Canadian Premier Yearling Sale graduates and graduates of CTHS sales across Canada are on display Sunday, August. 30 in four rich stakes events at Woodbine. The 2-year-olds compete for a whopping $250,000 in the Simcoe, for colts and geldings, and Muskoka Stakes, for fillies.
The Elgin and Algoma, for 3-year-olds (changed from recent years which were for 3 and up) offer purses of $135,000 each. A portion of the purses is supplied by the Thoroughbred Improvement Program.
Two sales stakes, the Kenora and Halton, were discontinued.
Success of sales graduates from the CTHS Ontario sale has been well documented and the latest stories can be found at the www.cthsont.com website. There are four yearlings offered from the estate of Gus Schickedanz and one of them, hip no. 144, is a full sibling to APPELLA, who won her maiden impressively at Woodbine on Thursday.
Friday’s racing at Woodbine has the following siblings in action to youngsters in the Sept. 2 sale (information provided by Vicki Pappas):
RACE 1 NW2$5,000
#1 Fine Lady Hip 160 1/2 bro by Silent Name
RACE 3 CLM$5,000
#6 Hard Candy Hip 87 1/2 sis by Gormley
RACE 4 MDN$15,000
#4 What’s the Rush Hip 104 1/2 sis by Souper Speedy
#8 Dea Del Cielo Hip 125 full sis
RACE 7 CLM$20,000
#1 Marten River Hip 58 1/2 bro by Reload
RACE 8 M/OC$25,000
#2 Big Time Gizmo Hip 206 full sis
Videos of yearlings walking can be found on the CTHS YouTube channel here.
The 4 sales stakes races are wide open and offer some nice purse money for owners who bought at recent sales and breeders, who have provided the industry with our Thoroughbreds. Horses with (s) mean they were supplemented for $5,000 (2yo races) or $2,700.
$135,000 ALGOMA STAKES – for three-year-old fillies, foaled in Canada
Ten hopefuls will travel seven furlongs on the Tapeta in the Algoma. The wide-open affair includes Wake Up Maggie, a daughter of Silent Name (JPN), owned by Oh Em Gee Stable. Bred by Andy Stronach, the Harold Ladouceur trainee has a 2-3-2 record from nine starts. Last year, the dark bay was fourth in the Shady Well Stakes, second in the Victorian Queen, and sixth in the South Ocean. Wake Up Maggie comes into her fourth added-money engagement on a winning note after eking out a nose victory over fellow Algoma contender Silent Causeway at 6 ½ furlongs on the Toronto oval main track.
RACE 10 – FIELD FOR THE ALGOMA
Post – Horse – Jockey – Trainer
1 – Queen’s Speed (S) – Emma-Jayne Wilson – Robert Tiller
2 – Marjorie’s Dream – Patrick Husbands – Randy Thompson
3 – Under the Eye – Kazushi Kimura – Preston Ferris
4 – Bambarra Bay – Sheena Ryan – Michael Mattine
5 – Cool Society – Davy Moran – Michael De Paulo
6 – Naitaka – Darryll Holland – Carlos Grant
7 – Sterling Speed – Rafael Hernandez – Ashlee Brnjas
8 – Silent Causeway – Luis Contreras – Laura Krasauskaite
9 – Wake Up Maggie (S) – Justin Stein – Harold Ladouceur
10 – La Bestia – Sahin Civaci – Martin Drexler
RACE 11 – $135,000 ELGIN STAKES – for three-year-old colts & geldings, foaled in Canada
A dozen starters will square off in the seven-furlong main track Elgin, the final stakes event on Sunday’s card. Multiple stakes-placed Forester’s Fortune, a gelded son of Old Forester, fashions a 2-1-2 record from eight starts. The chestnut, trained by Rodney Barrow, has two wins and a second from three starts this year. In his most recent effort, the Greenwood Stakes presented by Stella Artois, he nabbed the runner-up spot in the six-furlong turf dash. Have a Souper Day, trained by Robert Tiller, has a 1-3-4 mark from 10 starts. The son of Souper Speedy has a 1-1-1 record in four 2020 starts. Goldmine Cat, owned by Sue Leslie, was third in last year’s Simcoe Stakes.
FIELD FOR THE ELGIN
Post – Horse – Jockey – Trainer
1 – All Inclusive – Emma-Jayne Wilson – William Tharrenos
2 – Wave Baby – Leo Salles – Ashlee Brnjas
3 – Have a Souper Day – Rafael Hernandez – Robert Tiller
4 – Forester’s Fortune – Daisuke Fukumoto – Rodney Barrow
5 – Better Boogie – Steven Bahen – David Bell
6 – Goldmine Cat – Patrick Husbands – Evette Chartrand-Hoek
7 – Benlion (S) – Simon Husbands – Suzanne Drake
8 – Grazely (S) – Kazushi Kimura – Roger Attfield
9 – Speedy Moonlite – Justin Stein – Paul Buttigieg
10 – Told It All – Luis Contreras – Norm McKnight
11 – Lakeside Park – Sheena Ryan – Michael Mattine
12 – Pinky Dude – Davy Moran – Michael Doyle
RACE 9 – $250,000 MUSKOKA STAKES – for two-year-old fillies, foaled in Canada
Ten first-year fillies will travel 6 ½ furlongs on the Woodbine Tapeta in this year’s edition of the Muskoka. Flawless Pink, a daughter of Not Bourbon, won her career bow on July 25 at Woodbine. Bred by Charles Fipke and trained by Elizabeth Elder for Cudney Stables, the chestnut pulled off an 18-1 upset over five furlongs on the main track. Stronach Stable’s Holy Lighting, last year’s $240,000 CTHS yearling sale topper, will look to shine as she sets out for her first win after finishing third, one length behind Flawless Pink, in her debut for trainer Michael Doyle. Bred by Adena Springs, the Silver Max filly’s dam Holy Cargo is a half-sister to 2000 Preakness champion Red Bullet. Alberta-bred Howmuchistoomuch, a daughter of Giant Gizmo, won her debut at Prairie Meadows on June 28. Steven Bahen gets the call on the chestnut, bred by Highfield Investment Group Inc. El Bayern, a chestnut daughter of Bayern, and Sensational Girl, a grey daughter of Rookie Sensation, both make their debuts in the race.
FIELD FOR THE MUSKOKA
Post – Horse – Jockey – Trainer
1 – Silent Mamba – Rafael Hernandez – Harold Ladouceur
2 – Sensational Girl – Kazushi Kimura – Jamie Attard
3 – Flawless Pink – Justin Stein – Elizabeth Elder
4 – Hekla’s Aura – Darryll Holland – Gord Colbourne
5 – Holy Lighting – Davy Moran – Michael Doyle
6 – Leave It With Me – Daisuke Fukumoto – Robert Tiller
7 – Ms Wicked – Emma-Jayne Wilson – Cole Bennett
8 – Howmuchistoomuch – Steven Bahen – Preston Ferris
9 – For My Elbi (S) – Luis Contreras – Laura Krasauskaite
10 – El Bayern – Sheena Ryan – Michael Mattine
RACE 8 – $250,000 SIMCOE STAKES – for two-year-old colts & geldings, foaled in Canada
Ten rookies will load into the gate for the 6 ½-furlong main track Simcoe. A dark bay son of Sky Mesa, Too Legit didn’t quit in his debut on August 9 at Woodbine. The Ontario-bred, trained and co-owned by Barbara Minshall, notched a two-length score in the six-furlong Tapeta race, returning $14.90 for the win.
He was bought for $25,000 (Can) at last year’s sale by WEBB CARROLL. Stephen, trained by Kevin Attard for owners Al and Bill Ulwelling, makes his debut in the Simcoe. The son of Constitution was bought back from the mixed sale in 2017 by Track West Farm, sold as a yearling in Kentucky for $75,000 and then bought this past June for $170,000 at an Ocala 2-year-old sale. Dragon’s Brew, a gelded son of Milwaukee Brew bred and owned by Goldmart Farms, will look to make it two straight wins after taking his debut on August 9.
FIELD FOR THE SIMCOE
Post – Horse – Jockey – Trainer
1 – All Canadian – Emma-Jayne Wilson – Gail Cox
2 – Took a Wrong Turn – Patrick Husbands – Michelle Love
3 – Maximus Momentus – Rafael Hernandez – Terry Brooker
4 – Too Legit – Davy Moran – Barbara Minshall
5 – Stephen – Justin Stein – Kevin Attard
6 – Perfect Crime – Steven Bahen – Ashlee Brnjas
7 – Dragon’s Brew – Daisuke Fukumoto – Robert Tiller
8 – Breathlessnthesand – Luis Contreras – Dale Desruisseaux
9 – Derzkii – Darryll Holland – Carlos Grant
10 – Forest Survivor – Kazuski Kimura – Norm McKnight
First race post time for Sunday’s 11-race card is scheduled for 1 p.m. Fans can watch and wager on the races through HPIbet.com.
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