Husbands returned to race-riding in Canada in August following a 2-year hiatus, riding 7 winners from 47 mounts at Woodbine and Fort Erie.
Gulfstream Park
Trainer Mark Casse won three races at Gulfstream on Sunday and a stakes race on Saturday; Ontario sires had big weekend.
Will the Eclipse Award Champion Two-year-old of 2023 bounce back in the 75th Florida Derby and continue on to Kentucky?
Ontario-sired and -bred grey colt trained by Mike DePaulo was well-prepared to win the 5 furlong stakes race to remain unbeaten.
It was a big weekend for Canadian-bred horses with three stakes winners and a handy romp for the King's Plate hero of 2023.
A Kentucky Derby (G1) prep, the Fountain of Youth has big names from 2023 including Locked and Dornoch and sensational debut winner Speak Easy.
Canadians continue to do well in races south of the border, from New York to Kentucky to Florida and Arkansas.
Longshot wins by Canadian-breds south of the border and a pair of wins by trainer Bill Tharrenos at Gulfstream Park on Feb. 15.
Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) champ. early Kentucky Derby fave Fierceness was flat in his first start as a three-year-old after some bumping.
Once a promising turf runner with high Beyer Figures, Spirit Animal was claimed last year for $10,000. Now he's climbing the totem pole again.
Preakness Stakes (G1) winner National Treasure was well prepared by Bob Baffert to hang on in the $3 million World Cup.
Mike DePaulo had a second win of the winter this past weekend, the Chircop barn continues to roll, and a top mare is back.
A field of 12 will contest the 1 1/8 mile invitational race on a stakes-filled card at Gulfstream on January 27.
Canadian-owned and trained Shirl's Speight has been working at Payson Park with Roger Attfield for a run in the Jan. 27 event.
The "cool dude" trained by Katerina Vassilieva will make the first start of his four-year-old season against fellow Florida-breds.
