SUPER SATURDAY AND MORE
Tons of awesome horse racing action this weekend with eyes on BELMONT for a pile of Win and You’re In Breeders’ Cup stakes races. Canadian breds are in action too..like MARKETING MIX in California:
$250,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes (gr. I, race 6, approximate post time 3:34 p.m. PDT) F&M, 3yo&Up, 1 1/4 miles, Turf
PP, Horse, Jockey, Weight, Trainer
1. Topic (KY), J. Talamo, 116, N. Drysdale
2. Lady of Shamrock (KY), G. Gomez, 119, J. Sadler
3. Tiz Flirtatious (CA), J. Leparoux, 121, M. Jones
4. My Gi Gi (KY), R. Bejarano, 119, P. Eurton
5. Starstruck (IRE), R. Napravnik, 119, J. Jones
6. Vionnet(KY), V. Espinoza, 119, R. Mandella
7. Marketing Mix (ON), G. Stevens, 124, T. Proctor
BELMONT PARK SATURDAY…
VOSBURGH INVITATIONAL S.-GI, $400,000, 3yo/up, 6f
PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT
1 Forty Tales Tale of the Cat Castellano Pletcher 122
2 Justin Phillip K First Samurai Velazquez Asmussen 124
3 Bahamian Squall Gone West Saez Fawkes 124
4 Strapping Groom Johannesburg Alvarado Jacobson 124
5 The Lumber Guy Grand Slam Luzzi Hushion 124
6 Palace K City Zip Velasquez Rice 124
7 Candyman E Candy Ride (Arg) Bravo Mareina 124
8 Private Zone K Macho Uno Pedroza O’Neill 124
Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
ZENYATTA S.-GI, $250,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m
PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT
1 Great Hot (Brz) K Orientate Suthrlnd-Krse Avila 119
2 Via Villaggio K Bernardini Nakatani Hollendorfer 119
3 Beholder K Henny Hughes Stevens Mandella 121
4 Include Me Out Include Talamo Ellis 119
5 Flashy American K Flashy Bull Leparoux McPeek 119
6 Authenticity K Quiet American Garcia Pletcher 119
7 Joyful Victory K Tapit Napravnik Jones 121
8 More Chocolate K Malibu Moon Bejarano Sadler 119
LAST WEEK TOP BEYERS BY CANADIAN-BRED HORSES
from DRF Breeding Newsletter
The latest cool thing from Daily Racing Form http://www.drf.com/breeding-today-archive, daily Breeding Newsletter with Beyer Figures and cool lists like this one!
Sept 15-21, top Beyers by Canadian-breds
Beyer Horse ………particulars
97 Mr. Online..………………..4……….G……… Silent Name (JPN)………..STK………Laurel Dash S………………………….LRL…………..21-Sep…………..6F…………………T……………….2…………ON………….23-5-3-3
92 Perfect Timber.…………..4……….C……… Perfect Soul (IRE)…………STK………Northern Dancer Turf S. (G1)……WO…………..15-Sep………….1 1/2M………….T……………….2…………ON…………….6-2-2-0
92 Black Hornet..…………….3……….G……… Pioneering……………………STK………Gallant Bob S. (G3)………………….PRX………….21-Sep…………..6F…………………D……………….3…………ON…………….8-3-2-2
91 Thespian’s Fate…………..5……….G……… Theatrical (IRE)…………….AOC………………………………………………………WO…………..20-Sep………….1 1/16M………..T……………….1…………ON…………. 13-3-2-0
90 Irish Mission………………4……….F………. Giant’s Causeway………….STK………Northern Dancer Turf S. (G1)……WO…………..15-Sep………….1 1/2M………….T……………….4…………ON…………. 19-4-4-1
89 Moment of Majesty…….6……….M……… Saint Liam…………………….STK………Canadian S. (G2)……………………..WO…………..15-Sep………….1 1/8M………….T……………….3…………ON…………..27-4-7-6
89 Hampstead Heath.………4……….G………Macho Uno…………………..STK………Northern Dancer Turf S. (G1)……WO…………..15-Sep………….1 1/2M………….T……………….5…………ON………….13-3-4-4
88 Hotep…………………………6……….H……… A.P. Indy……………………….STK………Northern Dancer Turf S. (G1)……WO…………..15-Sep………….1 1/2M………….T……………….6…………ON………….29-5-5-3
87 His Race to Win..………..3……….C……… Stormy Atlantic……………..STK………Ontario Derby (G3)…………………..WO…………..15-Sep………….1 1/8M………….AW……………1…………ON…………..11-3-3-2
86 Manhattan Johnnie..…..2……….C……… Roman Ruler…………………MSW………………………………………………BEL…………..21-Sep…………..6F…………………D……………….1…………ON…………….1-1-0-0
85 Behemoth…………………..4……….C……… Giant’s Causeway………….AOC………………………………………………………PRX………….21-Sep…………..1M………………..D……………….3…………ON………….25-6-4-5
83 Pyrite Mountain………….3……….C……… Silent Name (JPN)………..STK………Ontario Derby (G3)…………………..WO…………..15-Sep………….1 1/8M………….AW……………3…………ON…………….9-2-2-2
83 Sutter’s Find.………………3……….G……… Peaks and Valleys…………CLM………………………………………………………FE…………….17-Sep…………..1M 70Y…………D……………….1…………ON………….. 11-2-2-1
83 River Rush..………………..4……….C……… Orientate………………………AOC……………………………………………WO…………..20-Sep………….1 1/16M………..T……………….3…………ON…………..13-2-3-3
MANHATTAN JOHNNIE was an impressive debut winner at Belmont, he is by Roman Ruler out of Fancy Deed, by Alydeed bred by Al Wortzman and Robert Harvey.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT WOODBINE
Suspensions galore right now as we head into the last weekend of September…from DRF, Bill Tallon mentions the following:
Steven Bahen, Emma-Jayne Wilson, and Eurico Rosa da Silva are scheduled to serve suspensions after losing appeals at the Ontario Racing Commission head office on Sept. 19.
Bahen is to serve a suspension of four racing days, Friday through Sunday and Wednesday, while Wilson’s three-day ban runs Friday through Sunday.
Da Silva’s infraction occurred at Fort Erie, and he will sitting out Sunday, Tuesday, and Sunday, Oct. 6, the next three scheduled days there.
Apprentice rider Nick Webb will begin serving a 15-day suspension Friday after the stewards ruled he was guilty of careless riding when his mount, Sugar Glider, ran up on heels and fell in upper stretch during the fifth race on Sept. 18.
Also, trainer Katerina Vassilieva could appeal a ruling handed out this week: she was suspended 60 days for a positive for Acepromazine on Days Ride on June 22. It is a Class III drug.
On track last night, Keith and Rachel McClelland won a maiden allowance with WINGS OF PARADISE, a Langfuhr filly out of champion Gandria. Gandria, by Green dancer, won the Prince of wales Stakes at Fort Erie but she has not come close to reproducing herself. Her best previous offspring is Fort Erie winner Twilight Shadow.
The featured race, a large field of Ontario sired older horses, went to Debbie England’s own fellow REGAL WARNING. This was a creative win by the son of Weather Warning and he threaded the needle from inside a crowded of horses and was up to win for the 2nd time in his brief career.
ooooo, that feels good. Contact RDK to send your horses for a swim!
LET’S GO FOR A
SWIM!
A super way to keep your horses lean and limber or fit without the pounding of a hard racetrack, is a little swim!
There is a swimming facility available for our equine athletes so contact RENEE KIERANS at 416-807-4062.
Photo of Emma-Jayne Wilson on I’ll Be There by Greg Gangle
SHE’LL BE THERE
– WILSON TO RIDE IN HARNESS DASH
The Racing Under Saddle (RUS) Ontario series makes a stop at Mohawk on Saturday, September 28 as part of the OSS Super Finals card.
Emma-Jayne Wilson, a Sovereign and Eclipse Award-winning jockey, will join a group of talented riders accompanied by trotters traditionally seen in harness racing, showcasing the versatility and speed of the standardbred.
In 2007, Wilson became the first female rider to win the historic Queen’s Plate when she guided Mike Fox to a memorable victory.
With more than 1100 career wins to her name as a thoroughbred jockey, Wilson will be seeking her first score with a standardbred in Saturday’s exhibition.
“I’m so excited for this event. I definitely plan on winning!” said Wilson.
The studious Wilson is preparing for Saturday’s race by watching video of one of her idols, jockey Julie Krone, guiding Moni Maker to a world record for trotting under saddle event held at The Red Mile in 2000.
“I looked up the video of Julie Krone breaking the world record on Moni Maker just so I could see her ride this trotter and it was very informative,” said Wilson. “I know what I want to do and how I want to feel on a horse because of what I do here at Woodbine on a daily basis, but I wasn’t sure how it would translate to riding a standardbred.”
Wilson, who will pilot the Anthony Montini trained trotter I’ll Be There, has also spent time on the RUS website (www.RUSontario.com) checking out her competition and she’s hopeful her thoroughbred experience will give her an advantage.
“I plan on riding as close to how I usually ride as I possibly can,” said Wilson. “What really helped me was watching Julie ride Moni Maker. She rode tight and really low and she held the horse together.”
As an avid advocate of the sport of horse racing, Wilson will take to Twitter (@EJWilson81), where she boasts more than 1600 followers, to provide fans an inside look at her foray into standardbred racing.
“Although thoroughbred and standardbred racing are two very different sports, we are in the same industry and face the same challenges,” said Wilson. “By building off the potential of the RUS events, even if it’s just a novelty to get people to the track and show them what a good time it is, I think we need to take full advantage of all opportunities to promote racing.”
Wilson will be challenged on Saturday by Riina Rekila, who already boasts four wins in the 2013 RUS Series. In 2010, the Finnish-born trainer-driver was the first-ever female nominee for the prestigious O’Brien Award Of Horsemanship.
The RUS exhibition, a one-mile dash around the Mohawk oval, will take place after Saturday night’s second race which goes to post 7:45 p.m. ET.
First post time on Saturday at Mohawk is 7:25 p.m. For more information about RUS Ontario, please visit: www.RUSontario.com and follow @RUS_Ontario on Twitter.
FIELD FOR THE RUS ONTARIO EXHIBITION
POST / HORSE / RIDER / TRAINER
1 / Leonardo Da Lindy / M Brooking / M Brooking
2 / Ill Be There / E Wilson / A Montini / A Montini
3 / Snoops Sourceress / S Town / P Henriksen
4 / Wedgewood / T Enberg / G Maltby
5 / Hetties Honey / A Humphries / M Macri
6 / Sixth Man / S Macdonald / J Walker
7 / Charlie Tuna / B Kennedy / J Yake
8 / Loco Caballo / L Lindstrom / B Burgess
9 / Harlequin / R Rekila / G Maltby
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