Southern Ring, a maiden winner over the Woodbine turf last September, concluded her three-race sophomore campaign with a win over the all-weather in the Oct. 17 Ruling Angel S. She resurfaced with a front-running optional claiming victory over the turf May 20 and suffered the first off-the-board finish of her career when tiring to fourth after setting the pace in the July 1 Zadracarta S. Southern Ring was away well, but let the speed go and settled into a stalking third behind quick fractions of :22.14 and :44.47. She reeled in the pacesetter and skipped clear with a furlong to run before holding off late-closing favorite Cactus Kris to the wire.
“She's been a special filly all along,” said winning trainer Malcolm Pierce. “We were really aiming at the Royal North [a turf stakes race] with her a month or so ago and she got a little injury in the stall. It was nothing, but we just couldn't run on that day. She trained into this race perfectly and she showed up today.”
Pedigree Notes:
Multiple stakes winner Seeking the Ring (Seeking the Gold)'s last reported foal is a 3-year-old by Scat Daddy filly named Run to the Beat. A daughter of multiple graded stakes placed Radiant Ring (Halo), the 16-year-old mare is a full-sister to Canadian champion 3-year-old filly Catch the Ring, who is the dam of Canadian champion 2-year-old filly Catch the Thrill (A.P. Indy).
Sunday, Woodbine
ONTARIO FASHION S.-GIII, C$173,700, WO, 10-16, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f (AWT), 1:08.65, ft.
1–@SOUTHERN RING, 117, f, 4, by Speightstown
1st Dam: Seeking the Ring (MSW, $314,515), by Seeking the Gold
2nd Dam: Radiant Ring, by Halo
3rd Dam: Gleaming Stone, by Gleaming
O/B-Sam-Son Farm (ON); T-Malcolm Pierce; J-Eurico Rosa Da
Silva. C$108,000. Lifetime Record: 6-4-1-0, $216,829. Click for
the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: A.[bullet ad=”ontario-bred”]2–Cactus Kris, 119, m, 5, Cactus Ridge–Highest Ground, by
Lemon Drop Kid. ($2,000 Wlg '11 KEENOV; $30,000 Ylg '12
FTKOCT). O-Anne L. Walsh; B-James Paliafito & Tom Keegan
(KY); T-Ryan D. Walsh. C$30,000.[bullet ad=”buckland-hip-727″][bullet ad=”taylor-made-tm-for-you”]3–River Maid, 119, f, 4, Where's the Ring–Rivermaid Dancing,
by Riverman. (C$57,000 Ylg '13 CANSEP). O-The Very Dry
Stable; B-Jay Cochlin (ON); T-Robert P. Tiller. C$19,800.[bullet ad=”ontario-bred”]
Margins: 3/4, HF, 3. Odds: 2.50, 2.15, 2.80.
Also Ran: Veaisha, She's Explosive, Green Doctor. Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
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