It was a massive day for Canadian-bred horses across the country, and David Moran rode for his injured son Pietro.
Ontario Matron Stakes
A stakes-filled card at Woodbine lured big betting and exciting results, including a big win by the country's top juvenile.
The Ontario Matron and Ontario Fashion, both Grade 3 stakes, follow the Cup & Saucer on a big Woodbine Saturday card.
The featured race at Woodbine on Oct. 22 is a Grade 3 for fillies and mares at a route distance on the Tapeta.
Augustin Stable’s four-year-old filly Pamina outduelled favourite Katie Baby to prevail in a photo finish in the $125,000 Ontario Matron Stakes at Woodbine.
Dixie Moon and Katie Baby provide trainer Catherine Day Phillips with a solid one-two punch in the $125,000 Ontario Matron, at Woodbine.
With a well-timed stretch run, favourite Gamble’s Ghost prevailed by a neck in the $125,000 Ontario Matron Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack.
Trained by Josie Carroll, Gamble’s Ghost is going into the $125,000 Ontario Matron (Grade 3) in winning form – looking for a repeat for her connections.
Ami’s Mesa rallied impressively down the lane to win Saturday’s Grade 3 $146,150 Ontario Matron Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Josie Carroll for owner-breeder Ivan Dalos, the four-year-old daughter of Sky Mesa won back-to-back races for the second time in her career, in taking the 1 1/16-miles Tapeta stake for older fillies and mares. Rattataptap […]
Little Red Feather Racing’s Midnight Miley, with Rafael Hernandez in the irons, made every pole a winning one to make the grade in Sunday’s $156,100 Grade 3 Ontario Matron Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Julia Carey, Midnight Miley used a take no prisoners approach in the 1 1/16-mile Tapeta route leading through splits of :24.99, […]
Uchenna rode the rail to victory in Saturday’s co-featured Grade 3 $160,200 Ontario Matron Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Roger Attfield for owners Triton Racing LLC., the Irish-bred four-year-old daughter of Fastnet Rock-Uriah, was making just her fourth start in North America in the 1 1/16-miles ‘Poly’ stake for older fillies and mares. Skylander Girl […]
Sam-Son Farm’s homebred Checkered Past will try to make the grade in Saturday’s $150,000 Grade 3 Ontario Matron Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Malcolm Pierce, the chestnut daughter of Smart Strike-Catch the Flag arrives at the 1 1/16-miles route over the Woodbine main from a brave neck score in the Trillium Stakes under rider Eurico […]
Gary Barber’s Sisterly Love, confidently handled by Eurico Rosa da Silva, once again made every pole a winning one while capturing the featured $151,500 Ontario Matron Stakes Saturday at Woodbine. The Grade 3, mile and one-sixteenth affair for fillies and mares drew just seven, but once the field turned for home, after Sisterly Love opened […]
