First stakes wins for a pair of three-year-olds who scored deserving wins in the Ontario Sired Heritage Series on July 27.
Woodbine 2025
Monterey Bay is one of 12 horses on the Canadian Thoroughbred list of 166th King's Plate contenders and a filly has a big chance again.
Ontario-sired three-year-olds continue through the lucrative series on July 27 in a pair of six-furlong turf stakes races.
The bay filly by Not This Time was winning for the third time in eight starts; next stop is the King's Plate on August 16.
Five Mark Casse-trained fillies who have had success leading all the way in their races will tackle seven rivals and nine furlongs.
Searing heat, bad weather, unsettling moments and a few big winners on July 13 at Woodbine where Hernandez won 9, Casse 7 last week.
Jockey Rafael Hernandez won both two-year-old stakes races aboard youngsters for the Conrads and Barb Minshall.
The 70th Oaks on July 20 is any filly's race, as long as they can negotiate the 1 1/8 miles and not get into a speed battle.
The 2024 Horse of the Year was brave in his victory on June 28, but emerged with a soft tissue injury that could lead to retirement.
Al and Bill Ulwelling's Mansetti won the two-turn Marine Stakes (G3) over returning Scorched and both colts will head to the King's Plate.
One of 2024's top two-year-old colts in Canada had a delayed start to his 2025 campaign and he returns in Saturday's Marine.
Tracy Farmer's horses trained by Mark Casse won three races on June 22 and Casse won two others on a very hot day.
Invaders dominate turf stake while Catherine Day Phillips wins a pair and James Begg unleashes a debut winner.
A look at some of the eligibles, their recent works and race results, and where they will be appearing next.
Horses from barn 32 at Woodbine were scratched from races on Thursday and were in quarantine Friday morning.
