Corsia Veloce stays unbeaten, earns BC Juvenile Fillies Turf berth in Natalma

ETOBICOKE, Ontario – The unbeaten Corsia Veloce parlayed a lovely trip into a lucrative victory that includes a fees-paid berth to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Del Mar in Saturday’s Grade 1 Natalma on the Woodbine Mile undercard.

Corsia Veloce ($26.50) tracked the leaders in fourth while racing inside through the far turn of the one-mile turf event under Fraser Aebly. She split horses in midstretch en route to a half-length win, in a time of 1:37.42.

Hot Mash, the early pacesetter, edged out the maiden La Culasse for second. Dance To The Music, the slight second choice in the nine-horse field, beat out the favored Deep Learning for fourth. Dixie Law, Star Attraction, Sweet Fusion, and Pina Colada completed the order of finish.

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It was the first Grade 1 victory for Aebly, who got a leg up from trainer Josie Carroll on the Ontario-bred daughter of Practical Joke.

“This one of very special,” Aebly said. “She’s a very easy filly to ride. She does everything right. She makes you look good.”

Including bonus money for being an Ontario-bred, Corsia Veloce earned $360,000 of the $572,500 purse for the partnership of owner-breeders Glenn Sikura and Mario Serrani.

“It’s very exciting, a filly like this – you don’t often go 3 for 3 with a baby like this,” Carroll said. “The way she did it –so gamely. It just gives you shivers.”

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