Gary Barber’s Miss Mo Mentum and jockey Patrick Husbands chased down 8-5 favourite Dixie Moon in the stretch to win the $125,000 Selene Stakes (Grade 3) by a neck on Saturday afternoon at Woodbine Racetrack.

Last in the eight-filly field early on, the three-year-old daughter of Uncle Mo mustered up the momentum down the stretch to propel to victory in the 1-1/16 mile event on the Tapeta, giving trainer Mark Casse his fourth stakes title of the meet. Supplemental entry Safe to Say, also trained by Casse for Barber and co-owner Windways Farm, finished third.

Remember Daisy was upfront through fractions of :23.94, :47.37 and 1:11.44 with Get Explicit and Go Noni Go pressing the pace and Dixie Moon stalking in behind. Meanwhile, Miss Mo Mentum began to improve her position down the backstretch along the rail and made it up behind the leaders as they turned for home. Dixie Moon emerged between fillies down the stretch and Miss Mo Mentum chased after her in a two-horse breakaway, eventually collaring the favourite at the wire in 1:42.36.

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