OZONE PARK, N.Y. -- Two equipment changes, one planned, one not, helped Cairo Sugar pull off a 27-1 upset in Sunday’s $100,000 Maddie May Stakes for New York-bred 3-year-old fillies at Aqueduct. With a new bit to help her run straight and a repaired shoe that had become dislodged in the paddock, Cairo Sugar made the lead soon after the start, kept a measured advantage over two of her rivals, and ended up winning the Maddie May by 1 1/4 lengths over favored Les Bon Temps. It was 1 3/4 lengths back to Sweetest Princess in third. I’mhavingamoment, Luna Loca, and Starry Midnight completed the order of finish. Sent off the longest shot on the board, Cairo Sugar returned $57.50 to win. :: Take your handicapping to the next level and play with FREE DRF Past Performances - Formulator or Classic.  Both jockey Andrew Wolfsont and trainer Alan Bedard spoke afterward how Cairo Sugar had been lugging in during the stretch run of her last two starts, which included a five-length maiden win here on Jan. 19. Bedard changed to what he called a “straight-mouth” bit in order to help Cairo Sugar run straight. He noted it had “done wonders” for another one of his horses, Tic Tic Tic Boom “so gave it a shot and it looked like she ran straight today,” Bedard said. Bedard was concerned when Cairo Sugar pulled her left front shoe off in the paddock. An on-call blacksmith put it back on. “The blacksmith did a fantastic job getting it on because she wasn’t real easy about it,” Bedard said. In the race, Cairo Sugar broke a half-step slow from the rail, but Wolfsont asked her some and she easily made a one-length lead after running an opening quarter in 23.56 seconds. She maintained that advantage through a half-mile in 47.34 and though Luna Loca came to apply some pressure, she quickly dropped back. Les Bon Temps, a stalking third, ran one-paced throughout. :: Bet the races on DRF Bets! Sign up with code WINNING to get a $250 Deposit Match, $10 Free Bet, and FREE DRF Formulator.  “I was hoping they’d give me an easy lead, but I definitely wasn’t expecting that,” Wolfsont said. “Once I saw that Jose Gomez [on Luna Loca] wasn’t really committed to the lead, I figured I’d just let her get comfortable a length in front. She [got] away a little faster than I was expecting so I eased her back a little bit, got her in a nice, relaxed rhythm, and she had plenty left in the tank.” Cairo Sugar, a daughter of Cairo Prince out of the Grade 1-winning mare Spun Sugar, covered the mile in 1:38.44. Les Bon Temps was sent off even-money coming off two previous stakes wins. But Jose Lezcano said she was just one-paced when he asked her to run. “I was in a good position the whole way,” Lezcano said. “When I asked her, she kind of stayed even.” :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.