Preakness Stakes (G1) winner National Treasure was well prepared by Bob Baffert to hang on in the $3 million World Cup.
Races
Recent purchases by Gay Smith include millionaire Stone Age, a son of Galileo who was seventh in the Jan. 27 W. L. McKnight at Gulfstream.
Fan favourite Cody's Wish caps a big night for his Eclipse Award-winning trainer Bill Mott and owner Godolphin.
The Winnipeg track's 50-day meeting begins on Monday, May 20 and runs through to Tuesday, September 17, 2024.
Mike DePaulo had a second win of the winter this past weekend, the Chircop barn continues to roll, and a top mare is back.
A field of 12 will contest the 1 1/8 mile invitational race on a stakes-filled card at Gulfstream on January 27.
Previews of the two supporting Pegasus stakes races at Gulfstream Park, one which includes Canadian-owned and trained Shirl's Speight.
The program, aimed to add to the horse population at Hastings, is needed to incentivize owners to bring in new horses to the track.
Canadian-owned and trained Shirl's Speight has been working at Payson Park with Roger Attfield for a run in the Jan. 27 event.
The "cool dude" trained by Katerina Vassilieva will make the first start of his four-year-old season against fellow Florida-breds.
A full field of 12 is expected for the Jan. 27 Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park, including handicap stars First Mission and Saudi Crown.
Joe DeMarinis and trainer Steven Chircop were pleased with the effort by the three-year-old Kentucky-bred filly in the Busanda.
The 1 ¼-mile classic for three-year-olds on May 4 at Churchill Downs gets a $2 million boost and will be the richest in history.
One of the continent's leading owners has a list of horses of which two could compete in the 41st Sandy Lane Gold Cup on March 2.
It is early in 2024 but horsepeople from Canada, in particular Ontario, are getting to work and having good results.