The Eclipse Awards were held Thursday evening in Florida and Flightline stole the show; Mark Casse-trained Wonder Wheel top Juvenile Filly.
Mark Casse
Clarendon Stakes winner will test US competition in the Pasco Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday, January 14.
Winners in 17 horse and human categories will be announced at The Breakers in Palm Beach, including the 2022 Horse of the Year.
The gelding was coming off a five-month layoff and received a nice ride by Jose Morelos in a race that was moved from the turf to the Tapeta.
Woodbine racing is growing in popularity and the 2022 meeting will show record wagering; 2023 season is set to begin Apr. 22.
Two new Ontario-bred juvenile stakes winners began the Friday card including Dom Romeo's fourth generation filly Fashionably Fab.
Kimura posted career-best numbers in 2022; Mark Casse announced as leading trainer, while leading owner is still up for grabs.
Who's the Star likely wrapped up Champion Older Male in Canada honours for 2022 with the dead-heat victory.
Candy Overload and jockey Sahin Civaci captured the Grade 2 Kennedy Road Stakes at Woodbine on November 27.
Florida invader Bluebirds Over remained undefeated in his Grey win and Renegade Rebel led a 1-2 Mark Casse finish in the Mazarine.
Forever Dixie, Renegade Rebel and Ryder Ryder Ryder have been entered in both 1 1/16 mile races on Saturday at Woodbine.
Ontario sire gets first graded stakes winner and Our Flash Drive wins Grade 2 Bessarabian on November 12 card at Woodbine.
Mickey Gonzalez's Who's the Star has won three straight stakes races at Woodbine with Emma-Jayne Wilson riding.
On Future Star Stars Friday, Nov. 4 at Keeneland, trainer Nathan Squires watched Cairo Consort finish third in the Filly Turf.
Emma-Jayne Wilson guided the Mark Casse trainee to victory – the gelding's third in as many outings at Woodbine.
