Nominations for the 97th running of the $200,000 Derby, which takes place Saturday, August 22, include 16 colts and geldings and one filly.
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The King's Plate entrants were yearling purchases or homebreds, from Canadian breeding or deep European lines, and they came from everywhere.
Half of the proceeds from ticket sales will be donated directly to LongRun, while the other half will go to one lucky draw winner.
The gelding has been bartered around a few times in his career, but he seems to have found his best friend in Nicole Collee.
The Saratoga Sale is the top-ranked major North American yearling sale by percentage of Grade 1 winners and graded stakes winners.
Who's hot at Woodbine as King's Plate week gets underway; the connections of the top three contenders are all doing well.
Following a stirring Grade 1 Whitney Stakes at Saratoga on August 8, Sovereignty is back on top, while the filly Nitrogen will go to Spinster.
And Chiefswood Stables and trainer Rachel Halden have the one-two finishers in the Niagara Stakes, the grassy co-feature.
TIP has announced the addition of four new stakes for four-year-old and older Ontario-breds at Woodbine, beginning Aug. 30.
Trainer Mark Casse calls himself an 'old timer', but the fans love to see top fillies race against the top males.
Dancin in Da’nile chases first stakes success in Niagara, while Glitter and Glow goes after Bison City crown.
Not many are afraid of Woodbine Oaks winner Luster, as 11 may be entered against her for the 167th King's Plate, to be drawn on Tuesday.
Giesbrecht, Christoff, trainer Condilenios celebrate big win, but Derby favourite Forty Twenty is fatally injured.
There were some very nice results at the races this week, with impressive career debuts and maiden wins by sales grads.
Canadian champion and CTHS Ontario yearling sale graduate came from far back and won the $154,000 Van Clief Stakes at Colonial.
