Clement Rock remains undefeated on the turf following a narrow victory in Saturday’s $150,000 Toronto Cup Stakes. Joes Blazing Aron, under jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson, led the field through an even quarter in :25.01 with Clement Rock and Celtic Conviction paying close attention in a stalking trip. With the pace quickening, Luis Contreras took a hold […]
Luis Contreras
The 76th running of the $500,000 Prince of Wales Stakes, the 1 3/16-mile dirt race and second leg of Canada’s Triple Crown Series for Canadian-bred three-year-olds, will be held on Sunday, July 17 at Fort Erie Racetrack, with the notable absence of Queen’s Plate-winning filly Inglorious. The filly, who took both the Woodbine Oaks and […]
Stronach Stables’ Don Cavallo seized control just after the half-mile mark and then strode away with ease to take Friday’s Grade 3, $201,600 Dominion Day Stakes at Woodbine. For the Roger Attfield-trained son of El Prado, the performance was his second score (along with two seconds) in five 2011 starts. It was also his first […]
Donver Stable’s Inglorious, the only filly in the field of 17 three-year-olds, charged down the stretch to win the $1 million Queen’s Plate, Canada’s most famous race, by two and one-half lengths over 61-1 longshot Hippolytus, Sunday at Woodbine. Ridden by Luis Contreras and trained by Josie Carroll, Inglorious, the 9-2 third choice, became the […]
Frank Di Giulio Jr’s Oh Canada held off a surging Black N Beauty to take Saturday’s $168,600 Woodstock Stakes at Woodbine. The three-year-old son of Proud Citizen made his added-money debut a successful one, winning by three-quarters of a length, besting Black N Beauty and third-place finisher, 37-1 longshot Something Extra. Oh Canada travelled six […]
