It’s usually the sport of horse racing that bring brothers Brent and Russell McLellan together and Ricoh Woodbine Mile contender Dragon Bay has taken them on a thrilling ride to some of their bucket list racetracks they never thought was possible as kids growing up watching the races at Stampede Park with their father.

A two-time Grade 2 stakes winner this year at Woodbine, Dragon Bay has also raced stateside with success, winning the $100,000 English Channel Stakes last October at Belmont.

“He has taken us on a very cool ride,” said Russell of five-time winner Dragon Bay, who has earned nearly $365,000 in purses. “He has taken us to racetracks and to races that sitting back as kids growing up at Stampede Park you never thought would be possible, like running in the Woodbine Mile, running at Saratoga or in Keeneland – those have all sort of been bucket list racetracks that we always wanted to have a horse compete at and then for him to be a stakes level horse, it’s just been awesome.”

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