Ecstasy, supplemented to the race by her connections, won Saturday’s $125,000 Ontario Damsel for 3-year-old fillies going 1 1/16 miles over the Woodbine main track.
Bred in Kentucky by Martha H. Buckner, Ecstasy was purchased by owner by Tucci Stables at the 2023 OBS June Sale on advise of the astute team at Hidden Brook Farm. The daughter of Paynter out of Annihilation, by Northern Afleet, added to an already impressive 2024 campaign, moving her seasonal mark to 4-2-0 from eight starts.
After early fractions of :24.27 and :48.33 set by Managing Mischief, Ecstasy was roused to the lead around the turn for home, then opened up impressively down the lane on her way to a 1¾-length score in 1:43.37.
Witwatersrand, the 5-2 mutuel choice, finished second by a head over Pendulum, who rallied to get third, a nose in front of Destiny Star.
“She’s a real honest horse,” said Aebly, who celebrated his first stakes success. “She’s got quite the character, but she gives you everything she’s got when you’re running
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“She’s lovely. You can come off the pace with her, it doesn’t seem to matter distance wise or surface.”
