*Arlington Million day in Chicago – a large card of grass stakes races and Canadian bred DANISH DYNAFORMER will take a shot in the Million for Charles Fipke and trainer Roger Attfield.
Locally, the Shady Well Stakes has been moved to the grass for the first time – 6 1/2 furlongs on the turf today in Lane 3.
THREE STRAIGHT DURHAM CUPS – SHADY WELL one tough mare
A little bit of history for a Saturday morning. This weekend’s SHADY WELL and VANDAL Stakes are named after two top horses in Canadian racing history, one a great race mare and the other, a strong stallion influence.
Shady Well (foaled 1929 in Ontario) was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse. Owned and bred by the Seagram brothers’ Seagram Stable, she was sired by Purple Shade. Her dam was The Wishing Well whose sire was the British champion, The Tetrarch who was voted Britain’s greatest two-year-old of the 20th Century.
Herb Lindberg was one of Shady Well’s jocks
Racing at age two, Shady Well won the 1931 Clarendon Plate and finished second in the Coronation Futurity Stakes. Among her 15 career wins, against her female counterparts Shady Well won back-to-back editions of the Maple Leaf Stakes in 1932 and 1933. However, she is best remembered for her three straight wins between 1932 and 1934 against male horses in the Durham Cup Handicap which she followed up with another victory over males in the 1935 King Edward Gold Cup.
Recent winners of the Shady Well
2015 Caren Jesse M. Campbell Michael P. De Paulo Robert Marzilli 1:04.33
2014 Starless Night Eurico Rosa Da Silva Nicholas Gonzalez Tucci Stables 1:04.67
2013 On Rainbow Bridge Skye Chernetz David Cotey Triple K Stables 1:04.38
2012 Cryptic Message Emma-Jayne Wilson Mark Casse C.E.C. Farms 1:04.42
2011 Judy the Beauty Jeffrey Sanchez Wesley A. Ward Wesley A. Ward 1:03.95
2010 Roxy Gap Corey Fraser Mark Casse Melnyk Racing Stables 1:03.14
2009 Maritime Passion Chantal Sutherland Mike DePaulo Benjamin Hutzel 1:04.24
2008 Cawaja Beach Daniel David Scott Fairlie Hard Eight Sta./Ace Racing 1:04.26
2007 Alvena Patrick Husbands Josie Carroll James & Alice Sapara 1:04.09
2006 Midnight Shadow Ray Sabourin Robert P. Tiller Frank DiGiulio, Jr. et al. 0:57.65
2005 Wannatalkaboutme David Clark Nicholas Gonzalez M. Gonzalez/MAD Racing 1:05.52
2004 South Bay Cove Todd Kabel Roger Attfield Windhaven 1:06.26
2003 Megan’s Appeal Simon Husbands Kevin Attard Fire Rock Stable 1:05.73
2002 Appleby Gardens Robert Landry Todd A. Pletcher Eugene Melnyk 1:05.93
2001 Ginger Gold Richard Dos Ramos Sid C. Attard Jim Dandy Stable 1:07.11
2000 Small Promises Neil Poznansky Roger Attfield Kinghaven Farms/Attfield 1:05.85
VANDAL
With files from Lou Cauz
By the middle 1870s, Nelle Meade Stud in Nashville, Tenn. was one of the most important Thoroughbred breeding operations in the South. A great deal of the stud’s early success was due to the stallion Vandal, who was by the important English stud *Glencoe.
Their bkood, when crossed with that of America’s leading sire, Lexington, enjoyed remarkable success and shows up in the pedigrees of so many 19th century champions.
Vanda’s most important son was Virgil, sire of Kentucky Derby winners Vagrant, Ben Ali and Hindoo. Virgil also sired Vigil (he also has a Woodbine stakesrace named after him) and Tremont, thought to be one of the great 2-year-olds of his time and unbeaten in 13 races as a juvenile.
The first Vadall Stakes was run at FORT ERIE and was for fillies.
Recent Vandal winners from PedigreeQuery.com
2015 RUTH LESS BLUE GIANT GIZMO LUNA BLU2 SCOTT H. FAIRLIE 5-d 6 F Restricted CONQUEST DADDYO GETERDONEBUD 1:10.71 POLYTRACK
2014 IMPERIAL DREAM STORMY ATLANTIC NICKI KNEW NICHOLAS J. GONZALEZ, JR. 9-g 6 F Restricted SEFFEARA SKY RACER2 1:09.58 POLYTRACK
2013 GO GREELEY HORSE GREELEY ORCHIDS HALO JOHN A. ROSS 17-b 6 F Restricted HEART TO HEART9 MAN O BEAR 1:10.33 POLYTRACK
2012 UNCAPTURED LION HEART2 CAPTIVATING9 MARK E. CASSE 3-g 6 F Restricted RIVER SEVEN DYNAMIC SKY2 1:10.37 TRACK: FAST
2011 BUONGIORNO JOHNNY MR GREELEY MYCUPOFTEA SID C. ATTARD 8-g 6 F Restricted MARITIMER2 MAKING AMENDS 1:10.27
2010 SENSATIONAL SLAM GRAND SLAM2 ROMAN ROMANCE TODD A. PLETCHER 8-f 6 F Restricted ICE DANGER WONDER PHIL 1:11.21
2009 GHOST FLEET ARCH DESTROY2 SID C. ATTARD 3-g 6 F Restricted TAKIDDM MOBTHEWARRIOR 1:09.64 TRACK FAST
2008 WIN AND REIGN TOMAHAWK6 ITS A RUBY NICHOLAS J. GONZALEZ, JR. 10-c 6 F Restricted EL BRUJO9 SILVER ROCKET4 1:10.88
2007 STUCK IN TRAFFIC KIRIDASHI DEADLOCK NICHOLAS J. GONZALEZ, JR. 21-a 6 F Restricted DONS FOLLY NOT BOURBON 1:10.01 TRACK: FAST
2006 LEONNATUS ANTEAS STORMY ATLANTIC SOUTH SEA BLUES KEVIN ATTARD 16-h 5 F Restricted CARYSFORT LIGHT SPREAD THE NEWS2 0:59.86 TRACK FAST
2005 EDENWOLD SOUTHERN HALO BEST OF FRIENDS JOSIE CARROLL 4-d 6 F VICTORIAS BOY MOON WORSHIP 1:10.29
2004 MOONSHINE JUSTICE WHISKEY WISDOM LEGAL RHYTHM DAVID COTEY 3-g 6 F Restricted GALAXY9 HANDLEBAR HANK 1:12.73 TRACK: MUDDY
2003 TWISTED WIT DISTORTED HUMOR SANDHILL CHARM ROBERT P. TILLER 4-e 6 F STORMTHEBARRICADE EXECUTIVE WILLIE 1:13.37
2002 WANDO LANGFUHR KATHIES COLLEEN MICHAEL KEOGH 9-d 6 F SNAKE PIT SHIPMAN 1:11.90
2001 RARE FRIENDS HELMSMAN LEGION ETRANGERE ROBERT P. TILLER 4-d 6 F Restricted SHAWS CREEK ADJALAH 1:11.66
2000 SAN MONT ANDREAS FRIENDLY LOVER SILVER SYMPHONY DESMOND MAYNARD 8-c 6 F Restricted SPEEDY COMET STROUD BAY 1:12.12
This is a neat image from celebrity blogger/photographer Mr. Will Wong of the 2-year-old filly BRAVE AUTUMN ROSE winning her career debut at Woodbine yesterday. Neat looking daughter of Silent Name (JPN) from stakes winner Heat It Up. From the red-hot Catherine Day Phllips barn.
CTHS ONTARIO SALES CATALOGUE
Woodbine entries today with siblings in the book
Race 1 MSW OSS
#2 Alert Green Hip 246 full sis.
#3 Scout’s Vision Hip 256 full bro.
#7 Fiery Bear Hip 194 1/2 sis. by Bear’s Kid
#8 Where’s the Gold Hip 94 full sis.
Race 3 ALW/OC
#2 Sweater Weather Hip 124 1/2 bro. by Langfuhr
Race 5 CLM $10,000 NW2
#2 Perfect Forester Hip 71 1/2 bro. by Spaniard
#6 Slewsridingshotgun Hip 220 1/2 bro. by Silent Name
Race 6 MDN 32,000
#3 Kinda Crafty Hip 214 1/2 sis. by Colonel John
Race 7 CLM $20,000 NW2
#1 Dusty’s Vision Hip 48 1/2 bro. by Victor’s Cry
#7 Gibbons Gambler Hip 199 1/2 sis/ by Sligo Bay
Race 8 SHADY WELL
#2 Hopping Not Hoping Hip 226 1/2 sis. by Court Vision
#3 Crumlin Queen Hip 15 1/2 bro. by Court Vision
Race 10 MDN $40,000
#5 Thirteen Diamonds Hip 256 1/2 bro. by Court Vision
