Phil’s Dream swooped to his first victory of the season in the $126,200 Shepperton Stakes on Holiday Monday, at Woodbine. The Paul Buttigieg homebred arrived at the 6 1/2-furlong ‘Poly’ sprint for older Ontario-sired horses with four second-place efforts in as many starts, but the classy Philanthropist gelding would not be denied a victory. Paso […]
Phil's Dream
Phil’s Dream, Canada’s reigning champion sprinter, outdueled Go Blue Or Go Home to defend his title in Saturday’s $143,800 Ontario Jockey Club Stakes, at Woodbine. The six-year-old Philanthropist gelding, owned and trained by Paul Buttigieg, settled off the early pace of Massive Explosion and moved in tandem with Go Blue Or Go Home through the […]
Phil’s Dream, last year’s Sovereign Award winner as Canada’s outstanding male sprinter, sprinted up the rail to win Monday’s Victoria Day feature, the $125,000 New Providence Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Paul Buttigieg for his Buttigieg Training Centre, Phil’s Dream was bet down to 3-5 in the field of seven Ontario-sired runners and ran to […]
Phil’s Dream, under a patient ride from Justin Stein, was full of run through the stretch to capture Sunday’s Grade 1 $340,400 Nearctic Stakes, at Woodbine. The six furlong race, a Breeders’ Cup Win and You’re In event run over a ‘good’ E.P. Taylor Turf Course, drew 10 hopefuls. But the winner, owned and trained […]
Phil’s Dream went gate to wire to capture Sunday’s $125,000 Overskate Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Paul Buttigieg for Buttigieg Training Centre, the dark bay son of Philanthropist has enjoyed a memorable 2013 campaign in which the gelding has now won five of seven starts, after sitting on the sidelines for the entirety of the […]
