Some Canadian horsepeople have wasted no time getting their horses back into the entries and into the winner’s circle as 2022 came to a close.

On Thursday, December 29, Mike and Josie DePaulo celebrated a win by their 5-year-old mare SHES THE NORTH, an Ontario-bred by Constitution – Gradiant by Flower Alley. in a $16,000 turf claiming race at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, Florida. Shes the North was guided by US jockey Tyler Gafflione through horses to win by a neck in 1:36.30 at 4-to-1. She was bred by Bernard and Karen McCormack.

Shes the North won for Mickey Demers, who bought her as a 2-year-old at the June Ocala sale for $52,000 in 2019, in her previous outing at Woodbine. The mare has 3 wins in 2022.

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