead the way along the inside under the leading local apprentice Sofia Vives. She wasn’t far from wiring similar in her penultimate race before a closing third on the turnback to five-eighths on inner course most recently.
Hot Cargo should be forwardly placed after breaking from the outside post 6 under Rico Walcott. Over a track that favored speed and inside runners last out on the Tapeta, she came from farther back than usual to end up third. Sprinting on the main course has been her specialty.
Rounding out the field is Proud Speaker, who has been in a tailspin since winning a seven-furlong maiden special over the Tapeta on July 22.
Post time for the 10-race card is 1:15 p.m.
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