Hopefully there will be a lot of “jingling’ in the pockets of bettors by the end of a marathon 14-race card at WOODBINE today – the final day of 133-cards for 2017.
The best news is, not only are the field large and there are a ton of opportunities to cash a bet on a longshot, but the #AMAZINGTRAINERSRACE comes down to the final day –
WOODBINE’S TOP THREE TRAINERS BY WINS
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings Win % Top 3%
Mark E. Casse 503 95 85 70 $5,317,245 19% 50%
Norman McKnight 298 94 57 35 $2,027,546 32% 62%
Kevin Attard 296 43 54 41 $1,887,101 15% 47%
Mark Casse and his team have won the title in 10 straight years..11 overall.
Both trainers have had exceptional years while having 2 very different barns.
Casse’s team sent out WORLD APPROVAL to win the Grade 1 Woodbine Mile plus a litany of others stakes races.
Norm McKnight has a much smaller stable (about 40-48 horses carried all year), did not win a stakes race, but won a pile of races with horses working hard in mid to high claiming event.
Neither is better than the other but what a fascinating storyline heading into the last day of racing.
IN fact, RACE 13 could come down to being pivotal for McKnight with BREW’S TOONIE TOSS, a filly he just claimed, looming a contender in a big field…
Did you read – A YEAR BEYOND THE NORM…
https://woodbineentertainment.com/woodbine-news/year-beyond-norm/
TODAY’S ENTRIES for Mark and Norm:
MARK CASSE
Race Race PP ($.75) Race Type Breed Horse Jockey
9 Allowance TB Timeiseverything Gary Boulanger
10 Valedictory Stakes (Gr. 3) TB Kasseopia (GB) Gary Boulanger
10 Valedictory Stakes (Gr. 3) TB Leavem in Malibu Patrick Husbands
12 Maiden Special Weight TB Zentacular Rafael Hernandez
12 Maiden Special Weight TB Blakey Gary Boulanger
NORM MCKNIGHT
Race Race PP ($.75) Race Type Breed Horse Jockey
2 Claiming TB Dan the Tin Man Eurico Da Silva
5 Claiming TB Special Concoction Jesse Campbell
7 Claiming TB Reimagined Gary Boulanger
7 Claiming TB Lunar Light Eurico Da Silva
9 Allowance TB Sunny’s Rainbow Eurico Da Silva
11 Allowance TB Prized Bourbon Eurico Da Silva
13 Claiming TB Brews Toonie Toss Gary Boulanger
THOROUGHBLOG will recap the final weekend of racing, including an amazing story you can’t miss….all tomorrow on the ‘Blog..
COLTIMUS PRIME PRIDE OF ‘CARIBE
Ontario bred COLTIMUS PRIME, a classic Canadian winner, scored an amazing win at Gulfstream Park on Saturday in the $91,000 Invitational Cup on Clasico Caribe day:
HIGHLAND REEL GOES OUT A WINNER in HONG KONG
