PAUL BUNYAN is a Canadian and American folk hero, a lumberjack and the first Bunyan statue is located is Minnesota.
Minnesota is where Al and Bill Ulwelling reside, one of Woodbine’s most successful stables in recent years. Big fans of Ontario racing and breeding, the Ulwellings have invested years of breeding in Ontario, have a King’s Plate and a couple of Prince of Wales stakes wins, and have won dozens of races with top horses.
The Ulwellings have joined forces with David Anderson’s Anderson Farms in St. Thomas with the grey two-year-old colt Bunyan, a son of Hard Spun – Pachysandra (Ire) by Dark Angel for the 95th CUP & SAUCER STAKES on Sunday, October 4 at Woodbine. The 1 1/16 miles turf race is worth $300,000 and restricted to Canadian-bred juveniles. The race drew a field of 10.
Bunyan was third in his career debut, a seven furlong turf maiden race, after breaking last of 11 runners. He rallied wide to land just behind the pair of pace runners, Ghostface and Sunny’s Rainbow. He has a change in riders for this weekend’s stakes race to Fraser Aebly from Pietro Moran.
Bunyan is the third foal to race from the grey mare Pachysandra (Ire); her son Groot is a winner, as is her three-year-old filly of this year, Pepper Patch. Pachysandra, from a maternal grandsire line of Chief’s Crown, was bred by Andrew Rosen, whose father raced Chief’s Crown. Rosen is also co-owner of this year’s King’s Plate winner Luster, also a relative of Chief’s Crown.
Bunyan is one of five maidens in the Cup & Saucer field. The winners in the field include King’s Counsel, strongly bred for grass; Barger, who won a maiden claiming race; Mo Cookie, a filly who was unplaced in two recent stakes; Road to Glory and Ghostface.
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