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July 11, 2010 - Alberta-bred FREE FEE LADY - WINS BISON CITY AS 15-1 LONGSHOT. - It was a 4 horse field running for a purse of $250,000 in Friday's Bison City Stakes race for 3 year old fillies Foaled in Canada. Free Fee Lady was in 3rd position along the backstretch under jockey Emma Wilson and drew clear at the top of the stretch passing the 1-10 favourite Embur's Song. Once clear, Free Fee Lady opened up to win the 1 1/16 in 1:44 flat. The rain came and lightning threatened the winner's circle forcing everyone to take cover and forfit the traditional post race interview.
FREE FEE LADY was bred by Highfield Stock Farm and Dave Munro and was sold through the 2008 Alberta CTHS Yearling Sale in 2008 and purchased for Harlequin Ranches by Reade Baker for $30,000 CDN. FREE FEE LADY is by Victory Gallop out of Atocha Queen by Slew O'Gold. Atocha Queen has another foal DRAKE'S VICTORY who has 4 wins at 3 and 4 and earnings of $298,536 with a victory in the California Cup Mile H. Atocha Queen has a 2-year-old filly of 2010 named Shot For Auntie by Captain Bodgit who was purchased at the 2009 CTHS Summer Yearling Sale. (Posted July 13, 2010)
SHIFTY TIME, the Alberta-bred 2009 winner of three consecutive $50,000 stakes by a combined margin of 24 lengths, ran her first race of 2010 on Canada Day at Northlands. This three year old filly by Old Topper out of Dandy Andy ran a strong race but just ran out of track in the six furlong Chariot Chaser Handicap and was beaten by Notoriously. SHIFTY TIME was the 2009 Champion Two Year Old Filly in Alberta. Watch the replay at http://vimeo.com/13020825 (Posted July 7, 2010)
