Brengungirl, trained by Kevin Attard for Canuck Racing Club, looks to build off a strong debut in Sunday’s $100,000 South Ocean, for Ontario-sired 2-year-old fillies, at Woodbine.
Sired by Point of Entry out of the Silent Name (JPN) mare Silent Sister, the filly made her career bow on Sept. 28, in a 5 ½-furlong main track race. Bred by Adena Springs, Brengungirl was, acquired at the 2023 Keeneland September Yearling Sale for $52,000 from the Hidden Brook Farm consignment.
Brengungirl, with Rafael Hernandez in the irons, broke outward from the outside post nine at the start but regrouped to reel in rivals at the seven-sixteenths pole before drawing off for a 4 ¼-length score in a time of 1:05.27 as the 2-1 choice.
Attard was immediately impressed by the bay.
“When you draw the outside post with a young horse, they tend to break to the outside,” said Attard, who is three wins shy of 800 entering Thursday’s Woodbine card. “She showed a lot of maturity in quickly getting back into the thick of it. Rafael did a great job, didn’t panic, and they went on from there.
“I thought it was a very nice performance, especially down the lane.”
“She has a presence about her. I think the one thing that comes to mind is her eagerness and ability to learn whatever comes her way. She’s all business, in the mornings and afternoons, which is what any trainer loves to see. We think she has a bright future.”
South Ocean, who went on to become a top broodmare, was a dual stakes winner, capturing the 1969 Yearling Sales Stakes and winning the premier race for fillies in 1970, the Canadian Oaks, defeating future Horse of the Year and Hall of Famer Fanfreluche. Her two-year career race record consisted of 22 starts with 17 in the money finishes and purse earnings of $70,147.
edited from www.woodbine.com
