GREEK GEEK, the Alberta-bred sensation of 2021, won his sixth straight race, three of them stakes races, on October 16 at Century Mile in Nisku, Alberta. The 4-year-old gelding, bred by Moonshine Meadow Ranch and owned by Riversedge Racing Stables, made up a pile of ground to win the $50,000 CTHS Sales Stakes for colts and geldings at seven furlongs, edging Theshack by a neck. He sped the distance in 1:21.57, just missing the track record.
Trained by Tim Rycroft, Greek Geek had previously won the Alberta Breeders’ Handicap at 1 1/16 miles and the open Century Mile Handicap on Sept. 11.
The son of California stallion Misremembered (Candy Ride (Arg)) – A E Phi Sensation by Johannesburg has won six of eight races this season and has earned $115,304.
Greek Geek, the 4-to-5 favourite in the CTHS Sales Stakes, was behind early in the long sprint but fast pace fractions of :22.16 and :44.60 helped the bay gelding rally in time with Enrique Gonzalez riding.
“I was worried. When he broke last I thought he had too much ground to make up but Enrique gave him a perfectly patient ride,” said Norm Castligione of Riversedge. “He’s so classy, I just love watching him run.”
Greek Geek was purchased for $7,708 (US) at the 2018 Alberta CTHS Mixed Sale.
On Oct. 15, INFINITE PATIENCE, won her fourth straight race and third consecutive stakes race with an easy romp on the CTHS Sales Stakes for fillies and mares. The British Columbia-bred four-year-old by Sungold – Montero by Louis Quatorze was 1-to-10 in the four-horse field and won by 1 1/2 lengths for William DeCoursey and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. DeCoursey bred the filly who has won nine of 14 races and has earned $280,685.
Infinite Patience was a top 2-year-old in 2019 and tried an Ontario campaign in 2020, racing three times and finishing third in the Fury Stakes to Curlin’s Voyage.
*BOSS MAN CAN, who won the Alberta Premier’s Futurity on Oct. 2 in his career debut, won an allowance race on Oct. 16 at Century Mile by 13 1/4 lengths. The Alberta-bred by Can the Man, owned and bred by Bar None Ranches, led throughout the 6 1/2 furlongs and won in 1:15.61 as the 1 to 20 favourite. Boss Man Can is trained by Ron Grieves.
Boss Man Can, shown winning the Alberta Premier’s Futurity in his career debut, won his second race Oct. 16 at Century Mile by 13 1/4 lengths. The exciting juvenile is a homebred for Bar None Ranches. (Courtesy Horse Racing Alberta)
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