Bourneville, Pretty Two Faced meet again in Friday feature
ETOBICOKE, Ontario – There probably isn’t much separating Bourneville and Pretty Two Faced, who are among the protagonists in Friday’s third race at Woodbine, a 1 1/16-mile route that combines Ontario-sired allowance types with $40,000 non-winners-of-three claimers.
Bourneville beat out Pretty Two Faced by a half-length for second in an identical event Oct. 12. Both made up some ground in that slow-paced contest, and Bourneville did so after a four-wide journey.
Bourneville defeated non-winners-of-two Ontario-sired allowance foes in July but wasn’t an impact player in her first turf start Sept. 1. Three weeks later, she was a much better fourth on the Polytrack, which led to her improved last race behind Mauna Kea, who subsequently finished fourth in an open allowance.
Pretty Two Faced rallied inside for second behind the classy Moonlit Beauty in an Ontario-sired allowance with no conditions Aug. 30 and then finished a distant fifth behind a streaking Strut the Course in the restricted Classy ’n Smart Stakes.
The third race lured five others, including longshot Sure Would, the lone entrant with a $40,000 claiming tag.
KEY CONTENDERS
Bourneville (Last 3 Beyers: 64-61-68)
◗ Her trainer, Sam DiPasquale, is having a typically good meet, winning at a 23 percent clip with 124 starts heading into this week. His numbers when using jockey Luis Contreras also are impressive.
Pretty Two Faced (Last 3 Beyers: 63-72-72)
◗ The versatile 4-year-old has banked more than $80,000 since owner and trainer Emily Walker claimed her for a bargain $10,000 last fall.
◗ Michelle Rainford, who has the mount Friday, was aboard for all of her best performances this year.
Bilky Bluz (Last 3 Beyers: 66-71-57)
◗ It took her a while to come around this year, and she cleared the Ontario-sired non-winners-of-two allowance condition while going from turf to Polytrack on Sept. 17. Just 10 days later, she raced four wide all the way when a nonthreatening fourth in the La Prevoyante, a one-mile turf stakes for Ontario-sired 3-year-old fillies.
DRF FORMULATOR FACT: Trainer Kevin Attard has scored at a 17 percent clip with starters moving from turf to synthetic over the past two years, with a return on investment of $1.65.
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Club One Two (Last 3 Beyers: 71-65-70)
◗ The lightly raced 4-year-old was bet down to favoritism following another layoff Oct. 11, when she polished off Ontario-sired allowance opponents on the grass. She seems equally adept on turf and Polytrack, over which she graduated in September 2013.