It’s been quite a year for Tucci Stables, trainer Nick Gonzalez and jockey Jesse Campbell. In July, they teamed to win the Queen’s Plate with Midnight Aria in a major upset. Saturday at Woodbine, they once again pulled off a bit of a shocker, as 10-1 River Seven led virtually throughout to take the co-featured […]
Sky High Lady, despite missing the break, was full of run down the lane to win Saturday’s $105,400 River Memories Stakes, at Woodbine. A John Oxley homebred trained by Mark Casse, the four-year-old daughter of Sky Mesa arrived at the River Memories off a similar last-to-first move in a grassy Kentucky Downs allowance tilt. With […]
Phil’s Dream, under a patient ride from Justin Stein, was full of run through the stretch to capture Sunday’s Grade 1 $340,400 Nearctic Stakes, at Woodbine. The six furlong race, a Breeders’ Cup Win and You’re In event run over a ‘good’ E.P. Taylor Turf Course, drew 10 hopefuls. But the winner, owned and trained […]
Flashy Margaritta, with Patrick Husbands aboard, made every pole a winning one while taking the Thanksgiving feature, the $125,400 Bull Page Stakes, Monday at Woodbine. Bred and trained by Ralph Biamonte, Flashy Margaritta, a gelded son of Bold n’ Flashy-Ritta, showed eight other juvenile colts and geldings his heels the entire six furlong trip, clicking […]
Dance Again rallied last to first to defeat her Sam-Son Farms stablemate Smartyfly in Saturday’s $150,000 Carotene Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Malcolm Pierce, the striking bay daughter of Awesome Again-Dance With Doves earned her first added-money win with a powerful closing move down the middle of the turf course covering 1 1/8-miles in 1:49.90 […]
Ami’s Holiday needed the length of the stretch to reel in Big Bazinga in Sunday’s $174,700 Grade 3 Grey Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Josie Carroll for owner Ivan Dalos, the bay son of Harlan’s Holiday went to post as the 3-2 mutuel choice in the 1 1/16-mile ‘Poly’ tilt which featured four horses following […]
Eugene Melnyk’s James Street rallied from off the pace to capture Sunday’s $155,100 Grade 3 Durham Cup, at Woodbine. Trained by Josie Carroll, the six-year-old bay son of El Prado would not be denied in the stretch run with a smart move, under Patrick Husbands, to overtake a prominent Alpha Bettor and rallying Awesome Overture. […]
Madly Truly, in need of racing room at the top of the lane, found running room in deep stretch to capture Saturday’s $150,000 Grade 3 Mazarine Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Mark Casse for John C. Oxley, the bay daughter of Malibu Moon arrived at the 1 1/16-mile ‘Poly’ stake off a fourth-place run in […]
William Gierkink’s Moonlit Beauty made every pole a winning one as she defended her title in Sunday’s $126,200 Classy n’ Smart Stakes, at Woodbine. Moonlit Beauty, a seven-year-old daughter of Perigee Moon trained by John LeBlanc Jr., captured the 2012 edition of the Classy n’ Smart with a similar front-running trip, but was let go […]
Regal Conqueror remained undefeated with an impressive front-running score to capture Saturday’s $125,000 Victorian Queen Stakes, at Woodbine. Regal Conqueror, a William Sorokolit homebred trained by Darwin Banach, entered the six furlong ‘Poly’ stake for Ontario-sired juvenile fillies off a 7 1/2-length debut score under Eurico Rosa da Silva. A chestnut daughter of Sky Conqueror-Classic […]
