And Queen's Plate contenders were in action with Olliemyboy and Tecumseh's War posting good efforts as Sept. 12 classic nears.
Races
It was an Old Forester exacta in Saturday afternoon’s co-feature with Forester’s Turn putting forth a courageous effort over Forester’s Fortune.
Conditioner sends two-year-olds All Canadian and Ready to Repeat to face four rivals in Sunday’s $100,000 Victoria Stakes.
Owners are able to pop in and watch their horse race at Woodbine beginning Aug 1 and there have been some awesome performances so far.
Gold Buyer wins the Manitoba Mile and business continues to boom at the Winnipeg track which nears it biggest day of the season, the Manitoba Derby.
Charles Fikpe's undefeated Kentucky-bred colt will work on the dirt soon and his next start could be in the US, perhaps even the Derby.
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Co-featured Greenwood Stakes has 3-year-old Ontario-breds on the turf and Turf Endurance Series gets underway with first marathon.
It was a first Qatar Sussex Stakes for trainer Marcus Tregoning and owner Hamdan Al Maktoum, while jockey Jim Crowley was winning his second.
English and Irish 2000 Guineas winners Kameko and the unbeaten Siskin meet in Breeders' Cup Win and You're In Sussex, tabbed a 'race of the season'.
The race for Massachusetts-foaled TBs with a guaranteed $35,000 purse had to be postponed when delays prevented horses from arriving at Fort Erie.
Recent 12-length winner bred by Bill Graham will take part in the Oaks and fillies are prominent on the top 12 list of Queen's Plate contenders.
Maskwecis won the $40,000 Western Canada Handicap at Century Mile on July 26 on his journey to the Canadian Derby in September.
It's still hot and humid as racing at Woodbine nears August and the championship races; invaders continue to have luck shipping in.
Charles Fipke's homebred may have to hit the road to race next after Kentucky-bred wins Grade 3 Marine; Florida-bred Two Sixty upsets Selene.
