The second qualifying leg of the Champions Starter Series was split into a pair of races and the first was won by Wine Stock ($4.30) who covered a sloppy 6 ½ furlongs in the day’s best time of 1:17.04. That was good three-and-a-quarter-length win over Ganbei who closed a ton of ground in the last […]
Riker remained undefeated with a gate-to-wire score to capture Saturday’s $125,000 Colin Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Nick Gonzalez for Tucci Stables, the dark bay son of Include-Desviacion arrived at the six furlong ‘Poly’ sprint for juveniles from a 1/2-length score in a maiden allowance event on July 5. Sent to post at odds of […]
Uchenna rode the rail to victory in Saturday’s co-featured Grade 3 $160,200 Ontario Matron Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Roger Attfield for owners Triton Racing LLC., the Irish-bred four-year-old daughter of Fastnet Rock-Uriah, was making just her fourth start in North America in the 1 1/16-miles ‘Poly’ stake for older fillies and mares. Skylander Girl […]
Sam-Son Farm’s homebred Checkered Past will try to make the grade in Saturday’s $150,000 Grade 3 Ontario Matron Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Malcolm Pierce, the chestnut daughter of Smart Strike-Catch the Flag arrives at the 1 1/16-miles route over the Woodbine main from a brave neck score in the Trillium Stakes under rider Eurico […]
Kingsport, expertly piloted by Patrick Husbands, swept to the lead at the top of the lane and never looked back capturing Wednesday night’s $125,000 Deputy Minister Stakes in stylish fashion, at Woodbine. Trained by Sid Attard for owner Goldmart Farms and Royal Laser Racing Inc., Kingsport arrived at the seven furlong ‘Poly’ sprint for Ontario-sired […]
Hastings Racecourse was hot on Sunday. Pedro Alvarado won three races. Keishan Balgobin rode a double. The 22-year-old sire Stephanotis showed everyone he was still hot, siring two winners. SenorRojo scorched an Allowance type field on his way to a daylight win. And the racing fans that came out were blazing under the sun. Senor […]
Her Majesty’s Flag, with Omar Moreno up for the first time, was full of run down the lane to capture Sunday’s co-featured $127,750 Duchess Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by David Cotey for owners Dominion Bloodstock and Barry Butzer, the chestnut daughter of Midshipman-Regal Point arrived at the seven furlong ‘Poly’ sprint for sophomore fillies from […]
Are You Kidding Me, confidently ridden by Alan Garcia, won his second graded stakes in succession with a brilliant stretch run to capture Sunday’s Grade 2 $209,600 Nijinsky Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Roger Attfield for owners and co-breeders Michael Riordan, Ron Kirk and John Bates, Are You Kidding Me arrived at the 1 1/8-mile […]
R U Watchingbud, who unseated rider Emma-Jayne Wilson last time out in the Plate Trial, makes his return to the races in Wednesday night’s $125,000 Deputy Minister Stakes, at Woodbine. Owned and trained by John Ross, the dark bay son of Kentucky Bear collided with the ill-fated Danzig Moon down the back straight of the […]
Ready for Romance, expertly ridden by Eurico Rosa da Silva, remained undefeated through three starts while making her stakes debut in Saturday’s $125,000 Ontario Damsel Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Malcolm Pierce, the Sam-Son Farms homebred daughter of More Than Ready-Strange Romance arrived at the one-turn mile over the E.P. Taylor Turf Course from a […]
