A field of five 2-year-old fillies, including Canadian/Ontario-bred Speedy River, will take part in the $125,000 dash.
Ivan Dalos
Also at Keeneland, two-time Canadian Horse of the Year Mighty Heart runs out of gas and finishes sixth in the Grade 3 Ben Ali.
The 47th Sovereign Awards ceremony was held in person for the first time since 2019 and there was no shortage of smiling faces.
The owner's appeal to have H C Holiday's placing and purse reinstated from a race last June has been granted by The Horse Racing Appeal Panel.
Denzil Fonseca will receive the Outstanding Groom Award and media finalists include many writing pieces from Canadian Thoroughbred.
An appeal was filed in July and the matter was to be heard on Monday but, in a surprise move, the AGCO has filed a motion for dismissal.
Ivan Dalos' versatile stallion wins his second graded stakes race of '21 with a strong victory, pushing career earnings past seven figures.
The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association will honour breeders throughout North America including two successful Canadians.
Connaught Cup (G2) just one of several thrilling grass races; two veteran US jockeys set to make Woodbine home.
Bred by Toronto's Ivan Dalos, Channel Maker won Champion Turf Male at the Jan. 28 Eclipse Awards thanks to two graded wins.
Late-developing filly meets eight rivals in Gulfstream's $100,000 Via Borghese Stakes Dec. 19 at Gulfstream.
Bred by Ivan Dalos, 6-year-old Channel Maker comes off two straight Grade 1 wins and could become the richest Canadian-bred ever with a BC win
Ivan Dalos-bred son of English Channel takes $500,000 Grade 1 and boosts earnings to almost $2.5 million with front-running victory.
Coming off a maiden win, Court Return wins the Ontario-sired Eternal Search Stakes after favoured Bramble Queen falls on the inner turf.
Les and Zona Pereira's Beclawat Farm pick up two wins on July 2 on the twilight card at Woodbine; Maiden race goes in course record time.
