by Ashley Mayotte – WEG Communications

Toronto, ON — Ultra-consistent pacing filly Yagonnakissmeornot romped in the Blossom Series final on Saturday evening at Woodbine.

With driver Jody Jamieson in the sulky, the George Teague Jr. student captured the lion’s share of the C$50,000 purse by 5-3/4 lengths.

Machleen (Chris Christoforou) paced by the first quarter in :27 before the other Teague Jr. trainee, Arm In Arm (Paul MacDonell), who won a second round division, took command into the backstretch.

Yagonnakissmeornot then launched a first-over attack on her stablemate from fourth. The 3-year-old miss cleared past the half in :56.1 and proceeded to the three-quarters in 1:24. The 1-5 favorite got under the wire in a career-best clocking of 1:52.3. Mach A Wish (Scott Zeron) and Stage It Right (Mario Baillargeon) finished second in dead heat. Machleen finished fourth.

“Last week I really found that she liked to be on the lead,” said Jamieson. “In the first leg, I tried to race her from off-the-pace and it didn’t work out. In the second leg, I put her on the lead and she was monstrous.”

After Yagonnakissmeornot got to the front in Saturday’s final, the reinsman was confident that no one was going to catch them.

“She is a big, strong filly that has a good attitude,” he said. “George Teague has been known to bring them to the racetrack in good form and she is no exception.”

The daughter of The Panderosa-Artstopper, who finished second and first, respectively, in the preliminary legs, improved her 2012 record to 5-1-0 in six starts. Owned by George Teague Jr. Inc., Ted Gewertz and Fannin Racing LLC, the seven-time career winner has stashed away $114,696 in lifetime earnings.

Yagonnakissmeornot paid $2.60 to win.