News and notes from Saturday's racing at Woodbine, including wins by the hot stables of Phil Hall and Matt Douglas.
Roger Attfield
Canadian-owned and trained SHIRL'S SPEIGHT appears to have made it into the 20-horse Kentucky Derby field for Sept. 5, according to Charles Fipke.
Charles Fikpe's undefeated Kentucky-bred colt will work on the dirt soon and his next start could be in the US, perhaps even the Derby.
This key race on the road to the Woodbine Oaks will also feature undefeated western invader Infinite Patience, co-owned by NHL star Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.
The week's fastest horses in Canada who won races and a little this and that about a whole lot of short races on the turf on the weekend.
Bill Werner's Irish-bred purchase No Way Jose was one of a pair of winners on April 19 for Hall of Fame trainer, now with six wins in 2020.
Purchased in November at Goffs, the Frankel filly is headed to Woodbine this summer and looks like another exciting turf star.
Pink Lloyd's Trainer Robert Tiller closing in on 2,000 wins,McKnight Challenges for second Training Title as meet winds down
Chiefswood Stables' multiple graded stakes winner, trained by Roger Attfield, to try Grade 3 on turf with Steve Bahen riding
Roger Attfield owns, trains and bred Gun Society, a 2-year-old filly by Society's Chairman; Kimura in his second year of riding
Hall of Fame conditioner Roger Attfield will be well represented in both the $100,000 Soaring Free Stakes and the $100,000 Flaming Page Stakes at Woodbine.
Tiz a Slam, last year’s Grade 2 Nijinsky Stakes winner, heads into Sunday’s turf test at Woodbine on a two-race win streak.
Are You Kidding Me, the senior member of the field at age nine, powered to a half-length victory in Sunday’s Dominion Day Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack.
Tiz a Slam led throughout to win Saturday’s Singspiel Stakes, giving trainer Roger Attfield his eighth victory in 15 runnings of the turf race at Woodbine.
William Werner and Woodbine-based Hall of Fame trainer Roger Attfield will soon watch My Gal Betty contest the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.
