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A ‘Fashionably Fab’ Shady Well statement

December 9, 2022

TORONTO, December 9, 2022 – Fashionably Fab made it three straight wins after a strong performance in the $150,000 Shady Well Stakes, Friday at Woodbine.

The Kevin Attard trainee broke alertly, but yielded the lead to longshot Rifling, and was settled into second spot in the early going, sitting 1 ½ lengths behind the 11-1 frontrunner through an opening quarter timed in :23.03.

Fashionably Fab, with Rafael Hernandez in the irons, was then given her cue to take over the proceedings, as the daughter of Silent Name (JPN) seized control of the 2-year-old race for Ontario-bred or Ontario-sired fillies and held a half-length advantage after a half in :46.71.

Rounding the turn for home, Fashionably Fab looked well in charge along the rail, a length on top at the stretch call, as mutuel choice Me and My Shadow came knocking on the door but couldn’t get by her foe.

At the wire, Fashionably Fab, bred and owned by Terra Farms Ltd., was a three-quarter length winner in a time of 1:11.72. Me and My Shadow finished 2 ¼ lengths ahead of Witch Hazel for second, while Speed Trap, Anam Cara and Rifling rounded out the order of finish.

Fashionably Fab and jockey Rafael Hernandez winning the Shady Well Stakes on Friday at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo)

“Kevin told me in the paddock, ‘Rafi, this horse, you don’t have to be on the lead. Play it by ear.’ She got it done today. Like Kevin said, everything went perfect. I know my horse would give me everything down the lane and if they were going to by me, they would have to run faster.”

After finishing third in her September 10 debut, Fashionably Fab broke her maiden in style, an 11 ¼-length wire-to-wire romp at 7 furlongs over the Toronto oval Tapeta on October 9. Sent off at 1-5 in her start before the Shady Well, a 6 ½-furlong Tapeta race, she recorded a three-quarter length victory in 1:16.94.

Attard, who is enjoying another outstanding season at Woodbine, including a win with Moira in the Queen’s Plate (now known as the King’s Plate), is looking forward to seeing his emerging star develop.

“I wasn’t really concerned [with how the trip played out], to be honest. I just told “Raf” that if she broke running, that’s fine, but if not, by no means to kind of push her along. I think the further she goes, the better she’ll be. She has such early foot, that when she was going 7 [furlongs] when she broke her maiden, and 6 ½ in her last start, she just kind of inherits the lead. I look forward to seeing her stretch out because I think she’s a filly with a lot of upside.”

Fashionably Fab paid $7.20 for the win.

Chris Lomon, Woodbine Communications / @WoodbineComms  

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