Returning to the scene of her Selene Stakes victory last spring, the Mark Casse-trained filly Miss Mo Mentum accelerated off the final turn in Sunday’s $125,000 Trillium Stakes to earn another Grade 3 title at Woodbine Racetrack.
With Jerome Lermyte aboard in the 1-1/16-mile fillies and mares feature, Miss Mo Mentum settled inside mid-pack. Meanwhile, 2-1 favourite Tapa Tapa Tapa led the 10-horse field through fractions of :24.70, :49.19 and 1:13.08 with Lunar Garden and Bear Paw pressing the pace and Dixie Moon hot on their heels.
“The speed was fast enough to be comfortable,” noted Lermyte afterwards. “She doesn’t have early speed, but then she can get on the bridle and she kind of did in the first turn but then she relaxed pretty well. Mid-turn I was starting to get really confident. She was showing me that she has a lot to give and she produced amazing acceleration and that made a difference.”