Sam-Son Farm’s homebred Checkered Past will try to make the grade in Saturday’s $150,000 Grade 3 Ontario Matron Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Malcolm Pierce, the chestnut daughter of Smart Strike-Catch the Flag arrives at the 1 1/16-miles route over the Woodbine main from a brave neck score in the Trillium Stakes under rider Eurico […]
Checkered Past
Never dismiss a defending champion. Saturday at Woodbine, Sam-Son Farm’s homebred Checkered Past came into the co-featured $116,400 Trillium Stakes on a two-race losing streak, well beaten in both outings. And even though she was listed at only 3-1 in the morning line, she went postward at 9-1. With jockey Eurico Rosa da Silva biding […]
Sam-Son Farms’ homebred Checkered Past swept past Royal Fury with a swift move to capture Saturday’s $112,600 Trillium Stakes for fillies and mares, at Woodbine. Trained by Malcolm Pierce and patiently ridden by Eurico Rosa da Silva, Checkered Past earned her first stakes win while maintaining a perfect record in four starts travelling 1 1/16-miles […]
