Ballade Stakes

Ballade Stakes: Rock You Like a Blurricane!

Blurricane blew by her rivals late to spring the upset in Sunday’s $125,400 Ballade Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Martin Drexler for ownership group of Ken Lee, Dennis Mitchell, Don Bell and Gayle Bell, Blurricane was making her seasonal debut in the six-furlong Tapeta sprint. The five-year-old Rebellion bay ended her four-year-old campaign with a […]

I’m a Kittyhawk Soars to Ballade Score

I’m a Kittyhawk closed stoutly into swift fractions to spring a 25-1 upset in Holiday Monday’s $125,400 Ballade Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Robert Crean, the dark bay daughter of Tomahawk made her seasonal debut a winning one with a furious rally to take the six furlong sprint for Ontario-sired fillies and mares. Tahnee, with […]