Young rider Micah Husbands, who previously raced at Woodbine, was victorious aboard millionaire Skippylongstocking in the Essex.
Saffie Joseph Jr
Apparent dispute with trainer Saffie Joseph, who has three entrants, has led to Husbands passing up the prestigious Caribbean race.
Some lightly-raced three-year-olds take the next step to the Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park this weekend, including unbeaten Bravaro.
Steady seven-year-old cost $37,000 as a juvenile and he scored his first Grade 1 in the Pegasus World Cup on Jan. 24.
Florida's leading trainer and Barbados-born Saffie Joseph Jr. trains his first winner of the Sandy Lane Gold Cup.
Dazzling Move, bred by Jesse Korona, won her first stakes race in her first race for new trainer Saffie Joseph Jr.
Gulfstream Park's leading trainer only recently took over the training of Ontario-bred Dazzling Move and she is in Saturday's Royal Delta.
Patiently brought along by trainer Saffie Joseph Jr., superstar White Abarrio returned to career form with an easy win in the Pegasus.
Graded stakes-winning mares battle in the Saturday feature at Woodbine; track hosts Kentucky Derby party on May 4.
C2 Racing Stable, owners of superstar horse White Abarrio, will have a few horses with Martin Drexler and Saffie Joseph at Woodbine.
American trainers are moving into the Woodbine barns for early stakes and early King's Plate favourite My Boy Prince returns.
A field of 12 will contest the 1 1/8 mile invitational race on a stakes-filled card at Gulfstream on January 27.
One of the continent's leading owners has a list of horses of which two could compete in the 41st Sandy Lane Gold Cup on March 2.
Despite jumping something on the backstretch, the improving bay colt won his way into the Jan. 28 Pegasus World Cup Invitational.
Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. is headed to the Kentucky Derby (G1) with the impressive grey colt who is now second by Derby points.
