Mother Nature played a role in who was winning races at Woodbine on August 10 as both stakes races were won by front-runners.
Woodbine 2024
The Grade 2 Canadian Stakes, sans Moira, and the Bison City Stakes, with Oaks winner Kin's Concerto, headline Woodbine Saturday.
"He's an unbelievable horse" said jockey Rafael Hernandez about Live Lucky who remained unbeaten with his Lake Superior win.
Invaders flock to Woodbine for turf stake and Ontario sired sophomores continue in the Heritage Series on Sunday.
Casse trio, Stronach pair and two from Kevin Attard make up the majority of this year's prospective King's Plate field.
The chestnut gelding won his second graded stakes race of the season, the Seagram Cup (G2), posting a career-best 95 Beyer.
The 2023 Champion Sprinter romps and his sire Reload has an impressive juvenile winner in a race where his sons finished first through fourth.
Patches O'Houlihan, the 2023 Champion Sprinter, returns to action in the Pink Lloyd stakes, named after his famous stablemate.
Fancy turf fillies compete in the Colleen, while the 107th Seagram Cup has a rematch between Palazzi and Paramount Prince.
Woodbine's champion jockey will ride Midnight Mascot in the 165th King's Plate, one of about eight solid contenders for the race.
The speedy grey has been the King's Plate favourite throughout the year and gets his biggest test on the way to the race in the Trial.
Billionaire Bill Stone hit paydirt with his first horse purchase, Hoosier Philly, and hopes Ba Dee Yah can win the Woodbine Oaks.
What this year's Woodbine Oaks lacks in quality does present a fascinating betting race for handicappers.
American-owned and trained Ba Dee Yah could be favoured in $500,000 Woodbine Oaks; field includes My Girl Della.
D J Stable's impressive gal Bullet won the My Dear Stakes to remain undefeated while Gordon and Elizabeth Lickrish win with Gold.
