TORONTO – Veteran Barbadian jockey Patrick Husbands continued his impressive form when he guided Souper Supreme to victory in Sunday’s $100,000 Victorian Queen Stakes for 2-year-old Ontario-sired fillies here at Woodbine.
Patrick HusbandsSouper Supreme arrived at the seven-furlong turf engagement on a two-race win streak, which included a 4 ¼-length triumph in the Muskoka Stakes, at 6 ½ furlongs over the Woodbine main, on August 25.
With Husbands in the saddle, Souper Supreme glided to the front soon after the gates opened, followed by Ella It Is, I Love To Win, and Serious Green through an opening quarter in :23.39.
The bay filly was 3 ½ lengths on top after a half reached in :46.76, as Ella It Is looked to engage as the field headed into the turn for home.
Husbands didn’t move a muscle as Souper Supreme powered away from the field with ease, going on to post an easy 2 ¼-length score in a time of 1:22.16 over firm going on the E.P. Taylor turf.
Ella It Is was second, two lengths ahead of Skylight Caper with I Love To Win finishing fourth.
“She showed you in the morning, even though she had never run on the turf, that she is legit,” said Husbands, whose weekend also included a victory in Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million Rogers Woodbine Mile, with Win for the Money, also trained by Mark Casse.
“Even Mark Casse could have ridden her. She is all class. She loves to run.”
