Delightful Mary rallied from off the pace to earn her first graded win in Saturday’s $150,000 Grade 3 Hendrie Stakes, at Woodbine.
The five-year-old daughter of Limehouse, trained by Mark Casse for owner John C. Oxley, came into the Hendrie off a 15-month layoff, but showed no signs of rust surging to the lead in deep stretch to overtake Heavenly Pride for a one-length win.
Man Stuff set swift splits of :21.88 and :44.44 in the six and a half furlong ‘Poly’ stake with Little River stalking from second position down the backstretch. Luis Contreras, recognizing the quick pace, settled Delightful Mary near the back of the pack, with only Acting Naughty, who reared in the gate at the start, behind them.