Impressive juvenile winners in the US, Mensa and Bullet, and a host of beginners add to a fascinating weekend at Woodbine.
Mark Casse
Paramount Prince is a darling of the Canadian scene while his trainer piles on stakes wins throughout the continent.
Essex Serpent won the Grade 3 Marine on June 29 and seeks to become the 7th horse since 1989 to win both the Marine and King's Plate.
The gritty stakes-winning sprinter Dancing Duchess won the Alywow overnight stakes at Woodbine on June 22 for Tracy Farmer.
Speedy Gary Barber colt withstood a stern pace battle and then drew off from his rivals under Sahin Civaci for another stakes win.
The Fury Stakes, an early stepping-stone to the Woodbine Oaks, was won by a Mark Casse-trained filly for owner Gabe Grossberg.
Palazzi has found that he loves Woodbine best and he upset an oddly-run bet365 Eclipse Stakes on June 1st on Super Stakes Saturday.
With the return of grass racing and better weather, the patience shown by the race office has paid off with big fields.
The champion two-year-old colt of 2023 returned to his home track and easily won the King Corrie Stakes at seven furlongs.
Woodbine celebrated Patrick Husbands' 30 years of race riding on May 18 and he answered with the stakes win.
King's Plate hopefuls Piper's Factor and Roscar perform well, while the first juvenile race goes to an Ontario-bred.
Woodstock Stakes winner Midnight Mascot makes the King's Plate list, as does mate Essex Serpent, both owned by the Conrads.
Play the Music and Candy Overload won the weekend stakes, while many different owners and trainers won other races.
Graded stakes-winning mares battle in the Saturday feature at Woodbine; track hosts Kentucky Derby party on May 4.
Sunday's races at Woodbine were won by speedsters including Conrad Farms' Midnight Mascot, who took the Woodstock.
