The five-year-old gelding won the King Edward Stakes at Woodbine and was third in the Woodbine Mile; post positions will be drawn Oct. 27.
Sam-Son Farm
One year after winning the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf with the mighty Moira, champion trainer Attard hopes for another.
Grade 1 winner for Sam-Son Farm was one of half a dozen stakes stars retired to the famous farm in Kentucky in 2024.
The Sam-Son Farm homebred trained by Gail Cox will take on nine rivals in the Grade 3 event at Woodbine on Saturday.
A 15-length winner of the Grade 2 Robert Lewis in his latest race, Messier can use the Santa Anita Derby as his final run before Kentucky.
The dispersal of iconic Canadian farm Sam-Son continued as it offered a select group of yearlings at the 100th Saratoga sale.
The one-eyed wonder won two-thirds of the Canadian Triple Crown and also was named the champion 3-year-old colt.
The Jockey Club of Canada will honour famous farm, also announces Media Award finalists and Outstanding Groom Michelle Gibson.
Mighty Heart, Pink Lloyd, Josie Carroll and Kevin Attard among the finalists for 46th Sovereign Awards to be held in April
Trainer Gail Cox saddles a winner for Sam-Son at Gulfstream while that farms' Say the Word competes in Pegasus Turf.
The farm, founded in 1972 by Ernie Samuel, became a renowned racing and breeding operation; some stock on offer at Fasig-Tipton Nov. Sale.
The Winter Mixed Sale in Ocala begins Jan. 28 at the OBS sales complex with some Canadian-breds in the catalogue including horses of racing age.
Business is brisk as farms in Ontario take advantage of the Mare Purchase program from Ontario Racing, others pick up horses of racing age
Sam-Son Farm’s filly Desert Ride closed out the Triple Tiara by taking the $225,000 Wonder Where Stakes on Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack.
Desert Ride circled the field to win the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks, the first leg of the Triple Tiara series, on Saturday at Woodbine.
