Swinging Mandy won her maiden in the Victorian Queen Stakes Friday at Woodbine, giving her co-owner and trainer his first stakes winner.
Races
Canadian, American and European juveniles will compete for Grade 1 wins and a ticket to the Breeders' Cup at Del Mar.
Total handle second only to 2020 numbers; Jerry Gourneau wins his third training title and jockey Jorge Carreno leads the meet wire-to-wire.
Casse sends out a trio in Mile; Desert Encounter looks to capture three consecutive International victories at Woodbine.
Kevin Attard gets his second 'Wales win and his trainees finish first, second and fourth in the second jewel of Canada's Triple Crown.
The second jewel of Canada's Triple Crown does not have the Queen's Plate winner but it is a big day for other Canadian-bred 3-year-olds.
The Sept. 18 Mile is a Win and You're In race for the Breeders' Cup; the Pattison International is also on Saturday.
Bruno Schickedanz's War Bomber zipped to victory in the $134,800 Cup in his first race off the claim for trainer Norm McKnight.
Claimed for $8,000 in September, Uncharacteristic surged to victory in the $124,875 Canadian Derby (G3) at Century Mile.
Mark Casse's Woodbine team sent out 4 winners on Sept. 11 including Tap It to Win who upset Horse of the Year Mighty Heart in the Seagram Cup
Classy nine-year-old will arrive at Woodbine on Sept. 11 for a run at a record-tying third International a week later.
Tony's Tapit is the reigning king of western Canada and he meets Manitoba Derby winner Uncharacteristic and improving Bodemonster.
HC Holiday, third in the Queen's Plate, is 5-to-2 morning line choice marginally over Keep Grinding (3-to-1).
Larry Cordes' one-eyed fan favourite four-year-old looks to extend his fruitful 2021 campaign; Daisuke Fukumoto once again gets the nod.
The Kevin Attard trainee faces eight rivals in the Inner Turf feature for Ontario-bred fillies and mares on Friday at Woodbine.
