BloodHorse
September 17th 2022
By: Molly Rollins
Last Call is a maiden no more after surging to a 21-1 upset in the CA$508,000 Johnnie Walker Natalma Stakes (G1T) Sept. 17 at Woodbine
Trainer Kevin Attard attributed the filly’s transformative victory to a change of equipment. After Last Call displayed rankness in her second start, a seven-furlong turf maiden special weight that saw her locked in battle with jockey Rafael Hernandez through the first half-mile, Attard decided to remove the blinkers in an attempt to take the edge off the headstrong filly.
Purchased by bloodstock agent Donato Lanni for $30,000 at the 2021 Keeneland September Yearling Sale on behalf of owners X-Men Racing 2 and SF Racing, some of the same connections behind Queen's Plate winner Moira , also trained by Attard.
One of only two maidens, along with the Mark Casse-trained Star Candy in the one-mile Breeders’ Cup Challenge race, Last Call earned automatic entry into the Nov. 4 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T) with her Natalma win.
