Sweet comeback score for Lit De Rose

Lit De Rose circled the field in the $30,000 Fillies and Mares Preferred Handicap on Friday at Woodbine Mohawk Park for her second top-class win of the season.

Louis-Philippe Roy, retrying the previous week’s tactics, settled the daughter of Leader Bayama into the trailing spot early in the six-horse group. Roy remained patient through the :26.3 first quarter mile and the :55.1 half and sent her to the outside behind the cover of So Much More (James MacDonald) while nearing three-quarters in 1:22.1.

Lit De Rose remained last as the field entered the stretch, but she gradually picked up ground and places as they sprinted for home. She turned on the afterburners at the eighth pole and flew by her foes to win while setting a new lifetime mark of 1:49.4. So Much More finished second, and Major Occasion A (Trevor Henry) rallied after trailing in the stretch.

LIT DE ROSE REPLAY

Guy Corbeil owns and bred Lit De Rose, a six-year-old mare. She has won 23 of 60 lifetime appearances and has raked in nearly $350,000 for Corbeil. Richard Moreau trains.

Woodbine Mohawk Park returns with more Preferred action on its Saturday, Jul. 31 card. The 11-dash program will begin at 7:00 p.m. EDT.

For full race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink