Alberta star Big Hug was third in a Grade 3 in California, Roger Attfield sends out Shirl to win and big debut win for Barbara Joan
La Canada Stakes
Alberta-bred is a multiple champion and 13-time winner and she will get her biggest test at Santa Anita on January 19.
Woodbine's leading rider Kazushi Kimura won his first race at Santa Anita racetrack in California in dramatic fashion.
Now 5, the one-eyed mare comes off a layoff for her owners and trainer John Shirreffs and has a new rider in Ricky Gonzalez.
