The Fury and Queenston Stakes, held last weekend and both at seven furlongs for Canadian-bred three-year-olds officially kicked off the journey to the Woodbine Oaks (July 23) and King’s Plate (August 20).
It should be noted that the June 11 races on Tapeta at Woodbine seemed to be held over a track that favoured speed while Saturday’s main track races had fair results.
First, let’s look at the Queenston since the 2022 Champion two-year-old colt, PHILIP MY DEAR, was returning to the races in Sunday’s featured event. The dark-coloured colt, a grass stakes winner at two and second in the nine-furlong Coronation Futurity on Tapeta, was sprinting on the Tapeta for the first time. Showing some rust, he was tardy from post 12 under Kazushi Kimura and he was guided to the two-path early in the race while trailing with stablemate Moon Landing, the 2-to-1 favourite.
