Tiz Breathtaking likely for Princess Elizabeth Stakes

ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Grade 3 Mazarine Stakes winner Tiz Breathtaking will likely point to the $225,000 Princess Elizabeth Stakes over 1 1/16 miles for Ontario-bred 2-year-olds here on Nov. 4, but trainer Mike Doyle has not ruled out a potential trip to Churchill Downs for a start in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies.

“It’s still under consideration, but staying here probably makes more sense,” he said. “We haven’t really made a decision. She’s come out of [the Mazarine] great and she might run here in the Princess Elizabeth.”

The win in the Mazarine improved Tiz Breathtaking’s season record to three wins from four starts. She followed her victory in the Shady Well Stakes on Aug. 4 with an off-the-pace rally in the Mazarine to get up by a head under leading rider Eurico Da Silva.

“She ran great,” Doyle said. “She had a lot to do turning for home. I think she was pretty lucky to get there. This next race is Ontario-bred and it’s $225,000. It probably means something.”

A win in the Princess Elizabeth would strengthen Tiz Breathtaking’s case for Canadian champion 2-year-old filly honors. Tiz Breathtaking and Grade 1 Natalma Stakes runner-up My Gal Betty are the two leaders in the division, and with My Gal Betty set to run in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf the same weekend as the Princess Elizabeth, the results of both races could go a long way in determining who wins the award.