Brachetto upset top King's Plate contender Magical Factor in a close Marine Stakes, while Luster looked good in the Selene.
Races
The Highlander Stakes (G2) was shortened to five furlongs this year and the field was modest, which worked out perfectly for the winner.
Ontario-bred Shifty, bred by Anderson Farms and owned by D.J. Stable, had an easy trip in the Grade 3 Royal North Stakes.
The Kevin Attard trainee gamely wore down Happy Destination in the final yards to win the $100,000 sprint for three-year-old fillies.
A horse racing lover travels to visit friends at Aqueduct racetrack on a dark, cold February afternoon, before there were cell phones.
King's Plate and Woodbine Oaks contenders compete in the Marine and Selene Stakes on June 27, and Kazushi Kimura is in town.
A clash of superstars on a big card of racing at Churchill Downs on Saturday includes champion Sovereignty.
The inner turf contests feature Mark Casse's trio of trainees in the Royal North and Miss Vyvyanne looking to make it five in a row in the Highlander.
Dominion Day hopeful Wyoming Bill is “coming into his own as a four-year-old,” says trainer and part-owner Catherine Day Phillips.
Here are Canadian Thoroughbred's Top 10 fillies for the Woodbine Oaks and Top 18 for the King's Plate coming up July 19 and Aug. 15.
Sue Leslie and trainer Evette Chartrand-Hoek won two races with longshots at Woodbine on Sunday including the Lake Huron Stakes.
Torrential rain made Century Mile a sea of slop for the weekend, but BC champion Avana won again, this time over Big Hug.
Former Hastings trainer brought just one horse to Assiniboia Downs and that fellow, Nu Soup for Baby, lit up the tote board on June 14.
Canada's Sovereign Award-winning Jockey of 2024, Sahin Civaci, will return to Woodbine beginning next weekend.
An Ontario-bred colt named Canada sold to Len and Jon Green's D.J. Stable for $400,000 in Ocala on Thursday.
