Sangria Summer powered away after setting sharp fractions to an open-length victory in the $214,286 Grade 3 Courageous Lady for invited three-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday, Oct. 10 at Northfield Park.

Matt Kakaley summoned :26.4 early speed from the filly to grab control from post two, while Savage Cindy (Dan Noble) was left out and hustled up to contend with the early leader. After a :54.4 half, Sangria Summer ratcheted up the tempo and dispatched Savage Cindy past three-quarters in 1:22.1, motoring away from the rest on the final turn. She was wrapped up by mid-stretch and rolled to the line to prevail in 1:51.1 by 2-3/4 lengths over Perfect Thought (Anthony MacDonald). Seaside Shuffle (Chris Page) closed for third.

Sangria Summer returned to victory lane after finishing fourth in her Pennsylvania Sire Stakes final, which ended a run of wins that included the Shady Daisy and Lynch Memorial. The daughter of Captaintreacherous-Shower Play is now seven-for-14 on the year for trainer Luc Blais and owner Determination of Montreal, Que. She has won eight of her 24 career starts and earned $699,276. The win price was $5.80.

(Standardbred Canada)