Lexie Lou turned the tables on Princess Elizabeth Stakes champ Paladin Bay with a powerful front-running performance to capture Sunday’s $125,000 South Ocean Stakes, at Woodbine. Lexie Lou, owned and trained by John Ross, arrived at the 1 1/16-mile ‘Poly’ stake off a length loss to Paladin Bay in the $250,000 Princess Elizabeth with a […]
Zensational Bunny made every pole a winning one to capture Saturday’s $128,000 Glorious Song Stakes, at Woodbine. The two-year-old daughter of Zensational-Beach Bunny, saddled by Mark Casse for the first time, was purchased privately from Camilla Farms by Gary Barber following her impressive three-length debut score for trainer Pat Parente, and the filly proved to […]
Coachella Valley split rivals down the lane to earn her first stakes score in Saturday’s $150,000 Jammed Lovely Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Reade Baker for Jus Luk Stables, Coachella Valley notched her third win in a row since adding blinkers to break her maiden in a $16,000 maiden claiming event on August 11. The […]
Asserting Bear earned his first stakes score with a powerful stretch run to win the $250,000 Coronation Futurity. Trained by Reade Baker for Bear Stables Ltd., the bay son of Bear’s Kid-Star Guest tracked the early pace of Heart to Heart in the 1 1/8-mile ‘Poly’ stake for two-year-old Canadian-breds and kicked on down the […]
Flashy Margaritta made every pole a winning one to capture Saturday’s $125,000 Frost King Stakes, at Woodbine. The bay son of Bold n’ Flashy, bred by trainer Ralph Biamonte and owned by Danny Lococo and Mary Biamonte, notched his third straight score with a relaxed front-running victory engineered by jockey Patrick Husbands. “I knew if […]
Murray Stroud’s Youcan’tcatchme made every pole a winning one to capture Sunday’s $150,000 Grade 3 Ontario Fashion Stakes, at Woodbine. Sent postward as the emphatic 1-5 choice, Youcan’tcatchme and jockey Justin Stein immediately took to the lead in the six furlong ‘Poly’ tilt marking a quarter in :23.61 and the half in :46.72 as Wes […]
Joshua Tree, ridden by Ryan Moore, won a record third Pattison Canadian International Sunday at Woodbine, hanging on to defeat Hyper and Seismos in the Grade 1, $1 million mile and one-half turf classic. Owned by Khalid Nabooda and Kamel Albahou for the past three years, six-year-old Joshua Tree, trained this year by Ed Dunlop, […]
Forte Dei Marmi, Slumber, Hyper and defending champion Joshua Tree top a very competitive field of 11 for the $1 million, Grade 1 Pattison Canadian International Sunday at Woodbine. The 11 hopefuls were bred in Great Britain, United States, Ireland, France and Canada. In addition to the mile and one-half Pattison turf event, one of […]
Ultimate Destiny out dueled Pender Harbour to capture Sunday’s $125,000 Bunty Lawless Stakes, at Woodbine. Owned and trained by Alec Fehr, the chestnut son of Dance to Destiny arrived at the 1 1/6-mile off-the-turf stake from a narrow neck defeat to Phil’s Dream in the Overskate Stakes. Ultimate Destiny, expertly piloted by Eurico Rosa da […]
In a pulsating stretch-long duel, John Oxley’s Matador got the bob over Chiefswood Stables’ Cool Faith to capture the $251,200 Cup and Saucer Stakes, Sunday at Woodbine. With Luis Contreras aboard Matador and Omar Moreno urging on Cool Faith, the only filly in the field of 11 Canadian-foaled two-year-olds, the Cup and Saucer turned into […]
