Ontario-Bred Shifty Tries for a Win and You’re In in NY

The two-year-old filly by Medaglia D'Oro won Woodbine's Catch a Glimpse Stakes and goes for the Miss Grillo Stakes.

A bay horse and jockey crossing the finish line at Woodbine.

Ontario-bred Shifty, by Medaglia d'Oro, won the Catch a Glimpse Stakes at Woodbine on Aug. 23, Plate day, and heads to the Grade 1 Natalma, a Win and You're In event. (Michael Burns photo)

By: NYRA media office | September 27, 2024

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you're listening to an article from canadian thoroughbred.com. ontario-bred shifty tries for a win and you’re in in ny by: nyra media office |. two woodbine-based fillies are in the 12-horse field for the $200,000 miss grillo stakes (g2) at aqueduct on sunday, september 29. the 1 1/16 mile turf race is a ‘win and you’re in’ event that offers the winner a free berth to the breeders’ cup juvenile fillies turf at del mar in november. hall of fame trainer mark casse sends out d.j. stable’s stakes-winner shifty [post 7, jose ortiz] off a dominant pacesetting win to graduate at second asking in the catch a glimpse on august 23 at woodbine. advertisement scroll to continue with content “she ran to the way she trained,” casse said. “we thought she was one our better fillies and that’s why we ran her as a maiden in the stake.”. the ontario-bred medaglia d’oro bay was never in doubt in the 6 1/2-furlong catch a glimpse, taking a two-length advantage early and easily turning back a brief challenge from bound to be true. she drew off strongly in the lane to complete the course in 1:15.68 and earned a field-best 85 beyer for the win. the filly was bred by anderson farms ontario ltd. casse said he had considered running the talented filly in the grade 1 natalma on september 14 at woodbine [casse won with and one more time], but opted to skip it to keep her separate from other horses for the same ownership. “we gave her a little more time. i already had two horses in the natalma for d.j. stable with vixen [2nd] and nitrogen [3rd] and we didn’t want to run all three together,” casse explained. “we decided to give her a little bit more time and go to the miss grillo. of all our two-year-old fillies, she’s been as impressive as anybody.”. shifty has worked at saratoga twice since her win, including a sizzling bullet in 46.60 seconds over the oklahoma training turf on friday. “she got excited and took off,” casse said. “i was telling him [the rider] to slow down, slow down, but that’s just the way she does things. she’s pretty impressive. she did that even with saying, ‘hold on, slow down, slow up’ after about a quarter-mile. she got away pretty quick and he was just sitting on her the entire way.”. shifty was a $350,000 purchase at the fasig-tipton kentucky fall yearling sale and is a half-sister to graded stakes-winner and stallion big runner. she is out of the winning elusive quality mare elusive luci, who is a half-sister to grade 1-winner stormy lucy. trainer kevin attard has entered salt, a kentucky-bred tapit filly, for lanni bloodstock and madaket stables. salt won her maiden in her second start on the woodbine grass and then finished fifth behind shifty in the catch a glimpse stakes.

Two Woodbine-based fillies are in the 12-horse field for the $200,000 Miss Grillo Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct on Sunday, September 29. The 1 1/16 mile turf race is a ‘Win and You’re In’ event that offers the winner a free berth to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Del Mar in November.

Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse sends out D.J. Stable’s stakes-winner Shifty [post 7, Jose Ortiz] off a dominant pacesetting win to graduate at second asking in the Catch a Glimpse on August 23 at Woodbine.

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“She ran to the way she trained,” Casse said. “We thought she was one our better fillies and that’s why we ran her as a maiden in the stake.”

The Ontario-bred Medaglia d’Oro bay was never in doubt in the 6 1/2-furlong Catch a Glimpse, taking a two-length advantage early and easily turning back a brief challenge from Bound to Be True. She drew off strongly in the lane to complete the course in 1:15.68 and earned a field-best 85 Beyer for the win. The filly was bred by Anderson Farms Ontario Ltd.

Casse said he had considered running the talented filly in the Grade 1 Natalma on September 14 at Woodbine [Casse won with And One More Time], but opted to skip it to keep her separate from other horses for the same ownership.

“We gave her a little more time. I already had two horses in the Natalma for D.J. Stable with Vixen [2nd] and Nitrogen [3rd] and we didn’t want to run all three together,” Casse explained. “We decided to give her a little bit more time and go to the Miss Grillo. Of all our two-year-old fillies, she’s been as impressive as anybody.”

Shifty has worked at Saratoga twice since her win, including a sizzling bullet in 46.60 seconds over the Oklahoma training turf on Friday.

“She got excited and took off,” Casse said. “I was telling him [the rider] to slow down, slow down, but that’s just the way she does things. She’s pretty impressive. She did that even with saying, ‘hold on, slow down, slow up’ after about a quarter-mile. She got away pretty quick and he was just sitting on her the entire way.”

Shifty was a $350,000 purchase at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearling Sale and is a half-sister to graded stakes-winner and stallion Big Runner. She is out of the winning Elusive Quality mare Elusive Luci, who is a half-sister to Grade 1-winner Stormy Lucy.

Trainer Kevin Attard has entered Salt, a Kentucky-bred Tapit filly, for Lanni Bloodstock and Madaket Stables. Salt won her maiden in her second start on the Woodbine grass and then finished fifth behind Shifty in the Catch a Glimpse Stakes.