Dazzling Gold won the July 14 R.C. Anderson Stakes and is headed to the Manitoba Oaks while Real Grace won the Derby Trial July 13
Races
In an unusual year, the Haskell comes before the Kentucky Derby and a small field includes heavily-favoured Authentic, son of Into Mischief.
Five trainers, 3 riders won their first races of the 2020 Woodbine season on Thursday while Hitters Park knocked one out of the stadium.
Silvino Morales and Amadeo Perez both had riding doubles while the stallion Second in Command had two winners as racing continues without fans.
More than half a dozen jockeys throughout the United States have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus leading to tracks locking down rooms.
It was a day in which even money or close to it favourites were established in all of the seven races - but only three of them actually won.
Jockey Antonio Whitehall has certainly made a statement in Winnipeg, winning at 29% of his races at Assiniboia, 36 wins from 126 mounts.
A fast Ontario-sired first-timer wins big and beginners to keep an eye out for in the coming days including Canadian sales toppers.
100 was a significant number for some while the dense heat and humidity finally began to fade. Those of note last week were jockey Luis Contreras and 3 Sons.
From his Kentucky Derby win and disqualification to the indictment of his trainer Jason Servis, it has been drama to the Max
American has raced horses in Ontario for years with trainer Barbara Minshall and one of those has produced a Kentucky Derby hopeful.
The Ontario-bred from Stronach Stables won his second graded stakes race on turf July 11 for trainer Nick Gonzalez; son of Silent Name (Jpn).
Lots of purse money to go around to all the different winners who took races on July 9 at Woodbine as the hot temperatures continue.
BC breeders are off and running with their homebreds as Hastings Racecourse completes the first two days of its late-starting 2020 season.
The connections of 58 hopefuls made the July 1st sustaining payment with an additional three supplementing to the opening leg of the Canadian Triple Crown.
