Gary Barber

Galina Point Prevails in South Ocean

Gary Barber’s Galina Point kicked clear at the top of the stretch and never looked back en route to a smart score in Saturday’s $125,400 South Ocean Stakes, at Woodbine. The victory in the 1 1/16-miles ‘Poly’ stake for Ontario-sired juvenile fillies marked the first added-money win for the bay daughter of Saffir-Celtic Craft. Barber […]

Kaigun Installed as Favourite for Ricoh Woodbine Mile

The Mark Casse-trained Kaigun has been installed as the 5-2 morning line choice in an extremely competitive renewal of the Grade 1, $1 million Ricoh Woodbine Mile Sunday at Woodbine. The 18th edition of one of the premier grass races in North America, which attracted 11 hopefuls, will be televised live across Canada on TSN […]

Kaigun Takes Play The King Stakes

Kaigun collected his first career stakes win in style with a stunning late run to take the Grade 2, $224,800 Play the King Stakes, Sunday afternoon at Woodbine. Patrick Husbands guided the four-year-old son of Northern Afleet to the three-quarters of a length victory for trainer Mark Casse and the ownership of Gary Barber, Quintessential […]

Lexie Lou Stuns in Return, Turf Debut

It was her return to the races after a glorious Queen’s Plate victory last month and Lexie Lou disappointed no one with a stunning three-length victory in Sunday’s $250,000 Wonder Where Stakes at Woodbine. Lexie Lou, an Ontario-bred daughter of Sligo Bay, was ridden to her third straight win by Patrick Husbands for trainer Mark […]

Lexie Lou Takes to Turf in Wonder Where

Gary Barber’s Lexie Lou makes her first start since a glorious 1 1/2-length win in the Queen’s Plate last month in Sunday’s $250,000 Wonder Where Stakes at Woodbine. Lexie Lou, who also won the Woodbine Oaks in June, will be making her turf debut in the race. “This is why we bought her,” said Mark […]

Lexie Lou Triumphs in Queen’s Plate

Gary Barber’s Lexie Lou, confidently handled by jockey Patrick Husbands, took over in upper stretch from pacesetter Asserting Bear and went on to a comfortable one and one-half length victory over Ami’s Holiday in the $1 million Queen’s Plate, Sunday at Woodbine. Sent postward the 3-1 second choice behind favoured We Miss Artie, Lexie Lou […]

‘Egg-citing’ Finish for Zensational Bunny in Star Shoot

Zensational Bunny, under a patient ride from Patrick Husbands, proved to be a winning Easter weekend hunch play with a driving score in the $144,000 Star Shoot Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Mark Casse for owner Gary Barber, Zensational Bunny arrived at the six furlong ‘Poly’ stake for three-year-old fillies off a troubled trip in […]

‘Bunny’ Sensational in Glorious Song

Zensational Bunny made every pole a winning one to capture Saturday’s $128,000 Glorious Song Stakes, at Woodbine. The two-year-old daughter of Zensational-Beach Bunny, saddled by Mark Casse for the first time, was purchased privately from Camilla Farms by Gary Barber following her impressive three-length debut score for trainer Pat Parente, and the filly proved to […]

Sisterly Love Wires’em Again in Ontario Matron

Gary Barber’s Sisterly Love, confidently handled by Eurico Rosa da Silva, once again made every pole a winning one while capturing the featured $151,500 Ontario Matron Stakes Saturday at Woodbine. The Grade 3, mile and one-sixteenth affair for fillies and mares drew just seven, but once the field turned for home, after Sisterly Love opened […]

Sisterly Love goes gate to wire in Trillium

Sisterly Love broke alertly and never looked back en route to an emphatic score in Saturday’s $133,000 Trillium Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Mark Casse for owner Gary Barber, Sisterly Love was hustled to the lead in the 1 1/16-mile ‘Poly’ stake setting splits of :24.88 and 49.07 under jockey Eurico Rosa da Silva and […]

Laugh Track Earns the Applause in Vigil

Laugh Track earned his first stakes score with a determined rally to reel in champion sprinter Essence Hit Man in Sunday’s $156,000 Grade 3 Vigil Stakes, at Woodbine. Laugh Track, trained by Mark Casse for owners Gary Barber and WinStar Farm LLC, was pinned to Essence Hit Man’s flank throughout the seven furlong ‘Poly’ stake […]