Little Teddy bears down for Ballade Stakes test
At 0h44, on July 13, 2025 • By Woodbine Raceway
Little Teddy, riding a two-race win streak, chases her second career stakes score when she goes postward in Sunday’s $100,000 Ballade, at Woodbine.
A six-furlong main track event for Ontario-sired fillies & mares, 4-year-olds and upward, the Ballade has attracted a field of five starters, including Little Teddy, a 4-year-old daughter of Frac Daddy out of the Silent Name (JPN) mare Explosive Leah.
Trained by Santino Di Paola, the roan filly, 5-2-2 from 11 starts, along with $246,820 (USD) in purse earnings, is on roll, having won her past two starts, both over the Woodbine main track.
On April 26, Little Teddy rallied to record a three-quarter length win at five furlongs in :58.12. One month later, she was back in the winner’s circle after a two-length triumph at six panels in 1:09.54.
“I think both races were impressive, especially because of the competition,” said Di Paola. “I would say the most recent win was especially impressive because of how fast she ran and how she kept that speed going. The final time was what you would see in a graded stakes race.”
Little Teddy breezed four furlongs over the Woodbine training track on Sunday, covering the distance in :49.20.
