CAREN gets a nice water spray after her win the Bison City Stakes Photo by Mr Will Wong
WOODBINE LAST WEEK
TOP BEYERS from winners FROM DAILY RACING FORM, WED. THROUGH SUN.
91 – GLENVILLE GARENS (turf)
89 – TURNCOAT (turf)
86 – SPEEDY FOX
86 – NORQUAY (turf)
86 – STORMY RUSH (turf)
85 – CAREN
85 – MOONLIT PROMISE
81 – SHOW SHAPE (turf)
80 – PEGGY O
80 – BRITTANIA PENNY
CAREN CRUISES ON CRAWLING PACE
The camp of Woodbine Oaks winner NESHAMA have their fears confirmed in the Bison City Stakes, the 2nd jewel of the Triple Tiara as arch rival Caren was the lone speed.
The daughter of Society’s Chairman, owned by Robert Marzilli, led all the way through very slow fractions of :25.45 and :50.32 under regular pilot Jesse Campbell.
Neshama, the Oaks winner, tracked from second position throughout but Caren picked up steam through the final turn as Crumlin Spirit and Trini Brewnette launched their rally from the back of the pack. In front by 3 1/2-lengths at the top of the lane, Caren sprinted clear of her rivals to earn a length win in 1:45.47. Trini Brewnette rallied from last of seven to finish second by a head over Neshama.
It was the first victory of the season for Caren who finished second in both the Lady Angela and Grade 3 Selene Stakes at Woodbine after arriving home from a winter spent in Florida . She was bred by James and Janeane Everatt and Arika Everatt Meeuse
HERE ARE SOME NOTES FROM WINNERS FROM LAST WEEK..
Sunday – KING AND HIS COURT, a 2yo gelding by Court Vision, won his third career start in a maiden allowance at 5 furlongs for owner and trainer Alex Patykewich. The winner is out of Pennywhistle by Grand Reward and was bred by Patricia and Robert Weber. The winner was purchased for $3,000 at last year’s yearling sale.
Race 3- It may have been a 5 horse field but there was more trouble in this race than you might see in a week of racing.
Scotty’s Model, a 6yo mare who was 3rd in the Ballade Stakes recently, was 2 to 5 in this allowance/optional claimer at 6 furlongs and surging to the lead in mid -stretch, although looking somewhat all-in. When jockey Alan Garcia switched to a right-handed stick, the mare bore into STarless Night, the early leader, stumbled and knocked the latter into Quidi Vidi, who had been trying to come up the rail.
While all this went on, Peggy O, who had been pulled up in her previous race, was straightened out by Eurico da Silva and she went by everyone at 4 to 1. Peggy O is owned by Richrd Day’s Kingview Farms and trained by Catherine Day Phillps. She is a homebred by Philanthropist and she has won 5 of 9 races.
There was a lengthy inquiry but finally, no change was made.
race 4 – a maiden fillies race for $16,000 and the 4yo filly DIXIE STORM led all the way to win in her 3rd start of the season for trainer Mark Frostad and owner Ealnut Ridge. She is a Bold Executive filly who was a weanling purchase in 2012 for about $3,500.
DIXIE STORM won her maiden on Sunday and received lots of pats from her owners and jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson and trainer Mark Frostad – Photo courtesy of Mr Will Wong
race 10 remarkable comeback for SHOW SHAPE, a filly by Saffir who had a serious injury in 2014 and missed all of 2015. She has won 2 of her 4 races this year including a grass allowance race on Sunday. Sheldon Pettle owns and Steve Attard trains.
Saturday
LITTLE CHRISTY won her career debut in a 5 furlong 2yo filly race for Charles Buscaglia, Samatowka Stable and Kevin and Kate Cullen. Trained by Mike DePaulo, the filly is a Silent Name (Jpn) gal from the mare Quiet Request and she was purchased from breeder Dave Clancy (Track West Stable) for $30,000 at last year’s CTHS yearling sale.
FRENCH ROMANCE was the 2nd winner for trainer Earl Barnett in 2 days as she won the 7th race under a hot Steve Bahen. This 5yo Giant Gizmo mare is owned and was bred by Susan Rasmussen and she is 2 for 18 in her career after this $10,000 claiming race.
In this event, IRIS WILL had to be scratched as Emile Ramsammy had booked off and no other rider would take the mount in a very unfortunate incident.
CONQUEST CHERIMASH and CONQUEST DYNASTY were 2 winners for the Conquest Stables on the card. The former was a $450,000 yearling purchase and the son of Candy Ride (Arg) rallied between horses late to win under Rafael Hernandez. The latter won a turf allowance race for her 2nd win of the season and she is by Court Vision from the mare Chick and was bred by Keith and Rachel McClelland.,
Friday
Race 3-, $62,50 claiming for the older guys and ETHANOL won his 3rd straight race for Joey Gee Thoroughbreds and trained Jim Ensom, jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson. The Marcavelly fellow is 6 for 18 in his career. He weas claimed by Solo Racing.
Also claimed from the race was 10-year-old LORD OF GREATNESS, his 2nd change of barns this year, by Tish Gonzalez and Candice Warwick, trained Nick Gonzalez Jr.
Trainer LISA BURRY notched her 5th win of the season as SEEDAVALLEY wore down Charlie’s Wisdom to win an $8,000 maiden claiming race at 1 1/16 niles. The winner was winning in his 13th outing and is a Peaks and valleys gelding who is owned by Majic J Stable.
Charlie’s Wisdom was 2nd for the 9th time in his career, now with a record of 25 – 0 – 9- 8 and almost $100,000 in earnings.
CASH FOR KITTY, owned and trained by Michelle Love, won her maidem for $10,000 claiming in race 5 under Sheena Ryan. The Old Forester filly was a $1,000 purchase in 2012.
LORNE RICHARDS sent out his first winner of the year as STORMY RUSH won a $47,500 claiming race on turf at 6 furlongs in 1:08.30. The 6th race saw a mad pace duel between Sparrowhawk and Spin the King and Stormy Ruch tracked that pair under Luis Contreras and ralleid to win inhis 3rd start of the year.
GREG TRACY WINNING AT 40 PER CENT AT NORTHLANDS
by Curtis Stock
Greg Tracy is dominating the trainer’s standings at Northlands the way Tiger Woods used to command a golf course, Mike Tyson a boxing ring or how a lion would rule a birdhouse. Every thoroughbred he runs seems to win. Race after race. Day after day. As of July 9, Tracy had won a staggering, mind-blowing 49 races in 122 starts in Edmonton. Do the math and that’s a 40 per cent winning percentage. Twenty-five per cent is a great figure. Thirty per cent is outrageous. Forty? That’s just ludicrous. It’s not only tops at Northlands. It’s the best winning percentage for any trainer who has had at least 100 starts anywhere in North America. Put that in your drink and stir it. Just don’t choke on the ice cubes.
But then that’s really nothing new either. Two years ago when he finished the season with a 38 per cent winning percentage he was also the leading trainer in North America for anyone with over 100 trips to the starting gate. And, if all of that isn’t enough, Tracy’s 49 wins at Northlands this season are a full 34 more victories than the two trainers who are tied for second in the standings: Craig Smith and Dale Saunders.That isn’t a race; it’s a walkover mockery. It’s the equivalent of Secretariat’s 31-length win in the 1973 Belmont.
It’s hunter against the rabbit. It’s like trying to stop an avalanche with a plastic shovel. “I just try and do everything right,” said Tracy, 54. “Say there are 10 things that I can control. Picking a horse out at a yearling sale. Breaking the horse – which I do myself – feeding and nutrition, daily training, how to gallop a horse… “If I do all those 10 things right then I’m going to win races. If I do just two or three of those things right it isn’t going to be enough.”
Meticulous to the point of obsession, Tracy then adds the roundhouse punch that maybe sums it all up best: “It doesn’t happen by accident.” In Tracy’s world there are no accidents. Running his stable the way Leonard Bernstein conducted Candide, nothing is left to chance. “Tracy never rushes a horse into a race,” said Northlands racing secretary Jason Teague. “If they aren’t ready to run he doesn’t run them. “And if there’s a hiccup with a young horse – for example a problem at the starting gate – he’ll take that horse to the starting gate over and over until everything is just right.” Just right…
“Good horses are usually pretty high strung; they have a lot of energy. They’re not crazy high strung but it’s borderline,” said Tracy, whose cell phone never stops ringing. “The trick is to keep them peaked but not over peaked. There’s a fine balance. You want to keep them primed and peaked but you don’t want to go over the other side. “I’ve got about 70 horses in my barn and you want them all at their prime and at their peak when they run. I try to get every horse in the stable like that.”
http://www.thehorses.com/news/thoroughbred/item/1523-greg-tracy-on-a-roll-with-40-winning-streak
THREE-TIME WINNERS AT WOODBINE – 2016
Passion for Action 4 3 1 0 $301,576
River Maid 3 3 0 0 $143,259
Where’s the Widget 3 3 0 0 $118,491
Ethanol 4 3 0 0 $32,194
Audre’s Aces 3 3 0 0 $25,956
THE GUARDIAN
Horse racing chief rejects call for inquiry into retired thoroughbreds
Peter McGauran denies claim by protest group that 10,000 racehorses are retired each year and there was no way to track their fate
The chief executive of Racing Australia, Peter McGauran, has rejected suggestions the industry loses track of thousands of horses after a call for an inquiry into the sport.
McGauran said a rule to be introduced soon would track horses from birth and a rule already in place compelled owners to declare what happened to racehorses when they were retired.
The coalition for the protection of racehorses said state governments must look into the sport and claimed about 10,000 racehorses were retired each year with no way to track them.
CPR drew comparisons with the greyhound industry which was banned in NSW last week.
