Owen’s Tour Guide goes after her second straight stakes score when she goes postward in the Grade 3, US$98,029 Ontario Fashion on Saturday at Woodbine.

The six-furlong main track feature for fillies and mares, 3-years-old and upward, has drawn 10 starters, including Owen’s Tour Guide. The 6-year-old daughter of Tourist out of My Christini heads into the Ontario Fashion off her first stakes score, a one-length triumph in the Zadracarta.

A five-furlong inner turf event for Ontario-bred fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, the Zadracarta went postward with seven hopefuls, including 7-1 Owen’s Tour Guide, who was supplemented to the race by trainer Willie Armata and owner Tequesta Racing.

It proved to be a fruitful decision.

“She broke a little slowly, but I was happy with the position that (jockey Jose) Campos had her in,” said Armata. “When the two on the lead were ding-donging it the whole day down the stretch, once I saw her get daylight, I thought, ‘This is setting up beautifully for her – she’s going to get there.’ And she did.

“Jose and I had planned that strategy in the morning, to sit off the pace. She doesn’t have five-eighths speed, so we let them run away from her and then the hope was to have her run them down. Before this race, she was going to the lead and then getting tired down the lane, but with Campos, he got her to relax and then come with that nice run.”

Bred by Joey Gee Thoroughbreds, the dark bay began her career with two straight scores, including a nose victory, at 36-1, in her career bow, a 6 1/2-furlong run over the Woodbine main track on November 20, 2020.

The second trip to the winner’s circle came in her 3-year-old debut on June 26, 2021, when she recorded a 1 1/2-length victory at six furlongs on the E.P. Taylor turf.

Overall, Owen’s Tour Guide has compiled a 37: 7-3-6 mark, accompanied by US$380,059 in purse earnings.

“She is doing very well,” Armata said of the US$3,631 purchase at the 2019 CTHS Canadian premier yearling sale. “When she is in the entries, she likes to walk a little bit in the stall because she is excited. She knows, pre-race, that it is time to be all business.

“She is happy and so are we. It’s been a career year for her, and she deserves it. The plan will be to run her here and then one more time before the end of the year.”

Miguel Aguado is the groom.

Kevin Attard sends out the trio of Love to Shop, Ro Town, and Tripolina, while fellow trainer Mark Casse is represented by Star Candy, and Ticker Tape Home.

Post	Silks	Horse / Sire	Rating	Trainer / Jockey	Last Start / Next Start	HRN
1		Star Candy Candy Ride	4.12	Mark E. Casse Sahin Civaci	1st, WO AOC (09/20/2024-R7)	6-1
Last Race		1st, WO AOC (09/20/2024-R7)
2		Blind Spot Cross Traffic	5.97	Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. Keveh Nicholls	1st, WO AOC (08/31/2024-R7)	12-1
Last Race		1st, WO AOC (08/31/2024-R7)
3		A Game Distorted Humor	0.00	Josie Carroll Fraser Aebly	1st, WO AOC (09/21/2024-R8)	15-1
Last Race		1st, WO AOC (09/21/2024-R8)
4		Owen’s Tour Guide Tourist	0.00	W. V. Armata Jose Luis Campos	1st, Zadracarta S.	10-1
Last Race		1st, Zadracarta S.
5		Beauty of the Sea Bucchero	0.00	Joseph F. Orseno Sofia Vives	1st, Andy Guest S. 2024 Franklin Stakes G2	3-1
Last Race Next Race		1st, Andy Guest S. 2024 Franklin Stakes G2
6		Love to Shop Violence	4.45	Kevin Attard Emma-Jayne Wilson	2nd, WO AOC (08/30/2024-R6)	4-1
Last Race		2nd, WO AOC (08/30/2024-R6)
7		Swall Ghostzapper	0.00	Julia Carey Rafael Manuel Hernandez	5th, Seaway S.	20-1
Last Race		5th, Seaway S.
8		Tripolina Constitution	0.00	Kevin Attard Kazushi Kimura	4th, Ontario Colleen S.	20-1
Last Race		4th, Ontario Colleen S.
9		Ticker Tape Home Medaglia d’Oro	4.45	Mark E. Casse Patrick Husbands	1st, Seaway S.	5-2
Last Race		1st, Seaway S.
10		Ro Town Mo Town	4.79	Kevin Attard Justin Stein	11th, Ontario Matron S.	12-1
Last Race		11th, Ontario Matron S.