Strega, Full Screen take Ontario-sired stakes

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Strega notched her first stakes in front-running style under Kazushi Kimura in Friday’s $100,000 Ashbridges Bay at Woodbine.

Over a track that favored inside speed, Strega led through honest fractions in the 1 1/16-mile route for Ontario-sired 3-year-old fillies.

Strega turned back a bid in the stretch from 22-1 outsider Totally in Charge to prevail by three-quarters of a length, in a time of 1:45.46.

My Girl Sky was a troubled third. She was followed by favored Talk to Ya Later, Pleasure’s Gold, Dixie Morning, and Well Actually.

A daughter of Silent Name, Strega ($5.70) earned $60,000 for owner Lanni Bloodstock and trainer Kevin Attard.

“In the summertime, we threw her in against the top 3-year-old fillies locally,” Attard said. “She ran really good in the Bison City Stakes, and almost hung on to win that. She’s back in Ontario-sired company, where she enjoys that a little bit more.

“The track playing for speed helps a horse like her. The gameplan was to go out there and try to dictate things.”

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Lake Ontario

Full Screen rallied along the rail under a shrewd ride from Jeffrey Alderson to capture the $100,000 Lake Ontario Stakes for Ontario-sired male sophomores.

Full Screen ($11.60) scored by a neck over Hunt Master, who edged out Bossy Holiday for second. Favored Lac Macaza wound up fourth after a three-wide trip in the six-horse field.

The final time was 1:44.95.

A gelded son of Big Screen trained by Julie Belhumeur, Full Screen banked $60,000 for owner Nidel Charfi.

“At the quarter pole, I was searching for somewhere to go,” Alderson said. “The inside opened up and away he went.”

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