Tripolina grabs first stakes triumph with Display

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Favored Tripolina remained unbeaten when taking on males in her stakes debut in Sunday’s $128,000 Display, one of two seven-furlong 2-year-old stakes on the Woodbine card.

With Kazushi Kimura aboard, Tripolina ($4.70) rallied outside from seventh off a contested pace to win going away by 2 3/4 lengths over longshot Two Ghosts. Western Whirl nosed out Break the Spell for third in the eight-horse field. The final time was 1:21.81.

Trainer Kevin Attard cross-entered Tripolina in Sunday’s Glorious Song Stakes and scratched her while running two other fillies in that Sunday engagement.

“We looked at the race setup, trying to see if we could win both divisions,” Attard said. “We thought this filly was suited best to this race. On paper, it looked like there was going to be plenty of speed. We hoped it would transpire like it did. It just all worked out in our favor.”

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By Constitution, Tripolina earned $75,000 for the partnership of X-Men Racing, Madaket Stables and SF Racing.

*** After missing the break, A Little Frisky made her way through traffic to earn her diploma under Ryan Munger in the $140,250 Glorious Song for fillies. Mystic Lake, a 15-1 shot, finished three-quarters of a length back in second and favored Witwatersrand checked in third in the eight-horse field.

A daughter of Army Mule, A Little Friskey ($15) covered the distance in 1:21.87 and banked $90,000 for owner Mark Dodson.

It was the first Woodbine stakes score for the South African expat Munger, who got a leg up from trainer Josie Carroll.

“I got the monkey off my back,” Munger said. “It feels great. It all worked out and came together. Jose Carroll gave me a lot of instructions. Watching the replay (of her first race), she was still very green. Seven furlongs looked up her alley.

“I didn’t get the best of (starts), which was a bit unfortunate. It was a competitive field. The only way that I could (win) was if I saved ground and took a chance. That’s what I did. I had the leading protagonists in front of me. I just waited for the gaps to open. I didn’t even have to crack the whip - I had so much horse. It was a very game win from her.”

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