Painting

Painting won her career debut May 12, 2019, going three-quarters of a mile on the synthetic main track at Woodbine, where she rallied from fifth early to prevail by 3 ¼ lengths. Two starts later, the Distorted Humor filly was unplaced in her stakes debut in the Duchess Stakes.

After a runner-up finish in September at Woodbine, Painting regained her winning form in a 6 ½-furlong allowance race with a half-length score from off the pace. She followed with a second-place finish in the Grade 2 Bessarabian Stakes Nov. 24 at Woodbine in the final start of her 3-year-old season.

Painting returned from nearly seven months on the sidelines with a runner-up finish in the Grade 3 Whimsical Stakes June 21, 2020, at Woodbine. She subsequently stretched out around two turn for the first time in the 1 1/16-mile Trillium Stakes and held her own with another runner-up finish, although she was beaten by 4 ½ lengths in the Grade 3 race. Trainer Josie Carroll cut her back to a sprint distance for the seven-furlong, Grade 3 Seaway Stakes and she rallied to finish second again, this time beaten by a length by familiar rival Souper Escape.

Painting on Sept. 26 at Woodbine in her 10^th career start earned a breakthrough stakes victory, rallying from last to first to win the Grade 3 Ontario Fashion Stakes by a neck under Patrick Husbands.

Painting is the second stakes winner produced by Grade 1-placed multiple stakes winner Handpainted, by A.P. Indy. Handpainted is a full-sister to Canadian champion Serenading from the family of Canadian Horse of the Year and Canadian Triple Crown winner With Approval as well as 1997 Belmont Stakes winner Touch Gold.