Third straight Maple Leaf for Wilson

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Jockey Emma Wilson won the $180,350 Maple Leaf Stakes for the third year in a row Sunday at Woodbine aboard Tell It As It Is.

Whitepark Bay set slow fractions while being pressed by Russian Rosie and Its True Love in the 1 1/4-mile event. Tell It As It Is rated kindly at the back of the pack until the far turn, where she began to mount a wide rally.

Tell It as It Is caught favored Arden Belle on wire, winning by a nose in a time of 2:04.99. Born to Be finished third in the seven-horse field of fillies and mares.

I was trying to hold my position between two horses going down the backside, said Wilson. When the horse in front of me started backing up, I squeezed her back and got her to the outside. As soon as I tapped her on the shoulder once, she got back on the bridle, and I figured she was gonna run big.

Tell It As It Is ($9.20) banked $105,000 for the Cinnamont Stable and trainer Jim Smith.