Misspell supplements into favorite's role in Ontario Colleen
Chad Brown, saddles Etoile, the choice in the Grade 2 Dance Smartly, runs another favorite on Sunday's card in the Grade 3, $150,000 Ontario Colleen in Misspell, who was supplemented to the one-mile turf stakes for 3-year-old fillies.
Misspell graduated second time out last September at Churchill before going on hiatus. On July 17, she rallied from far back to hit the front in deep stretch before getting nailed on the wire by Third Draft when coming off the bench in a one-mile allowance at Saratoga. Ortiz retains the mount on the daughter of American Pharoah.
Our Flash Drive is making her first turf start after winning the Grade 3 Selene over the future Woodbine Oaks winner and Queen’s Plate contender Munnyfor Ro. A daughter of 14 percent turf sire Ghostzapper, she breezed five-eighths Aug. 1 over the turf training course in 59.60 under jockey Patrick Husbands.
“Patrick says she loves the turf,” said trainer Mark Casse, who’s also sending out Salty as Can Be and I Get It.
Sweet Souper Sweet, who’s coming off a deceptively good third in the Selene, is trying the turf again after going unplaced in two stakes starts on it.
“There was nothing else on the synthetic in this form cycle,” trainer Mike Trombetta said. “We’ll try her on the turf, see how she does, and go from there.”
Completing the field are Perseverancia, Seasons, and Speightstown Shirl.