The three-race series at Woodbine for Canadian-bred three-year-old fillies, the Triple Tiara, winds up on September 10 with the $250,000 Wonder Where Stakes at 1 1/4 miles on the grass. The Tiara began with the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks, won by Elysian Field, trained by Mark Casse, and the second leg, the $250,000 Bison City Stakes on Aug. 13 was won by the Casse-trained ME AND MY SHADOW.
With Elysian Field passing up the Wonder Where, Casse will seek a sweep of the series with Me and My Shadow, a daughter of Violence – Silhouette by Smart Strike. D J Stables’ filly ran the race of her career in the Bison City, winning the 1 1/16 mile Tapeta race by 3 1/2 lengths with an 83 Beyer Speed Figure. The transfer to the grass and the 10 furlong distance would seem to be the questions for Me and My Shadow. Her dam was unplaced in a pair of grass races although turf champion With Approval does appear further down in her pedigree.
If ever a race was made for a starter in this year’s Wonder Where, named for the 1959 Canadian Horse of the Year, it is the Wonder Where for WICKENHEISER. The daughter of Lemon Drop Kid – Game (Fr) by Montjeu (Ire) is a full sister to 2015 Wonder Where winner Season Ticket.