Loon Cry survives foul claim in Sweet Briar Too victory

ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Favored Loon Cry survived a claim of foul to win Saturday’s $127,500 Sweet Briar Too Stakes for fillies and mares at Woodbine.

Based in New York with trainer Christophe Clement, Loon Cry shipped here to win a seven-furlong allowance June 15. She then cut back to six furlongs on the main turf in the Sweet Briar Too and rallied wide from well off a fast pace to score by a length over Blind Spot. Queen Macha rallied outside for third in a field reduced to 10 with the scratch of morning-line favorite Queen of the Mud.

The rider of fourth-place finisher Gastown Babe claimed foul on Loon Cry for interference in the stretch, which was disallowed by the stewards.

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It was the eighth stakes win of the meet for leading jockey Sahin Civaci, who had never ridden the 4-year-old before.

“I spoke with Mr. Clement this morning,” Civaci said. “She’s a horse who comes off the pace, so that’s what we decided on. There was quite a bit of speed throughout the race. I was just sitting comfortable at the back, watching everything unfold. When it was time, I angled her out and she kicked on. She was drifting in a little bit, but I was clear of everybody. She finished up strongly.”

Loon Cry ($5.10) covered the distance over firm ground in 1:09.11. The daughter of More Than Ready collected $75,000 in her first stakes victory for Waterville Lake Stables.

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