Run The World Deo breaks maiden in first Canadian start

Run The World Deo (Stay Hungry), a $90,000 yearling purchase, made her Canadian harness racing debut and her first career appearance in the winner’s circle at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Thursday (Aug. 17).

Phil Hudon guided the filly to a front-end victory. They paced the first three panels unbothered, throwing up fractions of :28, :57.2, and 1:25.2. Run The World Deo edged away from pocket-sitter Wickedwoman De Vie (Sylvian Filion) in the stretch drive and stopped the clock in 1:53. Wickedwoman De Vie made marginal late gains and finished a length-and-three-quarters back in second. Tea Party Hanover (Scott Young) was third.

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Run The World Deo, a Tony Alagna-trained rookie, debuted with a sixth-place finish in the Pennsylvania Sires Stakes on Jul. 16. She was fourth in her next start in the Kindergarten Series on Aug. 4 and is now one-for-three lifetime. She went for $90,000 at the Lexington Select sale to current owners Pryde Stables of North York, Brad Grant of Milton, Peter Alagna of Beecher, and Caviart Farms of Vienna (VA).

The card also included three other contests for two-year-olds. The winners were:

• Dryden Hanover (Walner, Filion) by a half-length in 2:00.
• Billie Jean Queen (Royalty For Life, Filion), kicking three-lengths clear down the stretch in 1:58.4.
• Minett (Always B Miki, Trevor Henry) by a nose over Captain Luke (Jonathan Drury) in 1:54.1.

Woodbine Mohawk Park will see racing next on Friday, Aug. 18 at 7:00 p.m. EDT.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink