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TIME TO BUY A YEARLING!
Breeders sell tomorrow – a labour of love
After a tumultuous few years, breeders of Thoroughbreds in Ontario have fingers crossed that the industry is on the upward swing and that those precious horses they have raised will sell well tomorrow and Wednesday at Woodbine.
The Canadian Premier Yearling Sale begins at 3 p.m. tomorrow and with 100 less horses catalogued than in previous years, demand will up. Consignments have been very busy in the last few days showing yearlings to prospective buyers, a sign of hope.
The purses in Ontario have remained steady, the Ontario sired program is lucrative and with the OLG – horse racing integration set to move forward and provincial funding in place, now is the time to get into this great sport.
The last Ontario-sired crop of PHILANTHROPIST is sure to attract attention and there are many offerings by that top stallion. He had 2 stakes winners on Canadian Millions Sales night. So many other stallions have simply had one winner after another in the maiden allowance, allowance and stakes classes at Woodbine, they are too numerous to mention.
Check for pedigree updates at the sale, there have been a lot of additions of winners and stakes winners to the pages in recent weeks.
The first crop of yearlings by sensational Grade 1 winning miler COURT VISION will be on the block tomorrow at Woodbine – DAVE LANDRY PHOTO
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JOHNNY LARUE TAKES PUSS N BOOTS
Colebrook Farms’ JOHNNY LARUE, by Harlan’s Holiday, won the Puss N Boots Stakes at Fort Erie on Sunday. Trainer Ashlee Brnjas was not in town so assistant Lisa Cadeddu (right) jumped into the infield pond with jockey Erika Smilovsky. FORT ERIE PHOTO/BURNS PHOTO
WOODBINE MILE DRAWS 22 NOMINEES
With notes on the horse from Thoroughblog..*expected to run
ANCIL / Farmer, Scott and Thompson, Kathy / Joan Scott – Woodbine based, just back from a Royal Ascot attempt
BEST BARD / Cinnamont Stable / James J. Smith recent allowance winner, 2nd career win at Woodbine
*BOBBY’S KITTEN / Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey / Chad C. Brown – Grade 3 winning miler
CABLE BAY (IRE) / Julie Martin, David R. Martin & Partner / Charles Hills – 1time winner overseas
DORSETT / Terry Hamilton / Brian A. Lynch – Canadian owned and trained, stakes winner
EXCAPER / Richard S. Kaster & Frederick C. Wieting / Ian Black – top local speedster, 5th in Play the King
*GRAND ARCH / Jim and Susan Hill / Brian A. Lynch – Canadian-owned and trained won King Edward, 2nd Fourstardave
*HIS RACE TO WIN / Sam-Son Farm / Malcolm Pierce – Seagram winner (Poly), has won on turf
JACK MILTON / Gary Barber / Todd A. Pletcher – Gary Barber, won Poke S, 3rd Fourstardave
*KAIGUN / G. Barber, Quintessential Racing Florida LLC & Horse’n Around Racing Stable /Mark E. Casse – won Play the King
*LOCKOUT / John C. Oxley / Mark E. Casse -2nd Play the King
MSHAWISH / Al Shaqab Racing / Todd A. Pletcher – raced Saturday Aug. 30
OLYMPIC GLORY (IRE) / Al Shaqab Racing / Richard Hannon – 3rd to Kingman in Jackques le Marois (Group 1 winner too)
REPORTING STAR / Copper Water Thoroughbred Company Ltd. / Pat Parente 2nd Sky Classic
RIVER SEVEN / Tucci Stables / Nicholas Gonzalez 4th Sky Classic
SEEK AGAIN / Juddmonte Farms / William I. Mott – won Fourstardave, Saratoga
SILVER FREAK / Raroma Stable / Brian A. Lynch – – allowance winner at Saratoga, locally based
SKY CAPTAIN / John C. Oxley / Mark E. Casse – Graded SW Woodbine Poly, never ran on turf
SUMMER FRONT / Waterford Stable / Christophe Clement multiple graded SW
TORONADO /Al Shaqab Racing / Richard Hannon – 2nd to Kingman in Sussex off year layoff
TRADE STORM (GB) / Qatar Racing Limited / David Simcock 3rd to Wise Dan last year
WISE DAN / Morton Fink / Charles LoPresti – won Bernard Baruch on Saturday
