Conquest Vivi won a stirring pace battle with Raglan Road to stay undefeated while making her stakes debut in Saturday’s $125,000 Nandi Stakes, at Woodbine.
Trained by Mark Casse for owner Conquest Stables LLC., Conquest Vivi arrived at the 5 ½-furlong Tapeta sprint for Ontario-sired juvenile fillies from a ridden-out 6 ¼-length score in a maiden allowance tilt on June 12.
By Court Vision, out of the Victory Gallop dam Keen Victory, Conquest Vivi is a half-sister to the well-regarded multiple stakes winner Conquest Enforcer. Sent to post as the 3-5 mutuel favourite under jockey Patrick Husbands, Conquest Vivi dueled with Raglan Road, piloted by Gary Boulanger, through splits of :23 and :46.38 as Green Freedom, under rider Luis Contreras, tracked their early foot.