Tiller has two in maiden race

ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Have a Souper Day will add blinkers in Sunday’s featured second race at Woodbine, a maiden special weight for 2-year-olds over five furlongs on Tapeta. The race is one of four juvenile races on the 10-race Sunday card.

Have a Souper Day, trained and owned by Robert Tiller, makes his fifth start on Sunday. He recorded two runner-up finishes and a third-place finish to start his career, and most recently earned a career-best 71 Beyer Speed Figure when fourth in a six-furlong sprint on Tapeta on Oct. 27.

Have a Souper Day is one of two horses in the field for

Tiller, who will also send out first-time starter Chasing Vinny. Like Have a Souper Day, Chasing Vinny is by Ontario sire Souper Speedy, who has a 15 percent strike rate with 2-year-old debut runners.

KEY CONTENDERS

Have a Souper Day, by Souper Speedy Last 3 Beyers: 71-61-51

◗ Jockey Patrick Husbands takes over for Eurico Da Silva, who had been aboard for the last three starts. Husbands and Tiller have a 17 percent strike rate together from 133 starters over the past five years with a return on investment of $1.17, according to DRF Formulator.

Artie My Boy, by Strong Mandate

Beyers: 44-65

◗ He’s been favored in both of his starts, finishing fourth in his career debut going a mile on turf Aug. 25 and eighth in his most recent start, which came on Tapeta Sept. 15.

◗ He’s been working quickly in the lead-up to this start and has jockey Kazushi Kimura aboard for leading trainer Mark Casse.

Clayton, by Bodemeister

No Beyers

◗ This Kevin Attard-trained first-time starter will have Da Silva aboard. Da Silva and Attard are 3 for 13 together with debuting 2-year-olds over the past three years with a return on investment of $3.55, according to DRF Formulator.

All Inclusive, by Run Away and Hide

Beyers: 54-50

◗ He’s been on the lead in both of his starts and figures to once again be up close to the pace in this race after having added blinkers in his most recent start on Oct. 27.

◗ The cutback to five furlongs is suitable after he faded at six furlongs in both outings.

Chasing Vinny, by Souper Speedy No Beyers

◗ His pedigree suits sprinting, as several foals out of dam Loupe de Grace have had success in sprints, including Grace Phil, who won her debut sprinting and was a stakes winner over seven furlongs in the Passing Mood Stakes as a 3-year-old in 2012.