Tyler Pizarro

Come to Mischief Wires My Dear Field

Come to Mischief couldn’t have been more impressive in her racing debut, easily taking the featured $125,000 My Dear Stakes Sunday at Woodbine. Ridden by Tyler Pizarro, Come to Mischief, a Kentucky-bred daughter of Into Mischief-One Act Play, blasted from the gate in the five furlong open stake for two-year-old fillies and was never threatened, […]

Wise Dan, Cityscape Top Ricoh Woodbine Mile

Morton Fink’s Wise Dan and Juddmonte Farms’ Cityscape headline a solid field of nine for Sunday’s Grade 1, $1 million Ricoh Woodbine Mile. The 16th edition of one of the premier grass races in North America will be televised live across Canada on The Score in a special two-hour presentation from 4:00 pm – 6:00 […]

Big Band Sound Makes Noise in Play the King

Kendel Standlee’s Big Band Sound, with Tyler Pizarro aboard, took over in mid-stretch and drew off to a two and one-half length tally in the featured $202,400 Play the King Stakes, Sunday at Woodbine. It was only the second win in seven starts this year for the five-year-old Kentucky-bred son of Bernstein, but he’d been […]

Afternoon Delight for Indian Evening in Swynford

Vinery Stables’ Indian Evening won his second race and first added-money crown, in the $152,700 Swynford Stakes, Sunday at Woodbine. Indian Evening, a Kentucky-bred son of Indian Charlie, was sent off as the 4-5 choice in the seven-furlong feature contested over the Toronto oval Polytrack. It was Buongiorno Johnny who set the early tone, taking […]

Filly Shows Winning ‘Touch’ in Eternal Search

Chiefswood Stable’s Niigon’s Touch was given a patient ride from Tyler Pizarro, resulting in an impressive victory in Saturday’s $125,000 Eternal Search Stakes at Woodbine.  In the Eternal Search, her third consecutive stakes appearance, Niigon’s Touch, a daughter of 2004 Queen’s Plate winner Niigon, was fifth in the six-horse field (L’Avenue was scratched) through fractions […]

Wake-up Call for Buongiorno Johnny in the Vandal Stakes

Buongiorno Johnny, who faltered in the late stages of his debut, redeemed himself with a determined stretch run to hold off stablemate  Maritimer in Sunday’s $150,000 Vandal Stakes at Woodbine. The one-two punch were bred by Howard Walton and race in Walton’s Norseman Racing Stable silks for trainer Sid Attard. Everyday Dave, who arrived at […]

Stakes Recap: Wildcat Marie Pounces on Whimsical Rivals

Joseph Baldesarra and Partners’ Wildcat Marie netted the natural hat trick in winning her third consecutive start, taking Saturday’s $155,500 Whimsical Stakes by 1 ¼ lengths, at Woodbine. The six-furlong Polytrack event was the sixth win in her last seven starts and first added-money crown for the four-year-old daughter of Wildcat Heir, who now has […]