TOLD IT ALL doubled up at the meeting when he won Race 1 at 1 1/16 miles on the inner turf under jockey Chris Husbands. This grey fellow by Ontario-sired Big Screen – Tell No One by El Prado stumbled at the start but was quickly on the lead and he held on to win by a nose as the favourite. Robert Hardie was the owner and Julie Belhumeur trained; the gelding was claimed for $25,000 by Rainbow Stable.

Rise Again’s JUST RUN WITH IT dropped a bomb in race 2, a $7,500 claiming race at 1 1/16 miles on Tapeta for non-winners of 2. The half-brother to Queen’s Plate winner Mike Fox rallied away to a 2 1/2 length win for trainer Gord Colbourne and jockey Devon Johnson. He was 45 to 1 in the eight-horse field and paid $92.30.
This was Colbourne’s first win of the meeting from 16 starters.

Another close photo in race 3, a maiden event for $25,000 and getting his nose in front was MISTER OAKLEY, owned by Mario Forgione’s Henly Thoroughbreds Ltd. and trainer John Charalambous. The winner is a Northern Dawn Farm-bred by Souper Speedy – Tenjectory by Trajectory and Patrick Husbands rode. Charalambous put blinkers on the gelding for the first time for this race.

KID’S MISCHIEF rolled to a 3 1/2 length win in race 4, the start of the Pick 4. Owned and bred by Ivan Dalos and trained by Josie Carroll, the won of Into Mischief – Kid’s Collection by Lemon Drop Kid was claimed for $7,500 by Earl Shaw.

A nose was the winning margin in race 5 as DEEP FREEZE led all the way and held on to beat his stablemate Florida Won in this 7 1/2 furlong inner turf race. The class level was $20,000 claiming.

Deep Freeze is an 8-year-old bred by Hope Stock Farm and now owned by Mike Robitaille, Randy Exelby, Frank Cirillo, Frano Melo and Jim Ensom’s 1569389 Ontario, Inc. Martin Drexler trains both the winner and runner-up. Rafael Hernandez was the winning rider. Deep Freeze is by Where’s the Ring – Gelato by Dance Brightly. He has 9 wins from 32 races and earnings of over $245,000 (US).

CASH DIVIDEND was well prepared for his season debut at 6 1/2 furlongs by trainer Denyse McClachrie as he won race 6 for $40,000 claiming. Ridden by Justin Stein, the Candy Ride (Arg) gelding was trying the distance for the first time and he had loads of speed to run at and blew by for a 5 1/2 length win in 1:16.43. Ryan and Barry Kerbel own the 5-year-old.

Race 7 was the second winner of the day for Martin Drexler, who sent out Bruno Schickedanz’ MAJESTIC SLEW to win by a neck in a 5 furlong turf race. The winner, by Majestic Warrior, had posted his career best Beyer of 91 on turf a couple of years ago, but had not seen the turf in some time.He won for $7,500 claiming for his 10th win in 46 starts.

Recently purchased DYNA’S GAMBLE, a son of Gamble’s Exchange, won the final race by 4 3/4 lengths, winning his maiden for $7,000 claiming. Bred by Ivan Dalos, the gelding was making his first start for Natural Eight Stable and trainer Bill Tharrenos. Emma-Jayne Wilson rode the winner.

*Impressive maiden winner GLISTENING WATERS, who won for $40,000 claiming July 11, her second career race and first since June 2019, emerged from her win with a career-ending injury. A $4,500 yearling purchase, the grey daughter of Archarcharch won by 2 lengths for Phil and Cary Brooks and she was claimed from the race. The filly is currently with Melia Blakely, who rehabs and re-trains Thoroughbreds.

*STRATE REMARK, trained by Tim Rycroft, is the latest horse to be placed on the steward’s list for a positive test for Class 2 drug Capsaicin. There have been more than half a dozen of these positive tests at Woodbine and Fort Erie for the ‘chili pepper’ drug and so far, the source of this unusual occurrence has not been found.