WELL, it was fitting that PATRICK HUSBANDS, this year’s receiver of the Avelino Gomez Awards for a Canadian jockey, won the WOODBINE OAKS (and 2 other races). Plus Gary Barber’s silks were pink, matching the pink-theme of the day) CINDY PIERSON DULAY/HORSE-RACES.NET
Lean LEXIE LOU loves her hose-down after the Oaks – CINDY PIERSON DULAY/HORSE-RACES.NET
AFTER 33 CARDS (100 left!)…
The first Canadian classic at Woodbine has been recorded in the history books and it is less than 3 weeks until the Queen’s Plate. The field will likely be large: Lexie Lou’s huge effort, 92 Beyer and WE MISS ARTIE’S easy Plate Trial win are not scaring anybody.
The best news for the Ontario horse racing industry is that Ontario sires had a big weekend, the local yearling sale did too. LEXIE LOU cost just $5,500 at auction. She is by Sligo Bay (Ire) who stands for about the same amount at Adena Springs.
More amazing perhaps was the victory by CRISTINA’S HALO in the Alywow Stakes, an overnight event that lured a field of 12 including 7 from the Mark Casse barn. Many American bred gals in the field but it was the daughter of LEONNATUS ANTEAS – Siwa by Alydeed who blasted away from the field under Chantal Sutherland-Kruse to win in :115/18, 78 Beyer Figure. The filly was bred by Hill ‘n’ Dale Farm in Aurora. She became the first 3-TIME WINNER at Woodbine this year.
CRISTINA’S HALO, owned by Fig Star Stable and trained by Vito Armata, upset the ALYWOW STAKES on Sunday. The daughter of young sire Leonnatus Anteas was a $14,000 yearling purchase. CINDY PIERSON DULAY/HORSE-RACES.NET
Names from last week’s 4 racing days: RALPH BIAMONTE, 4 wins, NICK GONZALEZ, 3 wins, MARK CASSE, 3 wins, PATRICK HUSBANDS 6 wins, EURICO DA SILVA, 5 wins, and EMMA-JAYNE WILSON, 4 wins.
more Sunday:
The well regarded BEHOLD THE BEAR won his maiden in race 1 at 1 1/16 miles (76 Beyer Figure). The son of Henny Hughes is owned by Bear Stables and trained by Reade Baker, who was notching his 1000th career win. Emma-Jayne Wilson, a longtime rider for Baker, guided this Bear to victory.
Race 2 – The red-hot Ralph Biamonte Stakes won 4 races on SATURDAY AND SUNDAY..this race was taken by Its the Rush, also bred by Hill ‘n’ Dale. The Harlington 4yo was making the 3rd start off the layoff and her second straight start fpr $25,00 claiming. She is owned by C. DeMizion and Mary Biamonte. Eurico da Silva rode.
race 3- More Biamonte – DUBACIOUS, an Ohio bred who was 9th in his debut for maiden allowance, dropped to $32,00 claiming and won under Patrick Husbands. The son of E Dubai is owned by Bret Biamonte.
Race 4- A 1 1/4 mile allowance that was a small field but had no shortage of action. Predictable front runner PATRIOTICANDPROUD led all the way under visiting rider Alan Garcia but Gary Barber/Eclipse Thoroughbred’s gelding veered right from the whip and interfered with another Mark Casse trainee, Dynamic Impact (Husbands up). The stewards put up the claim of foul and demoted the winner. Dynamic Sky, owned by John Oxley, was winning his first race since the Plate Trial last year.
Race 5 – A $12,500 claimer than went to stretch runner MY SILVER BADGE on the turn-back for trainer Mike Wright, who also owned. Second carer win for this 6yo who was ridden by Gary Boulanger.
Race 6 – AIR BLADE won his 2nd race of the meeting for James Redekop. He took this allowance race at 1 1/16 miles with Luis Contreras for his 4th career win in 17 races. The Ghostzapper fellow is trained by Sam DiPasquale.
Race 8 – FREITAG, who was sold privately to Earle Mack two weeks ago (as reported in Thoroughblog) led all the way to win this 11/8 miles allowance race over open company. The giant son of Giant Gizmo earned a career best 78 Beyer Figure and he was ridden by Eurico da Silva. Mark Frostad trains. The Plate will be next.
Race 11 – Chris and Patrick Fung’s SPARROWHAWK, 2nd in both races this season, was shrewdly sent right to the lead by jockey Gerry Olguin and he led all the way through 6 furlongs on the grass to win this allowance race for Ontario sired guys. The son of Old Foresters is a homebred and Tom Bowden trains.
Betting on Sunday was virtually the exact same amount as Saturday – $4.1 million.
READE BAKER celebrates 1,000 wins with wife Janis Maine (middle of sign), assistant trainer Leroy Trotman and Maine’s mother Mary (red). Emma-Jayne Wilson has been a big part of the Baker business for several years and BEHOLD THE BEAR is owned by one of Baker’s first major clients. WEG/MICHAEL BURNS PHOTO
SATURDAY HIGHLIGHTS..
Ralph Biamonte won 2 races – 2 of the more intriguing, interesting events on the card.
First it was the grey 2yo filly UNHINDERED who won a MSW race at 4 1/2 furlongs by more than 6 lengths under a hold by Eurico da Silva – a 57 Beyer Figure that could have been higher had she been asked to run. This $50,000 yearling purchase purchase (Fasig-Tipton October) is by Stormy Atlantic – Sakura Song by Forest Wildcat is from a very good sprint family.
Then the Biamonte team, which excels with young horses and sprinters, watched FLASHY MARGARITTA win the Bold Ruckus Stakes at 6 furlongs on the grass, wire to wire under Husbands. The son of Bold ‘n Flashy – Ritta by Rizzi is owned by Mary Biamonte and Danny Lococo and he was rebounding from a drab season opener when he was 4th at 4 to 5. Flashy Margaritta won the Bull Page and Frost King Stakes last season this was his grass debut.
MAJESTIC KITTEN is 2 for 2 in his career as he won an allowance race for 3yos at 7 furlongs on grass. This guy debuted for $50,000 claiming for James Perrson Racing Stable and co-owner Brian Lynch. He won that race and then added Lasix for his grass debut. Among those he defeated was SHAFT OF LIGHT, the impressive debut winner who flopped in this grass event as he was last. Majestic Kitten, bred by, you know, the Ramsays, is by Kitten’s Joy.
(It should be noted, Lynch probably should have won another grass sprint with a Kitten’s Joy later in the day but MANOFMANYVIRTUES who hopelessly blocked in the stretch. MALBEC, making his 13th start, was the winner for Cecil Peacock and trainer Stuart Simon.)
CHECKERED PAST made up for Shaft of Light as she won the Trillium Stakes, worth $100,000. The 4yo by Smart Strike – Catch the Flag by A. P. Indy is 2 for 2 in 2014. Eurico da Silva rode for Malcolm Pierce. This gal was so strong, she posted a 91 Beyer Figure, bettering her previous best of 75. Champion Sisterly Love was off the board.
Trainer DON PLETERSKI got his first win of the season thanks to a super trip/ride by Husbands on ROCK’S SWEET THING. This gal was well prepared for her 2nd start and first try at the 1 1/16 mile distance of the year. She is a consistently good filly by Rock and Roll, owned and bred by Mervyn Kirby. She is 3 for 18 in her career.
QUEEN’S PLATE PROBABLES
We Miss Artie – Pletcher
Majestic Sunset – Casse
Lexie Lou – Casse
Matador – Casse
East Side – Casse
Asserting Bear – Baker
Man o’ Bear – Baker
Ami’s Holiday – Carroll
Freitag – Frostad
Niigon’s Express – Attard
Lions Bay – J Attard
Latin Piper – R Halden
Coltimus Prime – Nixon
One Destiny – Fehr
Tower of Texas – Attfield
LEADING TRAINERS by Wins
Rank Trainer Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings
1 Mark E. Casse 132 26 31 13 $1,900,135
2 Robert P. Tiller 81 17 15 11 $737,298
4 Nicholas Gonzalez 78 12 10 10 $546,748
5 Malcolm Pierce 26 10 2 2 $527,915
3 Reade Baker 66 9 10 11 $571,171
6 Ralph J. Biamonte 36 9 4 6 $411,380
14 Norman McKnight 31 8 3 3 $247,070
7 Brian A. Lynch 36 7 6 7 $360,466
13 Scott H. Fairlie 36 7 6 6 $249,648
LEADING JOCKEYS – By Wins
2 Luis Contreras 236 44 53 34 $1,975,567
3 Eurico Rosa Da Silva 189 44 25 32 $1,734,494
1 Patrick Husbands 163 39 31 22 $2,140,382
5 Jesse M. Campbell 152 27 16 25 $1,132,376
4 Justin Stein 160 22 21 24 $1,190,949
10 David Moran 118 18 10 18 $602,139
7 Chantal Sutherland Kruse 125 15 14 12 $772,094
6 Emma-Jayne Wilson 141 14 21 16 $788,681
8 Gary Boulanger 118 13 13 13 $763,886
9 Gerry Olguin 101 13 14 17 $759,161
LEADING OWNERS by Earnings
Rank Owner Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings
1 John C. Oxley 50 13 10 2 $821,835
2 Sam-Son Farm 18 9 0 2 $475,423
3 Gary Barber 11 3 1 1 $409,268
4 Frank Di Giulio, Jr. 33 7 6 6 $314,670
5 Hill, Jim and Susan 21 5 0 5 $265,943
6 Tucci Stables 25 5 6 4 $265,486
7 Bear Stables, Ltd. 42 4 3 6 $245,816
8 Bruno Schickedanz 34 8 3 4 $238,593
9 Jessie L. Ladouceur 8 1 2 1 $217,379
10 Debmar Stables 29 4 2 8 $195,850
ROYAL ASCOT – TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
TUESDAY RACECARD (for other days, just change date on tab)
http://www.racingpost.com/horses2/cards/meeting_of_cards.sd?crs_id=2&r_date=2014-06-17&tab=sc_
THE ARC WINNER, TREVE, in tomorrow’s Prince of Wales among Ascot highlights (plus Estimate, the Queen’s horse, Wesley Ward, Verrazano and more!)
http://www.independent.ie/sport/horse-racing/three-things-to-look-forward-to-30359369.html
Day 1 – Tuesday 17 June
(5 HOURS TIME DIFFERENCE)
2.30pm Queen Anne Stakes – Group 1 – TORONADO WINS over Verrazano
3.05pm Coventry Stakes – Group 2 – THE WOW SIGNAL
3.45pm King’s Stand Stakes – Group 1 – SOLE POWER
4.25pm St James’s Palace Stakes – Group 1 – KINGMAN, from last to first!
5.00pm Ascot Stakes – Class 2 handicap
5.35pm Windsor Castle Stakes – Listed – HOOTENANNY
Day 2 – Wednesday 18 June
2.30pm – The Jersey Stakes – Group 3
3.05pm – The Queen Mary Stakes – Group 2
3.45pm – The 151st Anniversary of the Prince of Wales’s Stakes – Group 1
4.25pm – The Duke of Cambridge Stake – Group 2
5.00pm – The Royal Hunt Cup – Class 2 Heritage Handicap
5.35pm – The Sandringham Handicap – Listed
Day 3 – Thursday 19 June
2.30pm – The Norfolk Stakes – Group 2
3.05pm – The Tercentenary Stakes – Group 3
3.45pm – The Ribblesdale Stakes – Group 2
3.45pm – The Gold Cup – Group 1
4.25pm – The Britannia Stakes – Class 2 Heritage Handicap
5.35pm – The King George V Stakes – Class 2 handicap
Day 4 – Friday 20 June
2.30pm – The Albany Stakes – Group 3
3.05pm – The Wolferton Handicap – Listed
3.45pm – The King Edward VII Stakes – Group 2
4.25pm – The Coronation Stakes – Group 1
5.00pm – The Queen’s Vase – Group 3
5.35pm – The Buckingham Palace Stakes – Class 2 handicap
Day 5 – Saturday 21 June
2.30pm – The Chesham Stakes – Listed
3.05pm – The Duke of Edinburgh Stakes – Class 2 handicap
3.45pm – The Hardwicke Stakes- Group 2
4.25pm – The Diamond Jubilee Stakes – Group 1
5.00pm – The Wokingham Stakes – Class 2 heritage handicap
5.35pm – The Queen Alexandra Stakes – Class 2 conditions race
JUNE OBS 2-YEAR-OLDS UNDERWAY
Ontario-breds in the sale
A filly by Ontario sire KENTUCKY BEAR sizzled 2 furlongs in 21.2 this week for the upcoming juvenile auction at Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company. The filly is out of $106K winner Madame Toumanova by A Fleets Dancer was a $1,600 yearling purchase last fall at the CTHS Ont. yearling sale by Jesse Hoppel.
Hip Name Workout time Breeding Consignor
4 Bourbon’s Rahfee 10.2 F Not Bourbon Rahfee Ontario McKathan Bros., Agent I 6
69 In Front I Am – C Strut the Stage Sangoma Ontario Santa Fe Thoroughbreds, Agent II 19
71 24.3 C Eskendereya Sanibel Star Ontario Don R. Graham, Agent 4
95 Seekingtheperfect 10.3 C Perfect Soul (IRE) Seeking the Title Ontario McKathan Bros., Agent I 6
111 More Than Shirl out C More Than Ready Shirl’s Soul Ontario McKathan Bros., Agent I 6
217 10.2 F Bernstein Sweet Tart Ontario Thoroughbred Champions Training Center LLC 18
231 Bourbon Music 10.1 F Not Bourbon Tap to Music Ontario McKathan Bros., Agent I 6
307 10.3 F War Cry Very Much So Ontario Santa Fe Thoroughbreds, Agent I 19
317 out F Smart Strike Waltzing Around (IRE) Ontario Casse Sales LLC (Justin Casse), Agent V C
359 out Old Forester Woodland City (SAF) Ontario Santa Fe Thoroughbreds, Agent I 19
448 11.1 F Mast Track Beach Trick Ontario All Dreams Equine, Agent I 20
488 Seymour Boy 22.1 C Heatseeker (IRE) Broadway Lights Ontario Cashel Stud, Agent forAl Falk 7
560 10.2 C Marchfield Collymore Hall Ontario Inside Move, Inc., Agent III H
569 10.3 C Harlan’s Holiday Countervail Ontario King’s Equine, Agent XX 1
573 Skimming Milk 10.2 F Tiago Court Skimming Ontario Jose Munoz 20
605 10.1 F Not Bourbon Deputy Ontario Scanlon Training Center, Agent I 2
658 Back in the Fold 10.3 F Awesome Again Ernfold Ontario Kenneth Lejeune, Agent 2
684 Now in Front 10.3 C Utopia (JPN) Fighten Firgie Ontario Santa Fe Thoroughbreds, Agent II 19
703 Follow Bourbon out F Not Bourbon Follow Ontario McKathan Bros., Agent I 6
724 10.3 C Quality Road Gentle Words Ontario Don R. Graham, Agent 4
729 10.2 F Macho Uno Girl Can Rock Ontario Potrero Stables 14
754 10.2 C Milwaukee Brew Green Jewel Ontario RiceHorse Stables, Agent IX 17
761 10.3 C Saffir Half a Dozen Ontario Santa Fe Thoroughbreds, Agent I 19
765 10.3 F Discreetly Mine Hannah Sue Ontario Northwest Stud, Agent I 13
784 out C Curlin Higher World Ontario Casse Sales LLC (Justin Casse), Agent IX C
812 10.4 C Bluegrass Cat Imaginary Gold Ontario King’s Equine, Agent IX 1
865 Not in Front 11.0 F Sligo Bay (IRE) Kiamika Ontario Santa Fe Thoroughbreds, Agent II 19
883 10.1 F Medaglia d’Oro Lady Charade Ontario Classic Bloodstock (Danzel Brendemuehl), Agent 9
924 Old Fashioned Cash 10.3 C Old Fashioned Lochrea Ontario SAB Sales (Scott A. Bergsrud), Agent IV 3
948 21.2 F Kentucky Bear Madame Toumanova Ontario Jesse Hoppel A
995 out F Alumni Hall Mine Alone Ontario H. B. Stable 15
1006 11.0 F Sligo Bay (IRE) Miss Dragonfly Ontario RiceHorse Stables, Agent IX 17
1015 Fine Details 21.2 f Bluegrass Cat Miss Olive Oil Ontario JourneymanServices, Inc. (Brent & Crystal Fernung), Agent 2
1117 OUT C Midshipman Pinafore Lady Ontario Tom McCrocklin, Agent III 13
1118 OUT C Street Cry (IRE) Pinafores Pride Ontario Niall Brennan Stables, Agent XVIII 8
1143 10.3 C Discreetly Mine Princessofballet Ontario Jesse Hoppel A
*Horses of Racing Age
1182 Clapham Heights G Langfuhr Checker Hall Ontario Casse Sales LLC (Justin Casse), Agent I C
1189 Fairway Gardens F Flower Alley Green Pond Ontario Casse Sales LLC (Justin Casse), Agent I C
1198 Rafeen C Harlington Mosaic Ontario Casse Sales LLC (Justin Casse), Agent I C
1209 Conquest Dancer C English Channel Castelli’s Dance Ontario Casse Sales LLC (Justin Casse), Agent XVI C
