Pin Oak Stables homebred Don’t Leave Me split rivals in the stretch run and surged to an impressive score in Saturday’s Grade 3 $159,700 Ontario Colleen Stakes, at Woodbine.

Trained by Malcolm Pierce, the Lemon Drop Kid grey avenged a troubled last out trip, when fourth under Javier Castellano in the Grade 3 Regret Stakes at Churchill Downs, with a powerful turn of foot to capture Saturday’s grassy one-turn mile for sophomore fillies.

Multiple stakes winner London Tower was sent to the lead by Gary Boulanger in the Ontario Colleen setting reasonable splits of :24.34 and :48.55 with Green Doctor and Miss Mandate stalking her early foot. Don’t Leave Me, expertly ridden by Eurico Rosa da Silva, was kept closer to the pace than usual advancing to fourth position through the turn as London Tower and Green Doctor turned for home together in the front-end battle.

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