The Silent Name (Jpn) colt, named for a famous Canadian naval officer, ran fast in his Bull Page Stakes win on Sunday at Woodbine.
Kevin Attard
It was a massive day for Canadian-bred horses across the country, and David Moran rode for his injured son Pietro.
For the second time in three years, a filly trained by Kevin Attard and ridden by Rafael Hernandez has won the King's Plate.
Gary Barber's champion My Boy Prince won the Plate Trial and is heavily favoured to win the King's Plate over 12 rivals.
Canada's Queen of Racing the last two years is better than ever as a five-year-old as her gritty Beverly D win attests.
Mother Nature played a role in who was winning races at Woodbine on August 10 as both stakes races were won by front-runners.
"He's an unbelievable horse" said jockey Rafael Hernandez about Live Lucky who remained unbeaten with his Lake Superior win.
What this year's Woodbine Oaks lacks in quality does present a fascinating betting race for handicappers.
Canadian Horse of the Year was making her first start of the year against five Chad Brown-trained turf mares.
Ba Dee Yah, War Painter and Hurricane Clair top Oaks while Plate contenders look around for prep races other than the Plate Trial.
Canada's Horse of the Year of 2022 has been piling on the training miles and will make her 2024 debut in the Grade 1 Diana July 13.
Ten of the top fillies who could be in the Woodbine Oaks on July 20 are ranked by Canadian Thoroughbred and it is an eclectic group.
There is plenty of early speed in the Clarendon field; another $150,000 stakes, the Shady Well, is also on the card.
Jockeys Eswan Flores and Leo Salles scored the biggest wins of their Canadian careers on Nov. 25 on Canadian juveniles.
The Breeders' Cup World Championships begin Friday and 14 races will be run over two days at Santa Anita in California.
