Free Fee Lady - Bred and sold by Highfield. (Burns photo)

Highfield-bred 2008 Alberta Sale Grad wins prestigious stake at Woodbine...

07/11/10...Harlequin Ranches' FREE FEE LADY (Victory Gallop) swept past 1-10 favorite Embur's Song (Unbridled's Song) in the stretch to pull the upset in Sunday's $241,851 Bison City Stakes at Woodbine. Bred in Alberta by  Highfield Stock Farm and David Munro, Free Fee Lady was a US$28,548 yearling auction purchase at Alberta in August 2008. In view of the fact that she had just broken her maiden sprinting seven furlongs, and had never faced winners or raced two turns, the Alberta-bred went off as the longest shot on the board at 15-1. The Reade Baker pupil was more than ready, however, for her assignment in the Canadian-bred fillies' classic. Free Fee Lady was well placed in third by Emma-Jayne Wilson, watching the leading Embur's Song being pestered by Oil Painting (Distorted Humor). Once Embur's Song shook free of Oil Painting, she was accosted by Free Fee Lady. Dismissing her heavily-favored rival, Free Fee Lady surged clear to win handily by four lengths. The dark bay stopped the teletimer in 1:44 for 1 1/16 Polytrack miles to advance her record to 3-2-1-0, $191,816...Brisnet