Calgary Cat went from claimer to graded stakes winner with an energetic stretch run to capture Saturday’s Grade 3 $150,000 Bold Venture Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Kevin Attard and patiently ridden by Eurico Rosa da Silva, Calgary Cat was last out of the gate in a field of 11 but improved position steadily along […]
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Sam-Son Farm’s homebred colt His Race to Win swooped last to first to capture Sunday’s co-featured Grade 3 $178,500 Seagram Cup, at Woodbine. Trained by Malcolm Pierce, the bay son of Stormy Atlantic-Fleet of Foot raced last of six as Ultimate Destiny set slow early splits of :25.08 and :49.72 in the 1 1/6-miles ‘Poly’ […]
Paso Doble set a moderate pace under Eurico Rosa da Silva and then finished with authority to capture Monday’s $125,000 Shepperton Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Mark Fournier for owners Centennial Farms Niagara Inc. and Craig Racing, the eight-year-old son of Bold n’ Flashy successfully defended his title in the 6 1/2-furlong ‘Poly’ sprint. Last […]
Coltimus Prime seized early control and never looked back to take Tuesday’s 79th edition of the Prince of Wales Stakes, second jewel of Canada’s Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, at Fort Erie. Eurico Rosa da Silva rode the dark bay son of Milwaukee Brew to the 3 1/2-length victory over Lynx for trainer Justin Nixon […]
Spadina Road, patiently handled by Eurico Rosa da Silva, came on strong down the lane to capture Wednesday night’s $125,000 Deputy Minister Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Bob Tiller for owner Rolph Davis, Spadina Road arrived at the seven furlong ‘Poly’ stake for Ontario-sired sophomores from a third-place finish behind Deputy Minister rivals Eighty Nine […]
Regal Conqueror battled bravely down the lane to take the co-featured Ontario Damsel Stakes for Ontario-bred juvenile fillies, Saturday at Woodbine. The William Sorokolit homebred, trained by Darwin Banach, was making her turf debut in the one-turn mile with Eurico Rosa da Silva in the irons. It was the second career stakes score for the […]
Sam-Son Farms’ homebred Up With the Birds rallied last-to-first to capture Saturday’s Grade 2 $236,400 Nijinsky Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Malcolm Pierce and expertly ridden by Eurico Rosa da Silva, Up With the Birds was in full flight for the stretch run to win going away. It was the second stakes win on the […]
Asserting Bear crossed the wire first but it was Conquest Top Gun who took the spoils when the stewards determined Asserting Bear interfered with third-place finisher Ami’s Holiday deep in the stretch run of Sunday’s $140,000 Marine Stakes, at Woodbine. The Marine was reduced to a six-horse field with the scratches of Matador and Supermonic, […]
Spadina Road needed every bit of the stretch run to wear down favoured Asserting Bear and capture Saturday’s $125,000 Kingarvie Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Bob Tiller for owner Rolph Davis, Spadina Road loomed into contention through the final turn of the 1 1/16-mile ‘Poly’ stake for Ontario-sired colts and geldings and persevered the length […]
Ultimate Destiny out dueled Pender Harbour to capture Sunday’s $125,000 Bunty Lawless Stakes, at Woodbine. Owned and trained by Alec Fehr, the chestnut son of Dance to Destiny arrived at the 1 1/6-mile off-the-turf stake from a narrow neck defeat to Phil’s Dream in the Overskate Stakes. Ultimate Destiny, expertly piloted by Eurico Rosa da […]
Logan’s Peak and jockey Eurico Rosa da Silva took over from Rose and Shine heading into the far turn and galloped away from her rivals to win the $125,000 Algoma Stakes for fillies and mares, Wednesday evening at Woodbine Racetrack. At the finish of the mile and one-sixteenth contest, Logan’s Peak, sent off at 6-1 […]
Go Greeley continued his impressive juvenile campaign winning Wednesday’s $200,000 Simcoe Stakes in a dramatic photo finish over Spin the King, at Woodbine. Owned and trained by John Ross, the dark bay son of Horse Greeley saved ground throughout the 6 1/2-furlong ‘Poly’ stake before being angled off the rail by Eurico Rosa da Silva […]
Bear No Joke, ridden by Eurico Rosa da Silva, caught odds-on Black Hornet inside the sixteenth pole to win the $125,000 Kenora Stakes, one of six yearling sales stakes featured Wednesday evening at Woodbine Racetrack as part of Canadian Million Sales Stakes Day. Da Silva, who picked up the mount because Emma-Jayne Wilson was unable […]
Wednesday’s Canadian Millions Sales Stakes Day program at Woodbine was highlighted by a pair of scores for owner-trainer John Ross and a hat trick for jockey Eurico Rosa da Silva. The revamped Yearling Sales Stakes Day, restricted to horses entered in past local Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (CTHS) Yearling Sales, featured six stakes worth $900,000 […]
Smartyfly repelled the challenge of Spring in the Air to score a three-length win in Sunday’s $250,000 Wonder Where Stakes, at Woodbine. Contested at 1 1/-4 miles over the E.P. Turf Course, the Wonder Where is the third leg of the Canadian Triple Tiara series for Canadian-foaled three-year-old fillies. A Sam-Son Farms homebred daughter of […]
