Many of the small stables and riders not quite at the top of the charts did the best work last week at Woodbine.
Races
The CTHS auction in Red Deer saw slight drops in average yearling price and median while gross sales increased.
Vitality, the Prince of Wales Stakes winner, and the filly Hurricane Clair will be the top contenders in the marathon event.
The nine-race card on the final Tuesday features mandatory payouts of the Jackpot Pick 5, Pick 4 and Classic Hi-5 pools.
“That’s a lot of mornings at 4 am,” said the veteran trainer, 79, after Sugar Daddy Jack won through disqualification on Sept. 11.
The day saw a 9% increase in total wagering from '23 and an all-sources handle of $13.3M - the second-highest ever for a Woodbine Mile card.
The daughter of Signature Red, trained by John Mattine, will take on six rivals in the $100,000 feature on Saturday at Woodbine.
The BC-bred son of Sungold has won consecutive graded stakes races at route distances in Canada and has made it look easy.
The Silent Name (Jpn) colt, named for a famous Canadian naval officer, ran fast in his Bull Page Stakes win on Sunday at Woodbine.
Mark Casse-trained fillies ran 1-2-3 in Natalma and British colts New Century and Al Qudra dominated the Summer.
It was a massive day for Canadian-bred horses across the country, and David Moran rode for his injured son Pietro.
The five-year-old gelding Win for the Money, with just one minor stakes win on his form, won the Grade 1 Woodbine Mile.
There are big racing days at all three Canadian racetracks that are running on Saturday, so stay tuned to your racing channels all day.
Blockbuster card at Woodbine has Win and You're In Races, Summer, Natalma plus Grade 1 E.P. Taylor and more.
Frank Stronach's homebred gelding was green but forceful under jockey Jose Campos to win Fort Erie's biggest race.
