John C. Oxley’s Spring in the Air closed with great energy down the lane to capture Saturday’s Grade 3 $177,000 Hendrie Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Mark Casse and ridden by Patrick Husbands, Spring in the Air arrived at the Hendrie off a 3 1/2-length loss to rival Purely Hot in the Grade 3 Whimsical […]
Spring in the Air
John Oxley’s Spring in the Air, last year’s Sovereign Award winner as Canada’s top juvenile filly, heads a field of eight Canadian-bred three-year-old fillies for Sunday’s $500,000 Woodbine Oaks, presented by Budweiser. Post time for the 58th edition of the mile and one-eighth filly classic over Woodbine’s Polytrack is 4:47 p.m. ET, with the winner […]
Mark Casse, who sends out a quintet of Breeders’ Cup contenders this weekend including Spring Venture (Juvenile Fillies Turf), Spring in the Air (Juvenile Fillies), Dynamic Sky (Juvenile), Delegation (Dirt Mile) and Pool Play (Classic), is pleased with how his contingent is training – in particular $5-million Classic contender, Pool Play. “He looks better than […]
Jason Hoyte, the go-to exercise rider for Woodbine’s leading conditioner Mark Casse, is enjoying life in the fast lane as he helps the team prepare five contenders for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, in Arcadia, California, on Friday, November 2, and Saturday, November 3. Hoyte, a 26-year-old native of Barbados, has travelled across the continent […]
Six Woodbine-based horses are among the final entries for the 29th Breeders’ Cup World Championships, set for Santa Anita Park, in Arcadia, California, this Friday, November 2, and Saturday, November 3. Post-positions and morning-line odds for Delegation (Post 2, Dirt Mile), Dynamic Sky (Post 6, Juvenile), Pool Play (Post 1, Classic), Spring in the Air […]
