It was a massive day for Canadian-bred horses across the country, and David Moran rode for his injured son Pietro.
Vigil Stakes
Frank DiGiulio's sprinting star won a wild version of the Grade 3 Vigil Stakes on Woodbine Mile day, plus more local news.
The Lookin at Lucky gelding takes his first stakes victory, also first stakes win for Dominic Liscio and Danny Iandoli partnership.
Sunday's $150,000 feature race at Woodbine has attracted a field of nine for the 6-furlong main track sprint.
More Sunday racing from Woodbine featured two other stakes races that were each drama-filled for both winners, losers.
The remarkable 8-year-old Woodbine hero Pink Lloyd set another milestone in a fast victory in his 4th Vigil Stakes win at Woodbine.
The eight-year-old faces 8 rivals and looks to boost his earnings to $2 million, as post times for Friday and Saturday are shifted to 12:50.
The Robert Tiller trainee Pink Lloyd was back in the Woodbine winner’s circle on after collecting a record third straight edition of the Vigil Stakes.
Multiple stakes winner and 2017 Canadian Horse of the Year, Pink Lloyd, goes after his third straight Grade 3 Vigil Stakes victory, at Woodbine.
Pink Lloyd, Canada’s reigning Horse of the Year, returned to form with a powerful stretch run to defend his title in the $150,000 Grade 3 Vigil Stakes.
Fan favourite Pink Lloyd, whose 11-race win streak came to an end earlier this month, will look to rebound in the Vigil Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack.
Black Hornet, whose last start was a 3/4-length score in the 2015 edition of the Grade III Vigil Stakes, returns off a lengthy layoff to defend his title in Saturday’s $150,000 renewal of the seven furlong sprint, at Woodbine. Trained by Pat Parente for owners Joey Gee Thoroughbreds and Aldo Ventresca, the now six-year-old son […]
Black Hornet buzzed to the lead and never looked back en route to a swift score in Sunday’s $150,000 Grade 3 Vigil Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Pat Parente for owners Joey Gee Thoroughbreds and Aldo Ventresca, Black Hornet arrived at the seven furlong sprint from a fourth-place finish, while making his seasonal debut, in […]
Richard and Nancy Kaster’s homebred Really Sharp lived up to his name with a brave stretch run to hold off favoured Occasional View in Sunday’s $153,400 Grade 3 Vigil Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Ian Black and expertly ridden by Steve Bahen, the four-year-old chestnut son of Sharp Humor made his first added-money score a […]
Laugh Track earned his first stakes score with a determined rally to reel in champion sprinter Essence Hit Man in Sunday’s $156,000 Grade 3 Vigil Stakes, at Woodbine. Laugh Track, trained by Mark Casse for owners Gary Barber and WinStar Farm LLC, was pinned to Essence Hit Man’s flank throughout the seven furlong ‘Poly’ stake […]
