Fresh off her first career stakes score, Quadruple (GB) has momentum on her side ahead of Saturday’s $175,000 Bessarabian (G3). The five-year-old mare steps into the seven-furlong main track feature for fillies and mares, three-year-olds and upward, following a statement victory in the Ontario Fashion (G3) on Oct. 17 at Woodbine.
Under the command of rider Ryan Munger, Quadruple strode to a confident 2 ¾-length decision at 16-1. Munger, back in the irons for the Bessarabian, could feel the bay progressing with each start.
“Every run, she’s got a bit better, and I’ve been able to figure her out more,” said the multiple graded stakes winner. “Over her last three, she went third, second, first, and when she won her last race, she did it pretty well.”
The South African-born rider was particularly impressed by Quadruple’s instincts and execution in the Ontario Fashion. “She won a very good race,” Munger added. “The race worked out great – I couldn’t wait for the gaps to open and let her go for the kill, and she dug down and won well.”
A bay daughter of Frankel (GB) out of the Kyllachy (GB) mare Soffia (GB), Quadruple’s Ontario Fashion breakthrough was preceded by a game runner-up effort in September’s Sweet Briar Too and third-place finish in August’s Seaway (G3), all at Woodbine.
Conditioned by Josie Carroll, who shares the record for most Bessarabian wins by a trainer with Roger Attfield (four), Quadruple has made six starts since moving to Canada, recording a 1-1-2 line. She broke her maiden at Limerick Racecourse in County Limerick, Ireland on June 22, 2024. Overall, Quadruple sports a 4-4-2 record and over $172,000 in purse earnings from 20 starts.
Eager to add to her career totals for new owner Mark Dodson, Quadruple will occupy post three in the Bessarabian, which has drawn 10 starters. “With her getting better and gaining confidence every single run, it helps the rider also gain their confidence in the horse,” said Munger. “We’re both going into this race with our chests out and our tails up, ready to do it again.”
Bred in Great Britain by Juddmonte Farms, Quadruple was a $291,355 (USD) purchase at the 2025 Tattersalls December Mare Sale.
Recent works: Quadruple covered four furlongs over the Woodbine main track in :47.40 on Oct. 29.
“Her [exercise] rider, Tyler Gaskin, works her and he does a good job with her because she is very difficult in the mornings,” said Munger. “She’s not easy.”
Fast facts: Trainer Roger Attfield and Kinghaven Farms teamed to win the first two editions of the Bessarabian, in 1985 with Summer Mood and one year later with Playlist. The race is named after Canada’s champion older female of 1986, a multiple stakes winning daughter of Vice Regent trained by Michael Doyle and owned by Eaton Hall Farm. She finished her racing career with an 18-5-4 mark from 37 starts.
Wagering for the Bessarabian: Includes Rolling Double / Exacta / 0.20 Trifecta / 0.20 Superfecta / $1 Swinger.
Field for the Grade 3 Bessarabian
Post – Horse – Jockey – Trainer
1 – Home for a Rest – Daisuke Fukumoto – Robert Tiller
2 – Crystal Visions – Keveh Nicholls – Stuart Simon
3 – Quadruple (GB) – Ryan Munger – Josie Carroll
4 – Creed’s Gold – Rafael Hernandez – Mark Casse
5 – Ultimate Authority (S) – Pietro Moran – Saffie Joseph, Jr.
6 – Purr Factor – Skye Chernetz – Devon Gittens
7 – Quiet Street – Fraser Aebly – Bill Mott
8 – Reagan’s Flame – Edgard Zayas – Saffie Joseph, Jr.
9 – Pondering – Sahin Civaci – Brendan Walsh
10 – Eponine (IRE) – Emma-Jayne Wilson – Kevin Attard
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