In a historic first, father and son jockeys David and Pietro Moran will compete against each other in the King’s Plate on Saturday.
Woodbine Racetrack
Second in this race last year, the five-year-old led gate-to-wire for trainer Mike De Paulo and owners John and Diana Russell.
The four-year-old comes into the turf race in good form for trainer Mark Casse and owners Mike and Rhonda Erwin and Mark David Hixson.
The main track and turf events have interesting fields, including Sovereign Award winner Dresden Row and Kelsey Danner trainee Nice as Pie.
There are plenty of nice stories in the world of horseracing, like this one about a retired barber who has been coming to the races since the 1940s.
$1 million in guaranteed Pick 5 pools are featured on Canada's biggest day of racing, Saturday, August 16 at Woodbine.
The Marty Drexler trainee pushed past last year’s King’s Plate winner Caitlinhergrtness to win the Grade 3 contest by half a length.
A surge in the late stretch saw the Candy Ride daughter, piloted by Sahin Civaci, overtake rivals to win ahead of Somethinabouther and It Ain’t Two.
The Grade 3 events see Boca Queen (IRE) looking to rule the Ontario Colleen, while Drexler sends out Literate and Veery in the Trillium.
Coming off a long layoff, the seven-year-old powered to the lead over Northern Invader and Piper’s Factor in the $175,000 event.
Emma-Jayne Wilson guided the Roger Attfield trainee to the filly's first graded stakes victory, collaring Gimme a Nother (SAF) at the wire.
A pair of turf races at Woodbine feature the welcome return of the hard-closing son of Big Screen, and the turf debut of a South African invader.
The pivotal King’s Plate prep takes place Sunday at Woodbine; the field contains John Charalambous' very 'professional' trainee Scorching.
Mark Casse, who has won six editions of the $125,000 Victoria, will send out trainees Casson, Jupiter, and Rude Procedure on Saturday.
The James Begg trainee will face eight rivals in the $125,000 5 ½-furlong main track event for two-year-old fillies.
