Rafael Hernandez edged Justin Stein in a heated and very close jockey race, while Mark Casse earned his 12th Woodbine training title.
2020 Woodbine Racetrack
Woodbine is currently managing a Covid-19 positive test result; contact tracing indicates it was contracted outside of the racetrack.
Trainer Barb Minshall is confident her young star will be up for Saturday’s test against seven rivals in one of two big features at Woodbine.
This big race on the road to next year's running of the Queen’s Plate has attracted a field of eight including a pair for Barb Minshall.
The 2020 Canadian Triple Tiara comes to an end on Sunday when 10 Canadian-bred fillies take to the turf in the $250,000 Wonder Where.
The post position draw for the $400,000 Breeders’ Stakes, final jewel of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, will be streamed live online Wednesday.
Sunday’s card will include the $600,000 E.P. Taylor Stakes, $300,000 Northern Dancer Turf Stakes, $250,000 Nearctic and $100,000 Display Stakes.
Trainer sends out Souper Sensational and Right to Freedom in the $100,000 seven-furlong feature for two-year-old fillies on Saturday at Woodbine.
The Kentucky-bred will chase his second stakes score and first graded stakes title on Sunday at Woodbine for trainer Barbara Minshall.
The precocious colt, called 'a bit of a punk' by his trainer Breeda Hayes, will face eight rivals in the Saturday feature with Emma-Jayne Wilson aboard.
Under rider David Moran, the Gail Cox trainee rallied from next-to-last and blew past 4-5 favourite Cambier Parc for a convincing four-length score.
The eight-year-old faces 8 rivals and looks to boost his earnings to $2 million, as post times for Friday and Saturday are shifted to 12:50.
“I think we can win this one” predicts owner and trainer Alexander Patykewich of the Kentucky-bred maiden's chances in the Saturday feature at Woodbine.
The traditional prep for the first leg of the Canadian Triple Crown sees a dramatic stretch duel as Dotted Line and Halo Again fight the colt to the finish.
It was an Old Forester exacta in Saturday afternoon’s co-feature with Forester’s Turn putting forth a courageous effort over Forester’s Fortune.
